Benjamin LIFFEN

  General Notes:

Name from birth certificate of Benjamin George

This is the only likely Benjamin Liffen (the younger one) who could be the father of Benjamin George. But is there a possibility that his name was Edward (see marriage in 1873 of Eliza Harrison). However, The father of Benjamin George was described as a Mariner, so the person below doesn't really fit.

1861 census
RG9/393 F146 P8 & F147 P9
32 Friendly Street, Deptford, Kent
Benjamin J Liffen, Head, Mar, 30, Carpenter & Joiner, Kent Deptford
Eliza do, Wife, , 27, , Middlesex London
Benjamin J Liffen, Son, , 8, Scholar, Kent Lewisham **
Fredr'k J'n do, Son, , 7, Scholar, Kent Lewisham
Thomas Isaac do, Son, , 4, Scholar, Kent Lee
Rob't Geo do, Son, , 1, , Kent Deptford
Maria do, Mother, W, 69, Cook (domestic), Kent Lewisham
Fred'k N Hearndon, Lodger, Mar, 49, Jobbing Gardener, Kent Lewisham

1871 census
RG10/746 F22 P1
3 Railway Grove, Deptford, Kent
Benjamin Liffen, Head, Mar, 41, Carpenter & Joiner, Kent Deptford
Eliza do, Wife, Mar, 37, , Middlesex City Road
Benjamin J do, Son, Unm, 19, Carpenter & Joiner, Kent Lewisham
Thomas I do, Son, Unm, 14, Employed in Foundry, Kent Lee
Robert G do, Son, Unm, 11, Scholar, Kent Deptford
Eliza J do, Daur, Unm, 9, Scholar, Kent Greenwich
Rose do, Daur, Unm, 5, Scholar, Kent Deptford

1881 census
RG11/0655 F65 P34 & F66 P35
1 St Philips Cottages South, Battersea, London
Benjm J Liffen, Head, Mar, 28, Carpenter, Kent Lewisham
Jane E do, Wife, Mar, 28, , Berks Reading
Elizabeth Jane Liffen, Daur, , 4, , Middlesex Chiswick
John J do, Son, , 2, , Middlesex Chiswick
Thomas H do, son, , 7mo, , Middlesex Chiswick

1881 census (Benjamin senior)
RG11/0708 F107 P22
59 Angus Street, Deptford, London
Benjamin Liffen, Head, Mar, 50, Joiner, Kent Deptford
Eliza do, Wife, Mar, 47, , M'sex City Rd
Thomas do, Son, Unm, 25, Joiner, Kent Lee
Rose do, Daur, Unm, 15, Domestic Servant, Kent New X
Maria do, Grand Child, , 1, , Kent New X

However, this Benjamin is living in Battersea in 1891 with "wife" June/Jane and several children
1891 census
RG12/428 F125 P18
49 Sabine Road, Battersea, London
Benjamin Liffen, Head, M, 38, Carpenter, Kent Lewisham
June do, Wife, M, 38, , Berkshire Reading - other "A"s look like "U" on the page, so presumably Jane
Elizabeth do, Daur, S, 14, Machinist, Middlesex Chiswick
John do, Son, S, 12, Scholar, Surrey Battersea
Thomas do, Son, S, 10, Scholar, Surrey Battersea
George do, Son, S, 8, Scholar, Surrey Battersea
Benjamin do, Son, S, 8 or 3, , (blank)

1901 census
RG13/91 F11 P13
2,4,6 Wood Street, Westminster, London
Benjamin J Liffen, Head, M, 48, Clerk of Works Building Trade, Kent Lewisham
Phoebe M do, Wife, M, 37, , Surrey Guildford
Benjamin J do, Son, S, 13, , Surrey Battersea
Mabel do, Daur, S, 9, , Surrey Battersea

Is this the marriage of Benjamin to Jane?
Marriages Sep 1874 Greenwich 1d 1149
BUTTON Jane Elizabeth
COOK Louisa Amelia
Liffen Benjamin John
Mullinger William Miles

Benjamin married Eliza HARRISON, daughter of George HARRISON and Emma. (Eliza HARRISON was born circa 1855 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.)