Benjamin FREEMAN

1801 -

• Name	Benjamin FREEMAN
  Birth	8 Jul 1801	Bethnal Green, Middlesex   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  1841 Census	At 1841 Census, he is "40"
  1851 Census	3, Coventry St., Bethnal Green, Middlesex   [1]
  	At 1851 Census, he is 49
  1861 Census	5, George St, Spittalfields, Middlesex   [2]
  	At 1861 Census, he is 59, occ "Fellowship Porter"
  1871 Census	12, Friendly Blgs, Whitechapel, Middlesex   [5]
  	At 1871 Census, he is 70, occ "Fellowship Porter"
  Individual Note	Parents are probably Thomas and Susanna  [3]
  Individual Note 2	Best match on death is Oct qtr 1872, London, vol 1c, p279, age 61 (should be 71)
  Person ID	I31	Webb
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann LOVELL,   b. 17 Mar 1819, Harlow Place, Mile End, Middlesex
  Notes	No evidence found of a marriage to Benjamin, but between the 1851 and 1861 Censuses Mary Ann changed her surname from WEBB to FREEMAN. On 20 Feb 1858, the Poor Law and Settlement records documentation says:- "Benjamin Freeman 56 cohabiting with Mary Ann Webb 56 4 B children Joseph 12 born in Coventry St Geo 9 born in Coventry St Mary Ann 7 Coventry St James 3 born Bancroft Place xxxxxxxxxxx living 3 Parliament Place Cambridge Road he never etc(?) states born Solator(?) St- can give no information as to fathers settlement - was in Whitechapel 5 months Casual(?)"
  Children	1. Joseph Freeman WEBB,   b. 4 Mar 1845, 3, Coventry St., Bethnal Green, Middlesex d. 9 Oct 1910, 51, Cranmer Road, West Ham, Essex (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. George Freeman WEBB,   b. 1848, 27, Austin St., Bethnal Green, Middlesex  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Mary Ann Freeman WEBB,   b. 1850, 27, Austin St., Bethnal Green, Middlesex  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. James Benjamin FREEMAN,   b. 1854, Stepney, Middlesex  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F14	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Jul 1801 - Bethnal Green, Middlesex  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  The Docklands baptism transcript identifies his parents as Thomas and Susanna. May have married Hester HUNT, 14 Jan 1822. He may also have married Ann TAYLOR 18 Jun 1832. There is no obvious wife with him in the 1841 Census. He was convicted and sentenced on 5/1/1846 at the Central Criminal Court for 4 months for ?Assualt and malicious wounding? There is a Benjamin Freeman (son of Thomas) of 17 Bath St., Bethnal Green - ie very consistent with our person, who was described as a fishmonger, free by Patrimony, ie presumably meaning his father was a member too, who was admitted into the Haberdashers Company on 3/9/1822

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] 1851 Census :- 3, Coventry St, Bethnal Green, Middlesex. [S9] 1861 Census :- 5 George St, Spittalfields, Middlesex. [S59] Birth transcript :- Benjamin Freeman (1801). [S226] IGI record of Birth and Christening :- Benjamin Freeman (1801). [S14] 1871 Census :- 12, Friendly Blgs, Whitechapel, Middlesex.