Benjamin Birch

1856 - 1931  (75 years)

• Name	Benjamin Birch
  Birth	1856	Horsehay, Shropshire, England   [1, 2]
  Christening	19 Oct 1856	Dawley Parva, Shropshire, England   [3]
  	Name: Benjamin Birch Baptism date: 19 Oct 1856 Place: Dawley Parva County: Shropshire Denomination: Anglican Father's name: Thos Mother's name: Fanny Abode: Horsehay Quality, Trade, or Profession: Pudler Archive reference: P90/A/1/1 Page: 79
  Gender	Male
  Residence	5 Apr 1891	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [2]
  	Address: Royal Oak, High Street
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891  [2]
  	Publican
  Residence	31 Mar 1901	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [4]
  	Address: off Wrekin Road
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901  [4]
  	Brewer
  Residence	2 Apr 1911	Ketley, Shropshire, England   [5]
  	Address: Bennett's Bank
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911  [5]
  	Iron providing labourer
  Residence	19 Jun 1921	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [6]
  	Address: 1 Foundry Road
  Occupation	19 Jun 1921  [6]
  	Carter for brewery (Wrekin Brewery)
  Death	1931	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [7]
  Person ID	I7424	Gilbert
  Last Modified	21 Sep 2023

  
  

  Family	Esther Pownall,   b. 11 Sep 1864, Liverpool, Lancashire, England d. 1943, Wellington, Shropshire, England (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	9 May 1882	Wellington, Shropshire, England   [8, 9]
  	Marriage date: 9 May 1882 Marriage place: Wellington, Christ Church County: Shropshire Denomination: Anglican Groom: Benjamin Birch, 26, Bachelor, Carman at GW Station, Wrekin Road, Father - Thomas Birch, Ironworker Bride: Esther Pownell, 21, Spinster, Hay Gate Road, Father - Abraham Pownell, Labourer Witnesses: Henry Clayton, Mary Clayton Archive reference: P292/A/2/3 Page: 56
  Children	+ 1. Alice Mary Birch,   b. 3 Dec 1882, Horsehay, Shropshire, England d. 1980, Dacorum, Hertfordshire, England (Age 97 years)   2. Edith Elizabeth Birch,   b. 27 Jul 1884, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. 6 Jan 1963, Burnley, Lancashire, England (Age 78 years)   3. Benjamin Birch,   b. 3 Feb 1887, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. 4 Jul 1911, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India (Age 24 years)   4. John Henry Birch,   b. 25 Aug 1888, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. 1889, Wellington, Shropshire, England (Age 0 years) + 5. Margaret Birch,   b. 3 Aug 1890, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. 1970, Wellington, Shropshire, England (Age 79 years)   6. William Birch,   b. 30 Aug 1892, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. 27 Feb 1943, Wellington, Shropshire, England (Age 50 years)   7. Sarah Ann Birch,   b. 10 Dec 1894, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. 1939, Nelson, Lancashire, England (Age 44 years)   8. John Henry Birch,   b. 1 Feb 1897, Wellington, Shropshire, England d. 1898, Wellington, Shropshire, England (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F5344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 May 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1856 - Horsehay, Shropshire, England Christening - 19 Oct 1856 - Dawley Parva, Shropshire, England Marriage - 9 May 1882 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: Royal Oak, High Street - 5 Apr 1891 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: off Wrekin Road - 31 Mar 1901 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: Bennett's Bank - 2 Apr 1911 - Ketley, Shropshire, England Residence - Address: 1 Foundry Road - 19 Jun 1921 - Wellington, Shropshire, England Death - 1931 - Wellington, Shropshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Location       : City/Town       : District/Borough       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S129] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Births) - England and Wales, Birch, Benjamin; Mother's Maiden Surname: Lambert; GRO Reference: 1856 D Quarter in MADELEY Volume 06A Page 513 (accessed 7 May 2020). [S6] 1891 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Birch, Benjamin; Birth year: 1856; Birth town: Horsehay; Birth county: Shropshire; Reg dist: Wellington; Parish: Wellington; Town: Wellington; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG12; Piece: 2131; Folio: 30; Page: 11 (accessed 7 May 2020). [S194] Shropshire Baptisms (FindMyPast), Birch, Benjamin; Baptism year: 1856; Father's name: Thos; Mother's name: Fanny; Place: Dawley Parva (accessed 21 Sep 2023). [S7] 1901 Census (FindMyPast) England, Wales and Scotland, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Birch, Benjamin; Birth year: 1857; Birth town: Horsehay; Birth county: Shropshire; Reg dist: Wellington; Parish: Wellington Urban; Town: Town; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG13; Piece: 2562; Folio: 57; Page: 11 (accessed 7 May 2020). [S8] 1911 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Birch, Benjamin; Birth year: 1857; Birth place: Hornehay Salop; Reg dist: Wellington; Parish: Wellington Urban; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG14PN16291 RG78PN1009 RD355 SD2 ED3 SN185 (accessed 7 May 2020). [S9] 1921 Census (FindMyPast) England and Wales, (The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey), Birch, Benjamin; Birth year: 1855; Birth place: Horsehay, Shropshire; Reg dist: Wellington (Shropshire); Parish: Preston upon the Weald Moors, Wellington Urban; County: Shropshire; Ref: RG15 PN12469 RD355 RS1 ED4 SN310 (accessed 23 Dec 2022). [S180] General Register Office (England and Wales), GRO Online Index (Deaths) - England and Wales, Birch, Benjamin; Age: 75; GRO Reference: 1931 D Quarter in WELLINGTON Volume 06A Page 822 (accessed 7 May 2020). [S262] General Register Office (England and Wales), UK BMD (FindMyPast) Marriage index, Birch, Benjamin - Pownall, Esther; 1882; Wellington (Shropshire), Shropshire; J Quarter; Volume: 6A; Page: 1426 (accessed 7 May 2020). [S213] Shropshire Marriages (FindMyPast), Birch, Benjamin - Pownall, Esther; 1882; Wellington, Christ Church (accessed 7 May 2020).