Lieutenant William
Wilbore Harlington Benson,
(......)
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Regiment's Soldiers who stayed
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Occupation : Soldier /
Date Arrived : 22 August
1825
Ship Arrived on : "Hooghley"
Port Arrived : Sydney
Rank on Discharge : Lieutenant
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Spouse's Name :Margaret Olivia
WELMAN,
Date Married : 1829
Where Married :Sydney,
St Phillip's, Church of England
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BENSON, William W H EM
60997 Marriage
Spouse: Margaret
WELMAN
Index Year: 1829
Reg Year: 1829 Reg State: New South Wales
Ref Number: V18294650 3B Parish: Sydney, St Phillip's, Church of England
(1)
- Descendants
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- Children :
- BENSON, Arthur W C EB
134354 Christening
Father: William W H
Mother: Margaret O
Reg Year: 1835 Reg State: New South Wales
Ref Number: V1835623 19 Parish: Sydney, St James', Church of England
(1)
Francis (1835) was born in NSW
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- History &
Achievements :
William returned to England later in
life.
William Wilbore's children were Francis Napoleon Bingley Grover Benson;
William Porteous MacArtney Welman Benson (supposedly born Oct 1837); June
Normanton Barker Benson; Rosena Dianne Olivia Benson and Rubina Georgina
Abigail Catherine Benson.
William Wilbore is descended from Revd. William Benson Rector of
Ballybroud Ire.,and he in turn from William Benson born about 1710 Co Down
Ire., who in turn married Francis MacArtney Porteous. You would have noticed
how various names kept repeating over the generations. I personally haven't
been able to verify every name & event yet but the the whole thing seems to
cling together. Children of William Porteous were often known by second or
other names (I believe these were passed down by relatives who lived to ripe
old ages). I noticed you had a number of these listed.
On another matter, my cousins friend is descended from a 'Bruce',
apparently a soldier who played a big part in the early settlement of Western
Australia. I believe there is a statue in Perth erected to him. He literally
has tons of research on this family. This may or may not come into your orbit
of interest as I 'm not sure that he settled in Australia. If it is of
interest, I can direct him to your site and suggest he might like to
contribute.
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