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Blind Peter Barker
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Jane Ridsdale
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Amy Woodforde-Finden
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Benson

Benson Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the medieval personal name Ben(ne) a pet form of Benedict (see Benn ) + -son. English: habitational name from a place in Oxfordshire named Benson from Old English Benesingtūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with Benesa’ a personal name of obscure origin perhaps a derivative of Bana meaning ‘slayer’. Americanized form of any of various Scandinavian patronymics from the personal name Bengt Bendt etc. Scandinavian forms of Benedict e.g. Swedish Bengtsson Danish Bendtsen Danish and Norwegian Bentsen . Compare Bensen In some cases also an Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Berntsen or Bernsen and probably also of Swedish Berntsson (see Berntson ) or Bernsson. Compare Bensen 3 and Bernson . German: patronymic from a short form of the personal name Benjamin or Bernhard . Jewish (Ashkenazic): patronymic from a pet form of the personal name Beniamin (see Bien Benjamin ) + German Sohn ‘son’.
Source:
Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames:
Belson, Bensen, Benton, Benston, Bendon, Bernson, Brenton, Kelson
From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts

Plot No. 2027

Jane Hannah 1888
William Benson 1846
Tamer Benson 1867
Mary Metcalf 1979
Rose Hannah Benson 1888
John Benson 1894

Plot No.3114

Robert Benson 1848

John Benson Plot 2027

Robert BENSON Plot 3114

Inscription

In Affectionate Remembrance Of
Jane Hannah,
Wife Of John Benson
Of Kettlesing
Who Died Dec 16th 1888
In Her 69th Year.
Safe In The Arms Of Jesus
William Benson, Died Sep 5th 1846
Aged 6 Years.
Tamer Benson, Died March 7th 1867
Aged 6 Years
Mary Metcalf, Died Nov 26th 1879,
Aged 38 Years
Rose Hannah Benson, Died Sep 25th 1888,
Aged 42 Years
Also Of The Above Named
John Benson
Who Died August 19th 1894.
Aged 75 Years
Be Warned By My Sudden Oath
That You For Death Prepare;
The Time May Come, You Know Not When
The Manner How, Nor Where!

Sacred To The Memory Of
Robert Son Of John And Mary Benson
Of Birstwith Who Died August 24 1848
Aged 25 Years
My Morning Sun Went Down At Noon
It Was My Makers Will
And You Friend The Next May Be
This Task For To Fulfil

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Plot No.	Name	Burial Date	Age
##	Annie BENSON	14 Jan 1924	61
##	James BENSON	23 Oct 1814	30
2027	Jane Hannah BENSON	16 Dec 1888	69
##	John BENSON	18 May 1872	83
2027	John BENSON	19 Aug 1894	75
##	Joseph BENSON	26 Dec 1831	8
3114	Robert BENSON	28 Aug 1848	25
##	Robert BENSON	31 May 1857	< 1
2027	Rose Hannah BENSON	25 Sep 1888	42
##	Susannah BENSON	2 Jan 1832	< 1
2027	Tamer BENSON	7 Mar 1867	6
##	Thomas BENSON	30 Dec 1831	6
	William BENSON	5 Sep 1846	6
##	William BENSON	23 Jul 1854	1

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