Benjamin Darby1
#11861, (5 September 1782-August 1826)
| Father | Thomas Darby1 (1757-7 Mar 1833) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Perry (c 1755-20 Apr 1835) |
| Charts | Darby Family - descendants Descendents of Richard Darby |
| Last Edited | 29 Jun 2022 |
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Benjamin Darby was born on 5 September 1782.2 He was the son of Thomas Darby and Elizabeth Perry.1 Benjamin Darby was baptised at St. James' on Sunday, 13 October 1782 at Stanstead Abbots, Hertfordshire.2 Benjamin lived in November 1825 at Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire.2 Sawbridgeworth is a large parish of about 6,638 acres in extent, divided from the county of Essex on the south and east by the River Stort. The ground reaches an altitude of about 300 ft. in the north, sloping down towards the valley of the Rib on the south and east. From the main road here a view is obtained over the river into Essex. The chief crops are wheat, barley and beans, about half the area consisting of arable land.3
He married Mary Webb, daughter of Arthur Webb and Catherine (?), in a Church of England ceremony at St. Mary the Great on Tuesday, 29 November 1825 at Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire..2 The church is built of flint rubble with stone dressings, the chancel walls being coated with cement; the roofs are covered with lead. It is probable that the main part of the chancel, nave and lower stage of the tower were built in the 13th century; the north and south aisles and the south chapel were added early in the 14th century.3
Benjamin died in August 1826 at age 43.1,2 He was buried on 22 August 1826 at St. Dunstan's, Hunsdon, Hertfordshire.2,4 "About two miles north-east from Stanstead, in the same hundred (Braughin), stands the pleasant village of Hunsdon, in the parish of its name. From the church, and other positions in the neighbourhood, some beautiful views may be obtained, including the course of the Stort to join the Lea ... The parish [1839] contains about 600 inhabitants." The church stands close to Hunsdon House, nearly a mile south of the village. The walls are of flint rubble with stone dressings, the south chapel being built of brick. This church possesses some exceptionally good details of fittings of the 16th and 17th centuries.5
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Benjamin Darby was born on 5 September 1782.2 He was the son of Thomas Darby and Elizabeth Perry.1 Benjamin Darby was baptised at St. James' on Sunday, 13 October 1782 at Stanstead Abbots, Hertfordshire.2 Benjamin lived in November 1825 at Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire.2 Sawbridgeworth is a large parish of about 6,638 acres in extent, divided from the county of Essex on the south and east by the River Stort. The ground reaches an altitude of about 300 ft. in the north, sloping down towards the valley of the Rib on the south and east. From the main road here a view is obtained over the river into Essex. The chief crops are wheat, barley and beans, about half the area consisting of arable land.3
He married Mary Webb, daughter of Arthur Webb and Catherine (?), in a Church of England ceremony at St. Mary the Great on Tuesday, 29 November 1825 at Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire..2 The church is built of flint rubble with stone dressings, the chancel walls being coated with cement; the roofs are covered with lead. It is probable that the main part of the chancel, nave and lower stage of the tower were built in the 13th century; the north and south aisles and the south chapel were added early in the 14th century.3
Benjamin died in August 1826 at age 43.1,2 He was buried on 22 August 1826 at St. Dunstan's, Hunsdon, Hertfordshire.2,4 "About two miles north-east from Stanstead, in the same hundred (Braughin), stands the pleasant village of Hunsdon, in the parish of its name. From the church, and other positions in the neighbourhood, some beautiful views may be obtained, including the course of the Stort to join the Lea ... The parish [1839] contains about 600 inhabitants." The church stands close to Hunsdon House, nearly a mile south of the village. The walls are of flint rubble with stone dressings, the south chapel being built of brick. This church possesses some exceptionally good details of fittings of the 16th and 17th centuries.5
Family | Mary Webb (c 1801-) |
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Citations
- [S468] The National Archives, England (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk) Probate 11/1820 Will of Thomas Darby, Farmer of Hunsdon Lodge , Hertfordshire.
- [S549] E-mails from Eve Mintern to Tim Hill, 2012- 15th Oct 2012.
- [S581] William Page A History of the County of Hertford: Volume 3 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=43625
- [S531] Ken Harrison, Photograph of headstone, 1995 https://hunsdon.org.uk/village-history/family-history/…
- [S581] William Page A History of the County of Hertford: Volume 3 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/source.aspx?pubid=306