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Ben HORWOOD

Ben was born about October 1st, 1856 in Exford, Somerset, England and his baptism took place on October 13th, 1856 in Exford Parish Church, Somerset.¹² Ben's father was Nicholas Horwood and his mother was Rhoda REED. His paternal grandfather is Robert Horwood and his paternal grandmother was Agnes Bynon; his maternal grandparents were Henry Reed and Mary NEWTON. He had six sisters named Anna, Amelia, Rhoda, Ellen, Emily and Mary. He was the oldest of the seven children. He had seven half-brothers and two half-sisters, named Charles, Nicholas, John, Robert, John, James, William, Mary and Esther. He died about February 1883 in Exford, Somerset, England?.³

Death Notes
- Ben Horwood
  Estimated Birth Year: abt 1857
  Year of Registration: 1883
  Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
  Age at Death: 26
  District: Dulverton (1855-1936)
  County: Devon, Somerset
  Volume: 5c
  Page: 244

General Notes
- Bpt as Benn

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Robert Horwood
  
  Nicholas Horwood
  - b.~01 Dec 1805 in Winsford, Somerset, England d.~Nov 1872 in Exford, Somerset, England
  
  Agnes Bynon
  
  Ben HORWOOD
  - b.~01 Oct 1856 in Exford, Somerset, England d.~Feb 1883 in Exford, Somerset, England?
  
  Robert Reed
  
  Henry Reed
  - b.~Dec 1797 in Exford, Somerset d.~Jul 1860 in Exford, Somerset, England
  
  Margaret Hooper
  
  Rhoda REED
  - b.~01 Jul 1828 in Exford, Somerset, England
  
  HENRY NEWTON
  - b.~  1696 d.~Mar 1769 in Exford, Somerset, England
  
  JOHN NEWTON
  - b.~Jan 1740 d.1807
  
  MELIOR WINSBURSON?
  - b.~  1700 in Exford, Somerset d.~Sep 1747 in Exford, Somerset, England
  
  WILLIAM NEWTON
  - b.~15 Aug 1774 in Exford, Somerset d.~May 1850 in Exford, Somerset, England?
  
  GEORGE TAR
  - d.1752
  
  JOAN TAR
  - b.1740 in Exford, Somerset d.16 Feb 1803
  
  ELIZABETH HUCKSTABLE ^*
  - b.~01 Jan 1703 in Exford, Somerset, England d.1763 in Exford
  
  Mary NEWTON
  - b.~Feb 1803 in Exford, Somerset
  
  WILLIAM MELHUISH ^*
  - b.27 Apr 1704 in Knowstone, Devon
  
  HUMPHREY MELHUISH
  - b.~  1739 in Rose Ash, Devon, England
  
  MARY BLAKE
  - b.1715 in North Molton, Devon, England
  
  BETTY or Elizabeth MELHUISH
  - b.~  1774 in Rose Ash, Devon, England d.28 Feb 1842 in Exford, Somerset, England
  
  Joan Baker
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

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Details of Ben's family with Mary Jane Cattel aka Wilkins

¹ Estimated from Baptism Record
² Parish Baptism Transcript
³ Reg. Dulverton 1883 Q1 v5c p244