1885 Brinscall, Lancashire, England
No middle name is given on the census returns, but there is is a birth entry for a
Frederick Morris BENSON, in Brindle/Withnell in 1885, on the Lancashire BMD site.
(see also Spouse, below)
Father: Robert Benson
Mother: Margaret (Benson)
Margaret (?) (Jim remembers an 'Aunt Maggie')
There is a marriage entry for a
Frederick Morris BENSON and Margaret Ann DICKSON in the Trinity Methodist
Church (Gillibrand Walks) in Chorley, in 1909, on the Lancashire BMD site.
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Uncle Fred used to make clogs. He would draw around your feet and then carve a pair of wooden clogs to fit. These were proper lancashire clogs, with backs aswell.
He had a boot shop, where he sold his clogs, and he also worked in the Post-Office, with Auntie Maggie. Fred later became the Postmaster of Brinscall. He was also active in local politics, as chairman of the District Council.