Charles Henry Behenna (1887 - 1957)

Born 1887 in Creegbrawse Kenwyn, Cornwall

Ancestors

Died 23 May 1957 at about age 70 in Treleigh, Cornwall, England

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Biography

Born 1887^[1]

In 1901 he was a 14 year old farm working living with his parents and brothers in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom^[2]

• Thomas Behenna Head M 56 Kenwyn, Cornwall, farmer
• Elizabeth Behenna Wife F 55 Kenwyn, Cornwall
• William John Behenna Son M 34 Kenwyn, Cornwall, tin miner
• Albert Behenna Son M 16 Kenwyn, Cornwall
• Charles H Behenna Son M 14 Kenwyn, Cornwall

The 1911 census shows him as a single male born in Creegbrawse Kenwyn, Cornwall in 1887. At the time he was living with his parents and older brother John in Kenwyn Rural, Creegbrawse Chacewater, Cornwall, England^[3]

• Thomas Behenna Head M 66 Creegbrawse Kenwyn, Cornwall
• Elizabeth Behenna Wife F 65 Creegbrawse Kenwyn, Cornwall
• William John Behenna Son M 45 Creegbrawse Kenwyn, Cornwall
• Charles Henry Behenna Son M 24 Creegbrawse Kenwyn, Cornwall

His wife's name was Hettie, died 15/2/1954, age 72^[4]

Buried 1957^[5] Residence 23 Fort St, Chacewater

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X5H-4PL : 1 October 2014), Charles Henry Behenna, 1887; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Truro, Cornwall, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSHC-WFL : 21 May 2019), Charles H Behenna in household of Thomas Behenna, Kenwyn, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Kenwyn subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7LT-7MY : 21 December 2018), Charles Henry Behenna in household of Thomas Behenna, Kenwyn Rural, Creegbrawse Chacewater, Cornwall, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ Rootsweb discussion, Treleigh Part 13 [1]
5. ↑ "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJHB-5V6Z : 23 July 2017), Charles Henry Behenna, 23 May 1957; citing Burial, Treleigh, Cornwall, England, Cornwall Records Office, Truro.