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WJ Ennever (1869-1947). From the portrait by J Seymour R.A., exhibited in the Royal Academy.

1804 - 1878 (73 years)

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Name	Benjamin Turner OVERTON
Born	19 Nov 1804	East Winch, Norfolk
	Extracted from the Overton family bible. Born at midnight.
Gender	Male
Living	Jan 1807	Clenchwarton, Norfolk
	Extracted from the Overton family bible.
Living	Oct 1817	East Walton, Norfolk
Living	Oct 1823	Tilney All Saints, Norfolk
Living	16 Aug 1832	Tilney All Saints, Norfolk
Living	29 Sep 1833	Tilney All Saints, Norfolk
Occupation	29 Sep 1833
	Butcher
Living	17 May 1835	Tilney All Saints, Norfolk
Occupation	17 May 1835
	Butcher
Living	30 Sep 1838	Tilney All Saints, Norfolk
Occupation	30 Sep 1838
	Butcher
Occupation	1841
	Butcher
Living	13 Feb 1841	Tilney All Saints, Norfolk
Occupation	13 Feb 1841
	Labourer
Census	1 Jun 1841	3rd Frith Field, Tilney All Saints, Norfolk
Living	4 Jun 1843	Tilney All Saints, Norfolk
Occupation	4 Jun 1843
	Butcher
Living	31 Aug 1845	Tilney All Saints, Norfolk
Occupation	31 Aug 1845
	Labourer
Living	2 Jan 1848	Tilney All Saints, Norfolk
Occupation	2 Jan 1848
	Labourer
Living	1 Jul 1849	Tilney All Saints, Norfolk
Occupation	1 Jul 1849
	Labourer
Occupation	1851
	Butcher & Agricultural Labourer
Census	1 Apr 1851	Tilney All Saints, Norfolk
Living	11 Jun 1851	Tilney All Saints, Norfolk
Occupation	11 Jun 1851
	Labourer
Living	20 Apr 1856	Tilney All Saints, Norfolk
Occupation	20 Apr 1856
	Labourer
Occupation	28 Oct 1857
	Labourer
Occupation	1861
	Butcher & Agricultural Labourer
Census	1 Apr 1861	Near the Church, Tilney All Saints, Norfolk
Occupation	21 May 1864
	Labourer
Occupation	20 Oct 1864
	Labourer
Occupation	2 Oct 1865
	Labourer
Occupation	1871
	Agricultural labourer
Census	1 Apr 1871	3rd Frith Field, Tilney All Saints, Norfolk
Died	22 Oct 1878	Wisbech District, Cambridgeshire
Buried	26 Oct 1878	Parish Church, All Saints, Tilney All Saints, Norfolk
	Age recorded as 73.
		Benjamin Turner Overton & Ann nee Failes
Person ID	I506	1. Essex Ennevers
Last Modified	9 Feb 2010

Father	William OVERTON, Born: 12 May 1781, Hempton, Norfolk , Died: Yes, date unknown
Mother	Sophia TURNER, Born: Abt 1779, Died: 1810, Clenchwarton, Norfolk (Age ~ 31 years)
Married	16 Jun 1801	Colkirk, Norfolk
	County Norfolk Place Colkirk Church St Mary At RegisterNumber 83 MarriageDate 16 Jun 1801 GroomForename Wm GroomSurname OVERTON GroomAge GroomParish GroomCondition Bachelor GroomOccupation GroomAbode BrideForename Sophia BrideSurname TURNER BrideAge BrideParish BrideCondition Spinster BrideOccupation BrideAbode GroomFatherForename GroomFatherSurname GroomFatherOccupation BrideFatherForename BrideFatherSurname BrideFatherOccupation WitnessOneForename Robt WitnessOneSurname FAIRCLOTH WitnessTwoForename Susan WitnessTwoSurname OVERTON Notes By Licence: Both Signed FileNumber 2244
		William Overton (1781-?) Parish record
Family histories		Close family links in a Victorian rural community A summary of the complex blood relationships that existed within some of the Tilney families who appear in my family history (Failes, Overton, Pollyn etc)
Family ID	F3390	Family Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family (spouse) Ann FAILES, Born: 1811, Tilney All Saints, Norfolk , Died: 31 Mar 1902, Wisbech District, Cambridgeshire (Age 91 years)

Married 16 Aug 1832 Tilney All Saints, Norfolk

By Licence. Witnesses: Wm Overton, Elizabeth Failes, Mary Lained(?) & Jas Whitby.

Benjamin Turner Overton & Ann Failes
Parish record

Children

	1. Ann Abigail OVERTON, Born: 25 Sep 1833, Tilney All Saints, Norfolk , Died: 19 Jan 1875, Wisbech District, Cambridgeshire (Age 41 years)
	2. Benjamin OVERTON, Born: 12 May 1835, Tilney All Saints, Norfolk , Died: 13 Apr 1913, West Winch, Norfolk (Age 77 years)
	3. Maria Failes OVERTON, Born: Abt 1836, Died: 1837, Wisbech District, Cambridgeshire (Age ~ 1 years)
	4. Christopher OVERTON, Born: 8 Sep 1838, Tilney All Saints, Norfolk , Died: Aug 1911 (Age 72 years)
	5. Elizabeth Sarah OVERTON, Born: 19 Jan 1841, Tilney All Saints, Norfolk , Died: 8 Oct 1920 (Age 79 years)
	6. Maria OVERTON, Born: 10 May 1843, Tilney All Saints, Norfolk , Died: Yes, date unknown
	7. William OVERTON, Born: 2 Aug 1845, Tilney All Saints, Norfolk , Died: Yes, date unknown
	8. Susannah OVERTON, Born: 6 Dec 1847, Tilney All Saints, Norfolk , Died: Yes, date unknown
	9. George OVERTON, Born: 2 Apr 1849, Tilney All Saints, Norfolk , Died: Yes, date unknown
	10. Richard OVERTON, Born: Abt Jun 1851, Tilney All Saints, Norfolk , Died: Jun 1851, Tilney All Saints, Norfolk (Age ~ 0 years)
	11. Esther OVERTON, Born: 20 Mar 1856, Tilney All Saints, Norfolk , Died: Yes, date unknown

Family histories

Close family links in a Victorian rural community
A summary of the complex blood relationships that existed within some of the Tilney families who appear in my family history (Failes, Overton, Pollyn etc)

Marriages to a closely-related family member
(including to a dead spouse's sibling and a dead sibling's spouse and some bigamous and other illegal marriages)

Family ID F155 Family Group Sheet | Family Chart

Photographs
Benjamin Turner Overton (1804-1878)
A rabbit catcher