CO-KSNG-0262

Record Date: 
2 February 2013
Graveyard: 
Newberry (Kilshannig)
Exact wording of epitaph: 

The Burial Ground
Of Mary Anne Benn
Family
Martha Bolster
Died 18th Dec 1908 (?)
aged 83
Anthony Benn
Died 19th Sept 1909 aged 65 Years
Margaret Bolster
Died 29th Jan 1947
AT REST

Memorial Type: 
Grave slab
Grave location
County: 
Cork
Latitude: 
52.122944722222
Longitude: 
-8.7077263888889
Number of people commemorated: 
4
People commemorated: 
Name: 
Mary Anne
Surname: 
Benn
Name: 
Martha
Surname: 
Bolster
Date of death - day: 
18
Date of death - month: 
December
Date of death - year: 
1908
Age: 
83
Name: 
Anthony
Surname: 
Benn
Date of death - day: 
19
Date of death - month: 
September
Date of death - year: 
1909
Age: 
65
Name: 
Margaret
Surname: 
Bolster
Date of death - day: 
29
Date of death - month: 
January
Date of death - year: 
1947
Notes: 

We have recently been informed that Tony Benn  who served as cabinet minister in two governments in England during the 1960's and 70's may be  related to the Benn family buried here but this remains unproven, however, it is worth noting that an Anthony  Benn is interred here.The Benns intermarried with the Bolster family who ran a number of corn and flour mills in Lombardstown, Curraghbower  and in other local locations.The Benn family owned a  nearby flour mill  in Millford, beside Longfields Bridge which is now an occupied dwellinghouse. Thereb are more Benns buried  in the grave beside this one which is number 254 on the database.