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BENSON, MARTIN, son of Rev. Martin Benson, Rector of Merstham, Surrey, and his first wife, his cousin Mary, dau. of Rev. James Benson LLD, Vicar of Standish, Gloucs., and Prebendary of Gloucester; b. 1789; adm. ante 1806; left 1807; Jesus Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 19 Feb 1808, matr. Mich. 1808, exhibitioner 1809; BA 1812; MA 1816; ordained; Curate, Merstham, Surrey, 1815; Rector of Dunstable, Beds. (not in 1829); m. Rebecca Osborne, Dunstable; d. 11 Aug 1834.

BENSON, RAVIS, of Westminster; b.; adm.; KS; elected to Ch. Ch. Oxford 1629, Westminster Student before 25 Mar 1630, but went out of residence before Christmas 1630; m. 27 Apr 1634 Frances Brocket. [note will Ravis Benson, London, gentleman, proved PCC 2 Dec 1682]

BENSON, ROBERT, son of Samuel Benson, St. Leonard’s, Shoreditch, London, and his second wife Sarah, dau. of John Huxley, Edmonton, Middlesex; b.; adm. (aged 9) Jun 1725; in school list 1731; Pembroke Coll., Oxford, matr. 21 Oct 1732; m. 1746 Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. William Pullen, Rector of Yattendon, Berks.; d. [9 Jan ?]1772. [if so, presumably Robert Benson, widower, St. John the Evangelist, Westminster, will proved PCC 31 Jan 1772]

BENSON, THOMAS, second son of Thomas Benson (elected 1600, qv); bapt. 19 Oct 1617; adm.; KS 1633; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1637, matr. 19 Nov 1637, aged 19, Westminster Student; BA 1641; MA 1644.

BENSON, THOMAS, of London; b.; adm.; QS; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1600, Westminster Student Jan 1600/1-13, but before being adm. student went to Broadgates Hall, Oxford, matr. 12 Dec 1600, aged 18; BA 1604; MA 1607; BD 1618; MA 1622; ordained priest 30 May 1613 (York); Vicar of Wath on Dearne, Yorks., from May 1613; Chaplain to Archbishop of York 1616; Rector of Carlton-in-Lindrick, Notts., from 8 Oct 1616; Prebendary of Southwell 9 Mar 1622 and of York from 15 Jul 1625; Rector of Withernwick, Yorks., c. 1627; Rector of Walesby, Yorks., 1641; m.; buried at Carlton-in-Lindrick, Notts. 17 Aug 1644.

BENSON, THOMAS, son of Robert Benson, Leeds, Yorks. ; b. ; at school under Busby (Al. Cant. pt. I, i, 136); Sidney Sussex Coll. Cambridge, adm. pens. 16 Jul 1639, aged 17.

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BENT, JOHN, eldest son of James Bent MD, Bafford, near Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs.; bapt. Newcastle under Lyme 30 Dec 1776 (IGI); adm.; KS (aged 14) 1791; Capt. of the School 1795; elected head to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1796, adm. pens. 25 May 1796, scholar 29 Apr 1797, did not matr.; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 12 Jun 1798; d. from a wound caused by the accidental discharge of a fowling piece, 12 Nov 1798.

BENTHALL, ARTHUR, brother of William Benthall (qv); b. 5 Apr 1825; adm. 21 Jan 1833 (Benthall's); QS 1838; left 1839; Clare Hall, Cambridge, adm. pens. 10 Oct 1843, matr. Lent 1844; BA 1848; MA 1851; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 3 Nov 1843, called to bar 23 Nov 1848; a clerk in the Post Office 1850, subsequently Assistant Secretary; m. 1 Sep 1855 Alice Margaret, dau. of Rev. John Reynolds Wardale, Rector of Higham Gobion, Beds.; d. 16 Feb 1882.