Thomas BENNEY of Mill Lane
- Born: Abt 1844, Mill Lane, Helston, Cornwall
- Christened: 28 Jan 1844, Helston, Cornwall 2
- Married: 28 May 1867, Sithney, Cornwall 1
- Died: 1 Aug 1918, Mill Lane, Helston, Cornwall 3
 Another name for Thomas was Thomas BENNY.
Research Notes:
1861 England Census (surname spelt Benny):
Age given: 17 years
Birthplace given: Helston, Cornwall
Dwelling: Praze, Sithney, Cornwall
Occupation: General Servant to Thomas Brown, farmer of 63 acres
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1881 England Census (surname spelt Benney):
Age given: 37 years
Birthplace given: Helston, Cornwall
Dwelling: Mill Lane, Helston, Cornwall
Occupation: Farmer & Carrier
Present were wife Eliza Ann (34) of Sithney, daughters (both born in Helston): Mary Ellen (13), scholar, Bessie (11), scholar
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1891 England Census (surname spelt Benny):
Age given: 47 years
Birthplace given: Helston, Cornwall
Dwelling: Mill Lane, Helston, Cornwall
Occupation: Farmer
Present were wife Eliza Ann (44) of Sithney, children: Mary Ellen (23), Bessie (21), Clara J. S. (8), scholar, Thomas H. (7), scholar, Ethel (6), scholar
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1901 England Census (surname spelt Benney):
Age given: 57 years
Birthplace given: Helston, Cornwall
Dwelling: Mill Lane, Helston, Cornwall
Occupation: Farmer & Coal Dealer
Present were wife Eliza Ann (54) of Sithney, children: Mary Ellen (33), Elizabeth (31), Clara (18), Thomas Henry (17), farmer's son, Ethel (16), fancy shop assistant
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In 1911 Thomas Benney (66) of Mill Lane Helston, farmer, and wife of 43 years Eliza Ann (64) of Sithney, were living on Mill Lane Helston with children: Bessie Dobb (41), married, mother's help, Thomas Henry Benney (27), Ethel Benney (26), shop girl
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Thomas Benney of Mill Lane Helston Cornwall, retired farmer... Administration Bodmin 26 Aug 1918 to Elizabeth Dobb, widow.
Marriage Information:
Thomas married Eliza Ann SKEWES, daughter of Josias SKEWES and Elizabeth POLGLASE, on 28 May 1867 in Sithney, Cornwall 1. (Eliza Ann SKEWES was born in 1847 in St. Elvin, Sithney, Cornwall, christened on 19 May 1847 in Sithney, Cornwall 4 and died in 1911 in Helston District, Cornwall 5.)
Marriage Notes:
Thomas Benny, 23, bachelor, labourer, of Sithney, son of John Benny, farmer, and
Eliza Ann Skewes, 20, spinster, of Sithney, daughter of Josias Skewis, labourer
Married by Superintendent Registrar's Certificate
Witnesses: Josiah Skewes, Thomas Russell (presiding)
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