Alick Cole Benson^[1]

1879 - 1931

• Born	12 Dec 1879	Farningham, Kent   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Possessions	1911	Living Ticehurst, Sussex   [1]
  Residence	Between 1929 and 1931	21 Earls Terrace, Kensington   [1]
  Died	3 Apr 1931	Worplesdon Golf Course, Woking, Surrey   [1]
  Probate	12 May 1931	£1363 17s 4d Will to widow Ada Gertrude Benson
  Person ID	I0603	The Bird Tree
  Last Modified	10 May 2013

  
  

  Father	William Cole Benson,   b. 3 Aug 1850, Islington East, Middx ,   d. 3 Mar 1898, Camperdown, Natal, South Africa
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Marion Eliza Johnson,   b. 28 Feb 1847, Milton, Gravesend, Kent ,   d. 11 Oct 1929, 12 The Crescent, Barnes, Mortlake, Richmond, Surrey
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	9 Apr 1874	Saint Matthew, Redhill, Surrey
  Family ID	F144	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ada Gertrude Pasbach,   b. 1881, Islington, Middlesex
  Married	23 Dec 1926	St Barnabas Church, Kensington   [1]
  Family ID	F194	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos		Benson - Alick, Marjorie and Hugh as children A photo of William and Marion's surviving children, Alick, Marjorie and Hugh.
  		Benson - Worplesdon Golf Course Worplesdon Golf Course, Woking

  
  

  Documents

  Ticehurst House Private Lunatic Asylum This was where Alick Benson was working as a "Gentleman's Companion" on the 1911 Census.

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Alick Cole Benson (1879 - 1931) Alick Benson was born into an upper class family, went to St Paul's School and worked in a lunatic asylum before dying, aged just 51, on a golf course.
  		BENSON LINE – setting the scene The Benson branch of my tree starts around 1750 in Passenham, Northamptonshire with the birth of Thomas Benson. In 1771 he probably married Mary Littleford before going on to have six children.
  		The Mount, Sparepenny Lane, Farningham, Dartford DA4 0JH Sparepenny Lane got its name in the 18th century when you could spare a penny by using the lane instead of the toll road at the other end of the village. The Mount is one of three large manor houses in the village.

  
  

• Sources

  [S02340] sues family.FTW. Date of Import: 25 May 2007