Benjamin BRIGHTON, born 1834-1836, Middlesex

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The Millbank Prison register (December 1851) gives the father’s address as 2 St Thomas Hill, Broadway, Westminster.
 
The Parkhurst Prison register (March 1852) gives it as 2 Tomlins Hill, Westminster.

The 1851 census address found above is 2 St Ermin’s Hill, Westminster. St Ermins Hill is off Great Chapel Street, which is off Broadway.

There is no Tomlins Hill or St Thomas Hill in the 1851 census street index for Westminster. I reckon these are all the same address, misrecorded in the prison registers.

[BAC3]

Good Morning Everyone,

Thank you for all your efforts, which have moved the profile forward a little and confirmed the 1841 details.   Sadly, beyond 1851 remains unresolved so far.

I note the references to Parkhurst Prison.  There were three brushes with the law, the latter of which resulted in 10 years transportation commuted when he was granted early release on licence from 12/11/1855.

BAC3

[keyboard86]

Hi in 1901 you have a Benjamin Blighton 65 occ General Dealer Grocery b Westminster with wife Sarah at Lewisham Street, St George Hanover Square
Census ref RG13/94/114/11

Or Benjamin Blyghton 65 Married occ General Dealer b Westminster an inmate in Chelsea
Census ref RG13/76/54/15
Keyboard86

[keyboard86]

Hi again in 1871:-

Benjamin BLYGHTON 38
Sarah 38
Benjamin 13
Margaret 11
Residing at Old Pye Street St George Hanover Square
Census ref RG10/120/93/57
Keyboard86

EDIT 1861 As BLYGHTON at 5, Pump Court, Westminster
RG09/49/13/22

[BAC3]

Hello Keyboard86 and thank you,

The Benjamin/Sarah BLIGHTON relationship goes back quite some distance, from your suggestion in 1901, and is very convincing.   But then we have the intervention of Benjamin BLYGHTON in 1901, with almost the same profile but no wife Sarah    

The problem lies in the fact that the 1841/1851 original sources are definite that the family spelling is  BRIGHTON and not BLIGHTON/BLYGHTON, which only adds to my overall confusion.   A darkened room beckons

BAC3

[keyboard86]

Hi Benjamin BRISTON aged 16 b Westminster occ Cow Boy 1851 HO107/1480/291/1?

Another Benjamin BLYGHTON 40 b Westminster and family HO107/1479/353/9
Keyboard86

Hi again, the "other" Benjamin Blyghton ( Blyton in 1841)aged 40 above is in Duck Lane in both the 1841/51 census, he and and his wife Sarah had a son Benjamin b c 1840 this is his baptism:-

Benjamin BRIGHTON 19th December 1841 Westminster, St Margaret abode Duck Lane, Father Benjamin occ Fishmonger Mother Sarah
Keyboard86

[keyboard86]

Hi again, the marriage of Benjamin to Sarah was:-

Benjamin BRIGHTON occ Fishmonger Father William occ Coachman
Sarah Moor Father William Moor occ Labourer
2nd December 1838 St John the Evangelist, Lambeth.
Keyboard86

[BAC3]

Evening Keyboard86,

Thank you for all your efforts.

I am certain his parents are William and Jane BRIGHTON living in 1851 at No.2 St. Ermin's Hill and Benjamin living next door at No.1 employed as a servant, but surname "BRITON".   It seems I have some more re-investigation ahead.....the BLIGHTON option remains 2:1on favourite!!

BAC3 


 

[keyboard86]

Hi again, did Jane Brighton ( mother of Benjamin die), and also I have seen the odd one or two people showing on two census returns, but not a whole household!?

1861 census

Robert Brown 42 occ Market Gardener b Suffolk
Mary 43 b Westminster
Susan Street, 36 Sister in Law b Stepney
Martha Briton 48 b Westminster
James 16 b Westminster
Thomas 8 b Westminster
Residing at Lied? Lodge House, 2, St Ermins Hill
Census Ref RG09/53/39/12 ( BATTON on Anc*****)

1861 census as BRITES ( BRITON on Anc****)

Same household but now at 8, Snows Rents, Westminster
Census Ref RG09/53/120/26 with Robert & Mary Brown & Susan Street.

1871 census

William Brighton 68 occ General Dealer
Martha 57
James 23
Thomas 18
Mary 16
William 11
Residing at Snows Rents, St George Hanover Square.
Census ref RG10/127/46/83

So is this another William Brighton b c 1803 and where were Mary 16 and William 11 in 1861 census?
Keyboard86