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Benjamin Bacon Williams                     1796-1870
Benjamin was born on 29 September 1796, the son of William Williams and Hannah ?, in London.
Mary Toldervy Oakley                         1797-1837                      (1st Wife)
Mary was born on 13 September 1797.
I have identified the following children.
  Mary Ann Born 10 Aug 1820   London Married George Augustus Bright Smith
Lydia Adelina Ellen Born 30 Dec 1827   Paris, France Married George Augustus Bright Smith
Benjamin Remington Born 20 Apr 1829   London  
Josephine Codrington Born abt 1831   xxxxx Married Joseph Hankey Dobree
Mary Born 7 Oct 1832   London  
Dering Born 16 Mar 1835   London Married Bertha Catherine Simpson

Birth of Parents
Benjamin Bacon Williams b: 29 Sep 1796  c: 9 Dec 1796       St Luke, Old Street, Finsbury, London
son of William Williams and Hannah ?

Mary Toldervy Oakley b: 13 Sep 1797  c: 4 Jan 1798       Saint Clement Danes, Westminster, London
daughter of Benjamin Oakley and Hannah Mary Ann ?

The Gentleman's magazine, September 1819
Marriages of eminent Persons
  28.   B. B. Williams, esq., of Finsbury Place, to Mary Toldervy, fifth dau. of Benjamin Oakley, esq., of Tavistock-place.

Marriage
28 Aug 1819
Benjamin Bacon Williams
Mary Toldervy Oakley 		St Pancras Parish Chapel, Camden

By License, Wit: Benjamin Oakley, Elizabeth Oakley, R. R. Oakley

The Times, Monday, Aug 30, 1819                         Married
  On Saturday last, at St. Pancras Church B. B. Williams, Esq.,of Finsbury Place, to Mary Toldervy, fifth daughter of Benjamin Oakley, Esq., of Tavistock-place, Tavistock-square.

Children
Mary Ann Williams 10 Aug 1820  c: 15 Feb 1821             Saint Mary, Islington, London
daughter of Benjamin Bacon Williams and Mary Toldervy Oakley
Lydia Adelina Ellen Williams b: 30 Dec 1827  c: 20 Jan 1828             British Embassy Chapel, Paris, Seine, France
daughter of Benjamin Bacon Williams and Mary Toldervy Oakley
Benjamin Remington Williams 20 Apr 1829  c: 29 Apr 1830             Saint Pancras, London
son of Benjamin Bacon Williams and Mary Toldervy Oakley
Josephine Codrington Williams b: abt 1831
daughter of Benjamin Bacon Williams and Mary Toldervy Oakley
Mary Williams 7 Oct 1832  c: 15 Oct 1833             Saint Pancras, London
daughter of Benjamin Bacon Williams and Mary Toldervy Oakley
Dering Williams 16 Mar 1835  c: 15 Mar 1836             Saint Pancras, London
son of Benjamin Bacon Williams and Mary Toldervy Oakley

Death
Mary Toldervy (Oakley) Williams Died 19 Jan 1837, Age 39,         of 70 Portland Place, St. Marylebone
Burial: 26 Jan 1837, Kensal Green All Souls, Kensington and Chelsea

The Times, Saturday, Jan 21, 1837                         Death
  On Thursday morning last, in Portland-place, Mary Tolderoy, the beloved wife of B. B. Williams, Esq.   Those alone who knew her virtues can estimate the affliction of her familoy and friends.


Clara Margaret Westenra Coventry           1820-1883           (2nd Wife)
Clara was born about 1820, the daughter of Thomas Coventry and Harriet ?, at Hambleden, Buckinghamshire.
I have identified the following children.
  Clara Harriet Laura Born 29 Dec 1841   London  
Emma Susan Hotham Born 14 Mar 1843   London Married William Richard Vandeleur
Jessie Born abt 1844   Berkshire  
Annie Rossmore Born 21 Mar 1846   Paris, France Married John Mundy Dowdeswell
Georgiana Born abt 1847   London  
Mountcharles Easthope Born 10 Jul 1850   London  

Birth of New Wife
Clara Margaret Westenra Coventry b: abt 1820  c: 7 Feb 1820       Hambleden, Buckingham
daughter of Thomas Coventry and Harriet ????

Marriage
abt 1841
Benjamin Bacon Williams
Clara Margaret Westenia Coventry 		      1841 1Q Brighton 7 310

Children
Clara Harriet Laura Williams b: 29 Dec 1841  c: 4 Jun 1845             St Marylebone, Christ Church
daughter of Benjamin Bacon Williams and Clara Margaret Westenra Coventry
Emma Susan Hotham Williams b: 14 Mar 1843  c: 4 Jun 1845             St Marylebone, Christ Church
daughter of Benjamin Bacon Williams and Clara Margaret Westenra Coventry
Jessie Williams b: abt 1844               Sonning, Berkshire
daughter of Benjamin Bacon Williams and Clara Margaret Westenra Coventry
Annie Rossmore Williams b: 21 Mar 1846               Paris, France
daughter of Benjamin Bacon Williams and Clara Margaret Westenra Coventry
Georgiana Williams b: abt 1847               London, Middlesex
daughter of Benjamin Bacon Williams and Clara Margaret Westenra Coventry
Mountcharles Easthope Williams b: 10 Jul 1850  c: 6 Aug 1850             Paddington, St James, Westminster
son of Benjamin Bacon Williams and Clara Margaret Westenra Coventry, Westbourne Terrace

1851 Census HO107-1687 31 March 1851 Buscot, Berkshire
Buscot Park
Benjamin Bacon Williams
Clara (Wife)
Clara (Dau)
Emma
Jessie
Annie
Georgiana
Mountcharles
Plus 9 Servants 		Age 59
Age 39
Age 10
Age 8
Age 6
Age 4
Age 3
Age 9 Mon 		Stock Broker

Scholar (At Home)
Scholar (At Home)
Scholar (At Home)
Scholar (At Home)
Scholar (At Home)
 St Lukes
Hambleden
Brighton
London
Sonning
Paris
London
London 		Middlesex
Buckingham
Sussex
Middlesex
Berks
France
Middlesex
Middlesex 		29 Sep 1796
abt 1811
abt 1840
abt 1842
abt 1844
abt 1846
abt 1847
10 Jul 1850

Death
Benjamin Bacon Williams Died 23 Dec 1870, Age 74,     Buscot Lodge       1870 4Q Kensington 1a 28

The Times, Saturday, Dec 24, 1870                         Death
  On the 23rd Dec., at his residence, Buscot Lodge, Maida-hill, B. B. Williams, Esq., in his 75th year.
MIDDLESEX   12 January 1871                         Probate
WILLIAMS, Benjamin Bacon - The Will, with a Codicil, of Benjamin Bacon Williams, formerly of Buscot Park, in the County of Berks, of 58 Westbourne-terrace, in the County of Middlesex, and of Crown Court, in the City of London, but late of Buscot Lodge, Warwick-road, Maida Hill, in the County of Middlesex, Esquire, who died 23 December 1870, at Buscot Lodge, was proved at the Principal Registry, by the Reverend William Frederick Elrington of Great Heywood in the County of Stafford, Clerk, Joseph Hankey Dobree of Hampton Court, in the County of Middlesex, Esquire, Mountcharles Easthope Williams, of 2 Queen's-gardens, in the Parish of Paddington, in the County of Middlesex. Lieutenant in the 12th Lancers, the son, Charles Griffith of 43 Belsize-road, Hampstead, in the County of Middlesex, Esquire, and the Reverend George Augustus Smith, of Huttons Ambo Vicarage, in the County of York, Clerk, the Executors.
Effects Under £600,000  

1871 Census RG10-26 3 April 1871 St. John, Paddington, London
2 Queen's Gardens
Clara Williams (Widow)
Plus 1 Servant 		Age 50 Hambleden Bucks abt 1820

Death
Clara Margaret W. (Coventry) Williams Died 30 Jun 1883, Age 63,       1883 3Q Wokingham 2c 205
at Sonning, Berkshire

The Times, Thursday, Jul 5, 1883                         Death
  On the 39th Jun., at Erleigh Rise, near Reading, Clara Margaret Westenra, widow of B. B. Williams, Esq., late of Buscot Park, Berks, aged 63.

The Times, Thursday, Jul 7, 1883                         Death
  On the 39th Jun., at Erleigh Rise, near Reading, Clara Margaret Westenra, widow of B. B. Williams, Esq., and eldest surviving daughter of the late T. D. Coventry, Esq., of Greenlands, near Henley-on-Thames, aged 63.
BERKSHIRE   3 September 1883                         Probate
WILLIAMS, Clara Margaret Westenra - The Will of Clara Margaret Westenra Williams, formerly of 2 Queen's-gardens, in the County of Middlesex, but late of Sonning, in the County of Berks, Widow, who died 30 June 1883 at Sonning, was proved at the Principal Registry, by Mountcharles Easthope Williams, of Market Harborough, in the County of Leicester, Esquire, the Son, and Charles Harrison the Younger, of 19 Bedford-row, in the County of Middlesex, Esquire, the Executors.   Personal Estate £608 15s. 4d.   Resworn April 1884 £1,763 15s. 4d.