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George Benjamin Austen Lefroy

George Benjamin Austen Lefroy

Male Abt 1818 - 1912  (~ 94 years)

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  • Name George Benjamin Austen Lefroy  [1
    Born Abt 1818  Alton, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Christened 17 Jun 1818  Alton, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1861  2 Albert Place, Greenwich, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation Abt 1861  Greenwich, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Employee of HM Customs 
    Died 1912  London Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I8650  Main Tree
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2018 

    Father Benjamin Lefroy,   c. 18 May 1791, Ashe and Dean, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1829  (Age ~ 37 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Jane Anna Elizabeth "Anna" Austen,   b. Apr 1793, Laverstoke, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1872  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married Nov 1814  Steventon, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Marriage License 7 Nov 1814  Registry of the Bishop of Winchester, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F2636  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma Cracroft,   b. Abt 1823, Keal, Lincolnshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1897, London Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Married 1853  St Giles Registration District, London Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Edward Cracroft Lefroy,   b. 1855, St James, Westminster, Middlesex Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1891, London Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years)  [natural]
     2. Florence Emma Lefroy,   b. Abt 1857, St James, Westminster, Middlesex Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     3. Jessie Lefroy,   b. 1858, Greenwich, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Mary Isabella Lefroy,   b. 1860, Greenwich, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     5. Franklin George Lefroy,   b. 1861, Greenwich Registration District, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     6. Louisa Langlois Lefroy,   b. 1863, Greenwich Registration District, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2018 
    Family ID F2648  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S195] International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, (www.familysearch.org;), baptism of George Benjamin Austen Lefroy, son of Benjamin Lefroy and Jane Anna Elizabeth, 17 Jun 1818, Alton, Hampshire (extracted from registers) (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S103] 1861 Census Returns of England and Wales, General Register Office, (7 April 1861;), RG 9., RG 9/402 f.126 p.16 (Reliability: 3).
      2 Albert Place
      George B Lefroy, Head, marr, 42, Her Majesty's Customs, Herts Alton
      Emma Lefroy, Wife, marr, 38, Lincolnshire Keal
      Edward C Lefroy, Son, 6, St James' Westminster
      Florence E Lefroy, Daughter, 4, St James' Westminster
      Jessie Lefroy, Daughter, 2, Kent Greenwich
      Mary I Lefroy, Daughter, 1, Kent Greenwich
      Alice Hayes, Servt, Un, 18, Domestic Servt Nurse Maid, Berks Shiplake
      Frances Calver, Servt, Un, 19, Domestic Servt Cook, Hants Crondale
      Ann Spiers, Servt, Un, 19, Domestic Servt Housemaid, Hants Crondale


    3. [S205] FreeBMD, (www.freebmd.org.uk;), death registration of George B A Lefroy, 93, Woolwich 1d 1088, June quarter 1912 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S300] Jane Austen: A Life, Claire Tomalin, (Penguin, 2000;).

    5. [S213] Hampshire Allegations for Marriage Licences Granted by the Bishop of Winchester 1689 to 1837, William J. C. Moens (ed.), (Volumes I-II. London: Harleian Society, 1893, available in digitised format on www.ancestry.co.uk;), Lefroy, Benjamin, of Ashe, & Jane-Anna-Elizabeth Austen, of Steventon, at S., 7 Nov., 1814. Christopher-Edward Lefroy, bondsman. (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S205] FreeBMD, (www.freebmd.org.uk;), marriages of George Benjamin Austen Lefroy and Emma Cracroft or Cracraft share reference St Giles 1b 546, December quarter 1853 (Reliability: 2).