(B 028) 18th Dec 1838. Lambeth. London.
(D 028) Dec Qtr 1884. Islington. London.
Occupation :- Cork Cutter.
Married. (187) Sarah Parker Lessey
(B 187) 1826. Yarmouth. Norfolk.
(D 187) Sep Qtr 1893. Yarmouth. Norfolk.
Occupation :-
(M 077) 2nd Jun 1860. St Nicholas. Great Yarmouth. Norfolk.
Remarried. (524) Susannah Maria Tyler (Veal)
(B 524) 12th Feb 1837. Holborn. London.
(C 524) 5th Mar 1837. St Nicholas Cole Abbey. London.
(D 524) ?. ?.
Occupation :-
(M 212) ?. ?.
Children :-
(038) Charles John Curness (B) 21st Aug 1863. Lambeth. London. - (D) Mar Qtr 1870. Lambeth. London.
(041) Frances Alice Curness (B) 1st Oct 1865. Lambeth. London. - (D) ?. ?.
Remarried. (188) Frances Mary Tyler
(B 188) 31st May 1844. Holborn. London.
(C 188) 23rd Jun 1844. St Andrew. Holborn. London.
(D 188) Dec Qtr 1917. West Ham. London.
Occupation :- Tie Maker.
(M 078) ?. ?.
Children :-
(189) John Benjamin Curness (B) 12th Oct 1865. Southwark. London. - (D) Sep Qtr 1866. Southwark. London.
(190) Maria Frances Curness (B) 31st Mar 1867. Southwark. London. - (D) 25th Nov 1937. ?.
(191) John (Benjamin) Curness (B) 18th Dec 1868. Holborn. London. - (D) 24th Feb 1940. Charleville. Queensland. Australia.
(192) William Alexander Curness (B) 6th Nov 1870. Ecclesall. Staffordshire. - (D) Mar Qtr 1876. Newcastle. County Durham.
(193) Rosina Curness (B) 8th Nov 1872. Grantham. Lincolnshire. - (D) ?.
(194) Charlotte Emma Curness (B) 11th Jan 1875. Newcastle. County Durham. - (D) ?. ?.
(195) George William Curness (B) 6th Apr 1877. Holborn. London. - (D) 22nd Jun 1925. Freemantle. Western Australia. Australia.
(196) Alexander Andrew Curness (B) 12th Jan 1879. Cripplegate. London. - (D) Mar Qtr 1933. Shoreditch. London.
(197) Ann Louisa Curness (B) Dec Qtr 1880. City of London. - (D) Mar Qtr 1882. Holborn. London.
(198) Frances Mary Curness (B) Sep Qtr 1882. Holborn. London. - (D) ?. ?.
(199) Frederick Robert Curness (B) Jun Qtr 1884. Holborn. London. - (D) Dec Qtr 1910. Shoreditch. London.
Footnote :- On census night 1881 John Benjamin, his third wife or partner Frances Mary and his surviving children were all living together at 3 New Court. St Lukes. London. See attachment (A 003). Except for Sarah his first wife, who, for unknown reasons was an inmate at the Great Yarmouth Workhouse. See attachment (A 004a). His son John was also away, see the attachment on his page. Of all the branches of the tree this is the most interesting for John Benjamin appears to move around a fair bit aand two of his sons were the first Curnesses to emigrate. Maybe as a Cork Cutter he was an itinerant worker. He also appears to have had three wives, two of them at the same time but I can only find one marriage, that being to Sarah. I had thought that Susannah Maria and Fances Mary might be one and the same person until I perchased the certificate for John Benjamin junior and found that he had been born eleven days after Frances Alice and at a different address (see certificates). Susannah and Frances were in fact sisters who's parents were Alexander and Maria Tyler. Susannah had been married before, as her married name was Veal. It might be John Benjamin lent his name to the children of Susannah who at the time of their births was a widow. I also believe she married again in 1868 to a Charles Barrett or a John Martin. On census night 1901 Frances Mary and her two youngest children plus grandchild were living at 8. Hatfield Street. St Likes. London. See attachment (A 004b)