Benson brick wall....

[hol]

Jane Ealands/Harland birth place was Gowdall Doncaster around 1826,one there with father John and mother Jane in 1841 which could help narrow down marriage.
Have you looked at the Robert Bennison in 1841 census Selby,b1821 America, I can't trace him after that census.
Lee

[wivenhoe]

Census 1851  at Stratholme Railway Gate  Bentley with Arksey Yorkshire
BENSON Robert            32y            Rail lab.                     b. America  BS
BENSON Jane               26y                                             b. Gowdal Yorkshire
BENSON  John                2y                                             b. Doncaster Yorkshire
BENSON Charlotte           1y                                            b. Tilts Yorkshire
BENSON Charlotte           1m                                           b. Shaftholme   

Census 1851 at Escrick Yorkshire
BENSON Thomas            40y     ag. labourer                    b. Scotland
BENSON Dinah               39y                                           b. Todcaster Yorkshire
BENSON Frank                 8y                                           b. Todcaster Yorkshire
BENSON Thomas              5y                                           b. Escrick Yorkshire
BENSON Israel                 1y                                            b. Escrick Yorkshire
HARLAND Ann                 77y     M.I.L  widow                    b. Todcaster Yorkshire

Your Robert BENSON, and this Thomas BENSON, might be brothers..........married to HARLAND / ARNOLD sisters?

FreeBDM MQ 1840 Tadcaster Vol 23 pg 507
BENSON Thomas       marr.   ARNOLD Dinah   

Census 1861    at Bentley with Arksey Yorkshire
BENSON Robert          42y    Slate Layer                       b. America, New York
BENSON Jane             34y                                           b. Goudall Yorkshire
BENSON Charlotte       11y                                          b. Tilts Yorkshire
BENSON Emma            10y                                         b. Stratholme Yorkshire
BENSON Robert             7y                                         b. Arksey Yorkshire
BENSON Harriet             5y                                          b. Arksey Yorkshire
BENSON William             3y                                          b. Arksey Yorkshire
BENSON Thomas            1y                                           b. Arksey Yorkshire

Census 1871 at Barmby upon Don
BENSON Jane                 44y  head  widow                   b. Gowdall Yorkshire
BENSON Emma               20y           dressmaker           b. Arksey Yorkshire
BENSON William              13y           farmers boy          b. Arksey Yorkshire
BENSON Thomas             11y           farmers boy          b. Arksey Yorkshire
BENSON Albert                 9y           farmers boy          b. Arksey Yorkshire


Census 1841   at Back Lane Tadcaster Yorkshire
BENSON Thomas           30y                                         b. S(sotland)
BENSON Dinah              25y                                         b. Yorkshire

next door to -
ARNOLD Thomas           67y
ARNOLD Ann                 66y               

[Dundee]

Thanks Annette, I think the USA steer is a red-herring. I think that the census takers have given a little poetic licence and decided that New York is in the USA.

Place of birth as America is recorded on two census records so it is unlikely to be an enumerator's error.

Have you looked at the Robert Bennison in 1841 census Selby,b1821 America, I can't trace him after that census.
Lee

He was probably older than that,  ages have been rounded down.  It looks like that Robert married Harriot Isabella MADDOX at Pontefract in 1839, father named as Loyd BENNISON, labourer.  Both of full age.

Debra 

[trish1120]

This jumped out at me;

1851 Census
Melbecks, Yorkshire
Robert Benson, 69, Head, Mar, Lead Mine Agent, born Grinton, Yorkshire
Mahala Benson, 54, Wife, Mar, born Melbecks
Lyndonia Benson, 11, Daug, born B Subject, United States**
Maria Clarckson, 21, Daug in Law
Thos Coale, 41, Nephew

Mahala is a second Wife, married 1839 as Clarkson, 1st Marriage likely 1816 as Mahalah Kearton to
John Clarkson.

Roberts 1st Marriage was likely to Mary Spenseley 19 Apr 1803 Grinton

Given his occp Robert may have been in US with 1st Wife?

[hol]

Lyndonia Benson was Syndonia Bonson she is buried with both her parents,married name was Raw
Lee

[dotbenson]

Heya I also have a Benson brick wall. Wonder if any link? My g grandfather was Arnold Collen Benson born around 1862 supposedly in Hamsted Heath. But I have no birth records or any idea about who his parents were. there was a family rumor was that he was for a wealthy family but had been disinherited. He appears on the 1901 Census as living in Manchester and there are some Parish records from 1898 relating to birth of his oldest daughter Ruth but other than that I've drawn  blank. Any suggestions gratefully received

[trish1120]

Welcome to Rootschat.

I've had a little look for Arnold but have to go out for awhile now so back later.
Others may help you in the meantime.

Have you ruled out this 1891 Census in Chorlton, Lancs/

Collin Benson 33 Head Mar Clerk in Warehouse born London
Jane P Benson 31 Wife Mar Dressmaker born Birmingham, Worcestershire

If him it may explain why he never married Edith Maud Heywood that I can see.

I cant see anything for Ruth but LancsOPC has bapts 1898/1902/1904/1906 for his children.

Trish

[Kay99]

There is a baptism of Ruth Benson on    F M P on 18 Mar 1896 at St Phiilip Salford - parents Collin and Edith Maud and Collin was a Mechanic

Kay

[trish1120]

Thanks Kay just found that also on LancsOPC as had just put in Arnold as Fathers name so that didnt come up