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Born
in 1850, Mary Ann Benham (nee Mitchell) died
on 18th November 1936 aged 86 years, and is buried in Chobham Cemetery with her
husband FREDERICK WALTER BENHAM, also born in 1850 and who died in 1929.
They had five children. Sons: FRANK,
married but had no children TOM
1887-1952 married Cora Sutton who died in 1970
and had one son, Frederick Walter 1916-2002. ERNEST
1889-1977 married Gladys Armstrong who also
died in 1977. They had three sons,
Jack who
died in Iran in 1941 during WW2, Deryk and Alexander (known as Peter) who
died in 1996. Daughters: HANNAH
(known to the family and others as “Sis”)
born 1880, was educated at St. Catherine’s
School, Bramley and then worked for her father.
She married Albert Wood and continued
to live in Vicarage Road, Chobham until she died
in 1965. They had no children.
She and her husband are buried
in Chobham Cemetery. MABEL born 1884 was also educated at St. Catherine’s School. She eventually emigrated to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada to marry Frank Hall, originally from Chobham. They had no children. They later moved to Vancouver and Victoria in British Columbia, where they are buried. |
