Benjamin HEADLEY

1872 - 1944  (71 years)   Has 32 ancestors and 9 descendants in this family tree.

William HEADLEY

Bef 1833 - 1907  (> 73 years)

Birth	Bef 8 Dec 1833	Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Christened	8 Dec 1833	Broseley St Leonard's Parish Church, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Died	25 Jan 1907	Madeley district, Shropshire, England
	Age: 72y
Father	Thomas HEADLEY,   b. Bef 20 Jan 1805
Mother	Mary JONES,   b. Abt 1804, Madeley, Shropshire, England
Married	4 Sep 1825	Little Wenlock, Shropshire, England
Family	Susannah POTTS,   b. Bef 29 Jan 1837, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Married	Between Apr 1857 and Jun 1857	Madeley Register Office or Registrar Attended, Madeley, Shropshire, England
Children	1. Mary Jane HEADLEY,   b. Between Apr 1858 and Jun 1858, Broseley, Shropshire, England   2. William HEADLEY,   b. 6 Dec 1859, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England   3. Drusilla HEADLEY,   b. Between Apr 1862 and Jun 1862, Jackfield, Ironbridge, Broseley, Shropshire, England   4. Hannah HEADLEY,   b. Between Apr 1864 and Jun 1864, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England   5. Caroline HEADLEY,   b. Between Jul 1866 and Sep 1866, Madeley district, Shropshire, England   6. Emily HEADLEY,   b. Between Apr 1868 and Jun 1868, Madeley district, Shropshire, England   7. Thomas HEADLEY,   b. Between Jan 1871 and Mar 1871, Broseley, Shropshire, England   8. Benjamin HEADLEY,   b. 13 Nov 1872, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England   9. Tom HEADLEY,   b. 25 Dec 1874, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England   10. Ellen HEADLEY,   b. Between Jan 1877 and Mar 1877, Madeley district, Shropshire, England   11. Alice HEADLEY,   b. 19 Feb 1881, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England

Susannah POTTS

Bef 1837 - 1919  (> 82 years)

Birth	Bef 29 Jan 1837	Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Christened	29 Jan 1837	Broseley St Leonard's Parish Church, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Died	6 Aug 1919	Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England
	Age: 81y
Father	William POTTS,   b. Bef 24 Jan 1808, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Mother	Drusilla LLOYD,   b. Bef 1 Feb 1807, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Married	5 Jun 1831	Broseley St Leonard's Parish Church, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Family	William HEADLEY,   b. Bef 8 Dec 1833, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Married	Between Apr 1857 and Jun 1857	Madeley Register Office or Registrar Attended, Madeley, Shropshire, England
Children	1. Mary Jane HEADLEY,   b. Between Apr 1858 and Jun 1858, Broseley, Shropshire, England   2. William HEADLEY,   b. 6 Dec 1859, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England   3. Drusilla HEADLEY,   b. Between Apr 1862 and Jun 1862, Jackfield, Ironbridge, Broseley, Shropshire, England   4. Hannah HEADLEY,   b. Between Apr 1864 and Jun 1864, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England   5. Caroline HEADLEY,   b. Between Jul 1866 and Sep 1866, Madeley district, Shropshire, England   6. Emily HEADLEY,   b. Between Apr 1868 and Jun 1868, Madeley district, Shropshire, England   7. Thomas HEADLEY,   b. Between Jan 1871 and Mar 1871, Broseley, Shropshire, England   8. Benjamin HEADLEY,   b. 13 Nov 1872, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England   9. Tom HEADLEY,   b. 25 Dec 1874, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England   10. Ellen HEADLEY,   b. Between Jan 1877 and Mar 1877, Madeley district, Shropshire, England   11. Alice HEADLEY,   b. 19 Feb 1881, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England

Sarah HILL

1872 - 1934  (62 years)

Birth	Between Oct 1872 and Dec 1872	Broseley, Shropshire, England
Died	Between Oct 1934 and Dec 1934	Madeley district, Shropshire, England
	Age: 61y
Family	Benjamin HEADLEY,   b. 13 Nov 1872, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Married	Between Apr 1900 and Jun 1900	Madeley Register Office or Registrar Attended, Madeley, Shropshire, England
Children	1. Unknown HEADLEY   2. Edith (Hill) HEADLEY,   b. 13 Jan 1900, Broseley, Shropshire, England   3. William HEADLEY,   b. Between Jan 1901 and Mar 1901, Ironbridge, Shropshire, England   4. Alice Annie HEADLEY,   b. Between Apr 1902 and Jun 1902, Madeley district, Shropshire, England   5. Mary Jane HEADLEY,   b. Between Oct 1903 and Dec 1903, Madeley district, Shropshire, England   6. George HEADLEY,   b. Between Jan 1905 and Mar 1905, Madeley district, Shropshire, England   7. Hannah HEADLEY,   b. Between Jan 1908 and Mar 1908, Madeley district, Shropshire, England   8. Benjamin HEADLEY,   b. 28 Jan 1909, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England   9. Thomas HEADLEY,   b. 29 Dec 1914, Jackfield, Shropshire, England

Unknown HEADLEY

Father	Benjamin HEADLEY,   b. 13 Nov 1872, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Mother	Sarah HILL,   b. Between Oct 1872 and Dec 1872, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Married	Between Apr 1900 and Jun 1900	Madeley Register Office or Registrar Attended, Madeley, Shropshire, England

Edith (Hill) HEADLEY

1900 - 1970  (70 years)

Birth	13 Jan 1900	Broseley, Shropshire, England
Died	Between Jan 1970 and Mar 1970	Shrewsbury district, Shropshire, England
	Age: 70y
Father	Benjamin HEADLEY,   b. 13 Nov 1872, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Mother	Sarah HILL,   b. Between Oct 1872 and Dec 1872, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Married	Between Apr 1900 and Jun 1900	Madeley Register Office or Registrar Attended, Madeley, Shropshire, England

William HEADLEY

1901 - 1901  (0 years)

Birth	Between Jan 1901 and Mar 1901	Ironbridge, Shropshire, England
Died	Between Apr 1901 and Jun 1901	Madeley district, Shropshire, England
	Age: 0y
Father	Benjamin HEADLEY,   b. 13 Nov 1872, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Mother	Sarah HILL,   b. Between Oct 1872 and Dec 1872, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Married	Between Apr 1900 and Jun 1900	Madeley Register Office or Registrar Attended, Madeley, Shropshire, England

Alice Annie HEADLEY

1902 - 1902  (0 years)

Birth	Between Apr 1902 and Jun 1902	Madeley district, Shropshire, England
Died	Between Jul 1902 and Sep 1902	Madeley district, Shropshire, England
	Age: 0y
Father	Benjamin HEADLEY,   b. 13 Nov 1872, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Mother	Sarah HILL,   b. Between Oct 1872 and Dec 1872, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Married	Between Apr 1900 and Jun 1900	Madeley Register Office or Registrar Attended, Madeley, Shropshire, England

Mary Jane HEADLEY

1903 - 1904  (0 years)

Birth	Between Oct 1903 and Dec 1903	Madeley district, Shropshire, England
Died	Between Jan 1904 and Mar 1904	Madeley district, Shropshire, England
	Age: 0y
Father	Benjamin HEADLEY,   b. 13 Nov 1872, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Mother	Sarah HILL,   b. Between Oct 1872 and Dec 1872, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Married	Between Apr 1900 and Jun 1900	Madeley Register Office or Registrar Attended, Madeley, Shropshire, England

George HEADLEY

1905 - 1905  (0 years)

Birth	Between Jan 1905 and Mar 1905	Madeley district, Shropshire, England
Died	Between Jan 1905 and Mar 1905	Madeley district, Shropshire, England
	Age: 0y
Father	Benjamin HEADLEY,   b. 13 Nov 1872, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Mother	Sarah HILL,   b. Between Oct 1872 and Dec 1872, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Married	Between Apr 1900 and Jun 1900	Madeley Register Office or Registrar Attended, Madeley, Shropshire, England

Hannah HEADLEY

1908 -

Birth	Between Jan 1908 and Mar 1908	Madeley district, Shropshire, England
Father	Benjamin HEADLEY,   b. 13 Nov 1872, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Mother	Sarah HILL,   b. Between Oct 1872 and Dec 1872, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Married	Between Apr 1900 and Jun 1900	Madeley Register Office or Registrar Attended, Madeley, Shropshire, England

Benjamin HEADLEY

1909 - 1962  (53 years)

Birth	28 Jan 1909	Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Died	Between Oct 1962 and Dec 1962	Shrewsbury district, Shropshire, England
	Age: 53y
Father	Benjamin HEADLEY,   b. 13 Nov 1872, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Mother	Sarah HILL,   b. Between Oct 1872 and Dec 1872, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Married	Between Apr 1900 and Jun 1900	Madeley Register Office or Registrar Attended, Madeley, Shropshire, England

Thomas HEADLEY

1914 -

Birth	29 Dec 1914	Jackfield, Shropshire, England
Father	Benjamin HEADLEY,   b. 13 Nov 1872, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Mother	Sarah HILL,   b. Between Oct 1872 and Dec 1872, Broseley, Shropshire, England
Married	Between Apr 1900 and Jun 1900	Madeley Register Office or Registrar Attended, Madeley, Shropshire, England

• Name	Benjamin HEADLEY
  Birth	13 Nov 1872	Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England   [1, 2]
  	OND 1872 Madeley, Volume 06A, Page 656 Mother's Maiden Surname: Potts Indexed on GRO as Hedley
  Gender	Male
  1881 Census	3 Apr 1881	Severn Row, Jackfield, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire, England   [3]
  	Age: 8y
  	RG11/2639, Folio 92, Page 23 Son, Scholar
  1891 Census	5 Apr 1891	Near The Church, Jackfield, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire, England   [4]
  	Age: 18y
  	RG12/2100, Folio 69, Page 18 Son, Single, Labourer at Brickyard
  1901 Census	31 Mar 1901	Lincoln Hill, Madeley, Wenlock, Shropshire, England   [5]
  	Age: 27y
  	RG13/2526, Folio 61, Page 4 Head, Married, Roofing Tile Presser
  1911 Census	2 Apr 1911	70 Lloyd Head, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England   [6]
  	Age: 38y
  	RG14PN16036 RG78PN990 RD348 SD3 ED3 SN62 Head, Married, General Labourer at Brickworks Married 11 years, 8 children: 2 living, 6 deceased
  Military Record	3 Oct 1914	Jackfield, Shropshire, England   [7]
  	Gave age on enlistments as 34 years 324 days Private, No. 130359 1st Battalion, Labour Corps Date of Discharge: 17 December 1917 Place of Discharge: Nottingham - no longer physically fit for war service. Old injury right ankle - 1905. Age at Discharge: 45 years 1 month
  1921 Census	19 Jun 1921	66 Lloyd Head, Jackfield, Broseley, Madeley, Shropshire, England   [8]
  	Age: 48y 6m
  	RG15/12359/0133 & 0134 Head, Married, Roofing Tile Presser at Messrs J Doughty & Sons, Jackfield Children Under 16: 2 = 1 aged 6, 1 aged 12
  1939 National Register	29 Sep 1939	142 Church Road, Jackfield, Wenlock, Shropshire, England   [1]
  	Age: 66y
  	RG101/5190F/011 Widower, Tile Presser - Retired
  Ancestor Count	32
  Descendant Count	9
  Reference Number	H 0283a
  Death	Between Jan 1944 and Mar 1944	Wenlock district, Shropshire, England   [9]
  	Age: 71y
  	JFM 1944 Wenlock, Volume 06A, Page 810
  Person ID	I1035	Ruth
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	William HEADLEY,   b. Bef 8 Dec 1833, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England d. 25 Jan 1907, Madeley district, Shropshire, England (Age > 73 years)
  Mother	Susannah POTTS,   b. Bef 29 Jan 1837, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England d. 6 Aug 1919, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England (Age > 82 years)
  Marriage	Between Apr 1857 and Jun 1857	Madeley Register Office or Registrar Attended, Madeley, Shropshire, England   [10, 11]
  	AMJ 1857 Madeley district, Volume 06A, Page 1147
  Family ID	F265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah HILL,   b. Between Oct 1872 and Dec 1872, Broseley, Shropshire, England d. Between Oct 1934 and Dec 1934, Madeley district, Shropshire, England (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	Between Apr 1900 and Jun 1900	Madeley Register Office or Registrar Attended, Madeley, Shropshire, England   [12, 13]
  	AMJ 1900 Madeley, Volume 06A, Page 1413
  Children	1. Unknown HEADLEY   2. Edith (Hill) HEADLEY,   b. 13 Jan 1900, Broseley, Shropshire, England d. Between Jan 1970 and Mar 1970, Shrewsbury district, Shropshire, England (Age 70 years)   3. William HEADLEY,   b. Between Jan 1901 and Mar 1901, Ironbridge, Shropshire, England d. Between Apr 1901 and Jun 1901, Madeley district, Shropshire, England (Age 0 years)   4. Alice Annie HEADLEY,   b. Between Apr 1902 and Jun 1902, Madeley district, Shropshire, England d. Between Jul 1902 and Sep 1902, Madeley district, Shropshire, England (Age 0 years)   5. Mary Jane HEADLEY,   b. Between Oct 1903 and Dec 1903, Madeley district, Shropshire, England d. Between Jan 1904 and Mar 1904, Madeley district, Shropshire, England (Age 0 years)   6. George HEADLEY,   b. Between Jan 1905 and Mar 1905, Madeley district, Shropshire, England d. Between Jan 1905 and Mar 1905, Madeley district, Shropshire, England (Age 0 years)   7. Hannah HEADLEY,   b. Between Jan 1908 and Mar 1908, Madeley district, Shropshire, England   8. Benjamin HEADLEY,   b. 28 Jan 1909, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England d. Between Oct 1962 and Dec 1962, Shrewsbury district, Shropshire, England (Age 53 years)   9. Thomas HEADLEY,   b. 29 Dec 1914, Jackfield, Shropshire, England
  Family ID	F1112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Nov 1872 - Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England 1881 Census - Age: 8y - 3 Apr 1881 - Severn Row, Jackfield, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire, England 1891 Census - Age: 18y - 5 Apr 1891 - Near The Church, Jackfield, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire, England 1901 Census - Age: 27y - 31 Mar 1901 - Lincoln Hill, Madeley, Wenlock, Shropshire, England 1911 Census - Age: 38y - 2 Apr 1911 - 70 Lloyd Head, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire, England Military Record - 3 Oct 1914 - Jackfield, Shropshire, England 1939 National Register - Age: 66y - 29 Sep 1939 - 142 Church Road, Jackfield, Wenlock, Shropshire, England Death - Age: 71y - Between Jan 1944 and Mar 1944 - Wenlock district, Shropshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  BENJAMIN HEADLEY Surname can be entered as Headley or Hedley or Hadley ADDRESSES: Severn Row, Jackfield, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire (03 April 1881) Near The Church, Jackfield, Broseley, Wenlock, Shropshire (05 April 1891) Lincoln Hill, Madeley, Wenlock, Shropshire (31 March 1901) 70 Lloyd Head, Jackfield, Broseley, Shropshire (02 April 1911) Jackfield, Shropshire (03 October 1914) Lloyd's Head, Jackfield, Shropshire (17 December 1917) 66 Lloyd Head, Jackfield, Broseley, Madeley, Shropshire (19 June 1921) 142 Church Road, Jackfield, Wenlock, Shropshire (29 September 1939) OCCUPATIONS: Scholar (03 April 1881) Labourer at Brickyard (05 April 1891) Roofing Tile Presser (31 March 1901) General Labourer at Brick Works (02 April 1911) Labourer (03 October 1914) Private, No. 130359, 1st Battalion, Labour Corps (03 October 1914 - 17 December 1917) Roofing Tile Presser at Messrs J Doughty & Sons, Jackfield (19 June 1921) Tile Presser - Retired (29 September 1939) CENSUSES: (1872-1944) 03 April 1881 - yes 05 April 1891 - yes 31 March 1901 - yes 02 April 1911 - yes 19 June 1921 - yes 29 September 1939 - yes Wills & Administrations Index - Not Found Last checked: 25 November 2022

  
  

• Sources

  [S3843] 1939 National Register - Headley, Benjamin, RG101/5190F/011. [S13] BMD - GRO Index - Birth, OND 1872 Madeley, Volume 06A, Page 656. [S358] 1881 Census - Headley, William & Drusilla (Susannah), RG11/2639, Folio 92, Page 23. [S361] 1891 Census - Headley, William & Susannah, RG12/2100, Folio 69, Page 18. [S678] 1901 Census - Headley, Benjamin & Sarah, RG13/2526, Folio 61, Page 4. [S721] 1911 Census - Headley, Benjamin & Sarah, RG14PN16036 RG78PN990 RD348 SD3 ED3 SN62 (Reliability: 3). [S2040] Military Record - Headley, Benjamin. [S6756] 1921 Census - Headley, Benjamin & Sarah, RG15/12359/0133 & 0134. [S15] BMD - GRO Index - Death, JFM 1944 Wenlock, Volume 06A, Page 810. [S14] BMD - GRO Index - Marriage, AMJ 1857 Madeley district, Volume 06A, Page 1147. [S5499] BMD - Shropshire Index - Marriage, RO-B-M/1/198. [S14] BMD - GRO Index - Marriage, AMJ 1900 Madeley, Volume 06A, Page 1413. [S5499] BMD - Shropshire Index - Marriage, RO-B-M/13/84.