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Elizabeth (Cohen) Benjamin (1857 - abt. 1926)

Elizabeth (Lizzie) Benjamin formerly Cohen
Born in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australiamap
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Wife of — married 13 Jul 1881 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australiamap
Died about at about age 69 in London, England, United Kingdommap [uncertain]
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Biography

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Lizzie (Cohen) Benjamin was born in New South Wales, Australia

Birth

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Cohen (later Benjamin) was born in 1857 in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia, the daughter of William Cohen and Sarah Cohen. [1][2]

Marriage

She married Arthur Solomon Benjamin in 1881 in New South Wales. [3][2]
BENJAMIN—COHEN.—July 13, at the residence of the bride's mother, 30, Alberto-terrace, Darlinghurst Road, Sydney, by the Rev. A. B. Davis, assisted by the Rev. A. A. Levi, Arthur S. Benjamin, of Brisbane, third son of S. Benjamin, Brunswick House, Clifton Gardens, Maida Hill, London, to Lizzie, second daughter of the late William Cohen, Tamworth. [4]
They had at least three daughters, including May Miriam Benjamin (1882–1885), who was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, [2]also Gladys Benjamin and Marjorie W Benjamin.

Death

Possibles
Aged 69 Elizabeth Benjamin died Oct-Nov-Dec, 1926, Kensington, London, England
Aged 85 Elizabeth Benjamin died Jul-Aug-Sep, 1942, Bermondsey, London, England

England and Wales Census, 1891

Elizabeth Benjamin
Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom
Arthur S Benjamin Head Male 36 London, England
Elizabeth Benjamin Wife Female 33 N S W
Gladys M Benjamin Daughter Female 4 Queensland Brisbane
Maryam N Benjamin Daughter Female 0 London, England
Rose K Jonas Sister Female 32 London, England
Olive M Jonas Niece Female 1 London, England
Marian Bentick Servant Female 34 Suffolk, England
Emma Rainbow Servant Female 25 London, England
Betze Lipscombe Servant Female 29 Middlesex, England
Rosina Barnnett Servant Female 40 England
Annie Carey Servant Female 24 Sussex, England
Mildred M Foster Servant Female 29 London, England
Emma Sharman Servant Female 18 London, England

England and Wales Census, 1901

Lizzie Benjamin
Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Arthur S Benjamin Head Male 46 London
Lizzie Benjamin Wife Female 41 New South Wales Sydney Aus
Gladys M Benjamin Daughter Female 14 Queensland Brisband Aus
Marjorie W Benjamin Daughter Female 10 London
Dollie Benjamin Sister-In-Law Female 35 New South Wales Sydney
Cecily Benjamin Niece Female 3 Hong Kong China B S Other Col In Asia
Margaret Benjamin Niece Female 1 Surbiton, Surrey
Alethea Cross Servant Female 24 Sudbury, Suffolk
Annie Bloomfield Servant Female 34 Portsmouth, Hampshire
Alice Andreazzi Servant Female 22 Norwich
Anne Riches Servant Female 24 Norwich
Kate Catch Servant Female 28 Plymouth, Devonshire
Martha A Buckle Servant Female 26 Hampshire

England and Wales Census, 1911

Elizabeth Benjamin
Hampstead, London, England, United Kingdom
Arthur Benjamin Head Male 56 London Middlesex, London
Elizabeth Benjamin Wife Female 54 Sydney N S W
Gladys Benjamin Daughter Female 24 Brisbane Queen
Marjorie Benjamin Daughter Female 20 London Middlesex, London
Cecity Benjamin Niece Female 13 Holy Kory

Sources

  1. New South Wales BDM - Birth Reg #11352/1857
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 'Benjamin, Elizabeth (Lizzie) (1857–?)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/benjamin-elizabeth-lizzie-20960/text, accessed 25 February 2017 by Clare Spring.
  3. New South Wales BDM - Marriage Reg #1035/1881
  4. The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW : 1871 - 1912) Sat 30 Jul 1881 Page 218 Family Notices
  • "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3PXX-VPZ : 25 November 2020), Elizabeth Benjamin in household of Arthur S Benjamin, Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, London county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
  • "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9XF-21L : 20 May 2019), Lizzie Benjamin in household of Arthur S Benjamin, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Kingston subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  • "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW28-MM5 : 1 August 2019), Elizabeth Benjamin in household of Arthur Benjamin, Hampstead, London, England, United Kingdom; 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.




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