Benjamin Thake (1871 - bef. 1955)

Born 26 Feb 1871 in Widford, Hertfordshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Ada (North) Thake — married 17 Jun 1893 in Widford, Hertfordshire, England

Descendants

Died before 30 Jun 1955 before age 84 in Tonbridge, Kent, England

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Biography

Benjamin Thake was born in Widford, Hertfordshire, England.

Benjamin Thake was born 26th February 1871 in Widford, Hertfordshire, England & baptised there 16th January 1888, the son of Frederick Thake & Mary Ann Walls.^[1][2][3][4]

Benjamin Thake, age 22, Bachelor, Labourer, of Widford, (son of Frederick Thake, Labourer) & Ada North, age 20, Spinster, of Widford, (daughter of Daniel North, Deceased, Working Painter) were married 17th June 1893 in the Parish Church of Widford, Hertfordshire, England according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England by J. Traviss Lockwood, Rector. Benjamin & Ada both signed. Witnesses were Alexander North & Mary Jane Terry.^[5][6][7]

Children

1. Florence Maud (Thake) Cooper (1893 - 1948)
2. Alice Margretta (Thake) Tilsley (1895 - 1963)
3. Ada (Thake) Ray, Caspall (1897 - 1965)
4. Benjamin Thake (1898 - 1976)
5. May Thake (1900 - 1911+)
6. Alexander Edward Thake (1902 - 1992)
7. Jessie Thake (1903 - 1990)
8. Frederick William Thake (1905 - 1994)
9. Unnamed Infant (male) Thake (1915 - 1915)

Residence

1871 - Street, Widford, Hertfordshire

Frederick Thake, head, married, age 29, Agr Lab, born Widford, Herts

Mary Thake, wife, married, age 35, born Hadham, Herts

Frederick Thake, son, age 7, Scholar, born Hadham, Herts

John Thake, son, age 4, born Hadham, Herts

Charles Thake, son, age 3, born Hadham, Herts

Benjaman Thake, son, age 1mo, born Widford, Herts ^[8]

1881 - Widford Street, Widford, Hertfordshire

Mary Thake, head, married, age 42, Laundress, born Gt Hadham, Herts (schedule 39)

Fred Thake, son, unmarried, age 17, Ag. Lab, born Gt Hadham, Herts

John Thake, son, age 15, Scholar, born Gt Hadham, Herts

Charles Thake, son, age 13, Scholar, born Gt Hadham, Herts

Benjamin Thake, son, age 11, Scholar, born Widford, Herts

Benjamin Walls, lodger, age 41, Ag Lab, born Gt Hadham, Herts (schedule 40) ^[9]

1891 - Nether Street, Widford, Hertfordshire

Mary Thake, head, widow, age 60, born Gt Hadham, Herts

Benjamin Thake, son, single, age 21, Farm Labourer, born Widford, Herts

Benjamin Walls, lodger, single, age 50, Farm Labourer, born Gt Hadham, Herts ^[10]

1901 - 3 Albert Cottages, South Road, Hendon, Middlesex

Benjamin Thake, head, married, age 31, Hay Binder on Farm, born Windford nr Ware, Herts

Ada Thake, wife, married, age 28, born Hunsdon nr Ware, Herts

Florence M. Thake, dau, age 7, born Hunsdon nr Ware, Herts

Alice M. Thake, dau, age 6, born Widford

Ada Thake, dau, age 4, born Widford

Benjamin Thake, son, age 2, born Widford

Mary Thake, dau, age 11mo, born Hunsdon ^[11]

1911 - 7 Fox Lane, South Chertsey, Surrey

Benjamin Thake, head, married, age 40, Labourer General, born Widford, Hertfordshire

Ada Thake, wife, married 17 years (9 children born; 8 living; 1 died), age 37, born Hunsdon, Hertfordshire

Florence Maud Thake, dau, single, age 17, Housemaid domestic, born Hunsdon, Hertfordshire

Alice Margretta Thake, dau, single, age 16, Bakers Assistant, born Whitford, Hertfordshire

Ada Thake, dau, single, age 14, born Whitford, Hertfordshire

Benjamin Thake, son, age 12, School, born Whitford, Hertfordshire

May Thake, dau, age 10, School, born Whitford, Hertfordshire

Alexander Edward Thake, son, age 9, School, born Horton, Bucks

Jessie Thake, dau, age 7, School, born Horton, Bucks

Frederick William Thake, son, age 5, School, born Horton, Bucks ^[12]

1921 - Tonbridge Urban, Tonbridge R.D., Kent

Benjamin Thake, born 1871, (blank)

Ada Thake, born 1873, Hertfordshire

Alexander Thake, born 1902, Hertfordshire

Doris Derby Thake, born 1906, Buckinghamshire

Frederick Thake, born 1906, Middlesex ^[13]

1939 - 75 Judd Road, Tonbridge, Tonbridge U.D., Kent

Benjamin Thake, head, male, married, Hay Trusser (Retired), born 26 Feb 1871, Schedule 185

Ada Thake, female, married, Unpaid Domestic Duties, born 26 Jan 1873

William F. Howlett, male, married, Public Works Contractors Labourer, born 19 Aug 1899

Alice E. Coomber, female, married, Unpaid Domestic Duties, born 26 Nov 1904

1 Closed Record

Colin M. Coomber, male, single, Under school age, born 4 Jul 1936 ^[2]

Benjamin Thake died aged 84, in 1955 in Tonbridge, Kent, England.^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office Online Index - Births, accessed: 13 June 2017 > Jun Qtr 1871 > Benjamin Thake; Registration District: Ware; Volume No. 3a; Page No. 233; Mother's Maiden Surname: Warles.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} UK National Register, 1939, accessed: 12 March 2024 > Class: RG101; Piece: 1797D; Item: 016; Line: 7; Letter Code: DIYT. Ancestry Shared Image.
3. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 database, FamilySearch accessed: 13 June 2017 > Benjamin Thake, 16 Jan 1888; citing Hertford, England, reference item 18 cn 140; FHL microfilm 1,951,789.
4. ↑ England, Hertfordshire Baptisms, database with images; accessed: 10 February 2020 > Widford > 1878-1901 > Image 13 of 24; Page 18; Entry No. 14: 16 Jan 1888. Benjamin, child of Frederick & Mary Thake, Labourer, of Widford; age 16 yrs.
5. ↑ England & Wales Marriages, accessed: 13 June 2017 > Jun Qtr 1893 > Benjamin Thake & Ada North; Registration District: Ware; Volume No. 3a; Page No. 617.
6. ↑ England Marriages, 1538–1973 database, FamilySearch accessed: 13 June 2017 > Benjamin Thake and Ada North, 17 Jun 1893; citing Widford, Hertford, England, reference item 19 p 84 cn 167; FHL microfilm 1,951,789.
7. ↑ England, Hertfordshire Marriages, database with images; accessed: 10 February 2020 > Widford > 1837-1901 > Image 87 of 96; Page 84; Entry No. 167: 17 Jun 1893. Benjamin Thake & Ada North.
8. ↑ England Census, 1871, accessed: 11 March 2024 > Class: RG10; Piece: 1350; Folio: 86; Page: 9; Schedule: 48. Ancestry Shared Image.
9. ↑ England Census, 1881, accessed: 12 March 2024 > Class: RG11; Piece: 1400; Folio: 88; Page: 6; Schedule: 39/40. Ancestry Shared Image.
10. ↑ England Census, 1891, accessed: 12 March 2024 > Class: RG12; Piece: 1093; Folio: 66; Page: 4; Schedule: 36. Ancestry Shared Image.
11. ↑ England Census, 1901, accessed: 12 March 2024 > Class: RG13; Piece: 1228; Folio: 6/7; Page: 4/5; Schedule: 20. Ancestry Shared Image, Ancestry Shared Image.
12. ↑ England Census, 1911, accessed: 12 March 2024 > Class: RG14; Piece: 2997; Schedule: 8. Ancestry Shared Image.
13. ↑ England Census, 1921, accessed: 23 July 2023 > Class: RG15; Registration District: Tonbridge; Parish: Tonbridge Urban - Index Entry; citing www.findmypast.com.
14. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office Online Index - Deaths, accessed: 13 June 2017 > Jun Qtr 1855 > Benjamin Thake age 84; Registration District: Tonbridge; Volume No. 5b; Page No. 869.