Benjamin Hartley (1860 - 1948)

Born 1860 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Agnes Elizabeth Weatherhead — married 1884 in Dordrecht

Died 11 May 1948 at about age 88 in Durban, Natal, South Africa

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Biography

This profile is part of the Hartley Name Study.

Birth

Benjamin was born in Rochdale, Lancashire, in 1860 to William and Mary Ann Hartley.

Marriages

He married Agnes Elizabeth Weatherhead who passed away in 1942; he then married Lilla Mary Douglas. There were no children mentioned in the Death Notice.

Note: had daughter named Jessie

Occupation

Occupation: Bottlestore owner in East London, Queenstown and Boksburg

Death

Benjamin was in his 87th year when he passed away in a Sanitorium in Durban in 1948.^[1][2]

Census

• 1871 England Census: Name: Benjamin Hartley; Event Place: Castleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; Sub-District: Castleton Within; Gender: Male; Age: 9; Marital Status: Unknown; Occupation: Scholar; Relationship to Head of Household: Son; Birth Year (Estimated): 1862; Birthplace: Rochdale, Lancashire

William Hartley Head M 32 Rochdale, Lancashire

Mary A Hartley Wife F 34 Rochdale, Lancashire

George Hartley Son M 12 Rochdale, Lancashire

Benjamin Hartley Son M 9 Rochdale, Lancashire

Emma Hartley Daughter F 7 Rochdale, Lancashire

William Hartley Son M 2 Rochdale, Lancashire

Sources

1. ↑ South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1958, Name: Benjamin Hartley, Event Type: Death, Event Place: Durban, Ellisras, Transvaal, South Africa, Event Place (Original): Durban, Age: 86, Relationship to Deceased: Deceased.https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS7R-XQ7J-L?i=1520
2. ↑ Added by Des Lynch on 6 October 2019

• https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp HARTLEY, BENJAMIN; Mother’s Maiden Name: PYRA; GRO Reference: 1862 M Quarter in ROCHDALE Volume 08E Page 59
• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDDY-98K : 24 April 2019), Benjamin Hartley in entry for William Hartley, 1871.