In VENN:
Adm. pens. at JESUS, June 26, 1778. Of Canterbury. S. of John, D.D. [Preb. of Canterbury]. B. 1761. ' Matric. Michs. 1779; B.A. 1782; M.A. 1785. Ord. deacon (Canterbury) 1783; priest, 1785; C. of St Michael Royal, London, 1783. V. of King Charles-the-Martyr, Tunbridge Wells, 1786-1829. R. of Orgarswick, Kent, 1788-91. Lic. pr., dio. Canterbury, 1789. R. of St Dunstan-in-the-East, London, 1789-91. R. of Merstham, Surrey, 1791-1833. Registrar of the diocese of Gloucester. Married (1) Mary (his cousin), dau. of James Benson, LL.D., Canon of Gloucester; (2) Harriet, widow of William Aldersley, of Stoke Manor, Surrey. Author, Sermons. Died Apr. 1, 1833, aged 72. Buried at Merstham. M.I. Father of the next. (A. Gray; Cant. Act Bk.; Rochester Records; Brayley, Surrey, IV. 327; Burke, L.G.)
Father of 1576
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1783 | Ordi(ordination) | Benson, Martin | / | deacon | View |
| 1783 | Appt(Licensing) | Benson, Martin | London, St Michael Royal / | Curate | View |
| 1785 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Benson, Martin | / | priest | View |
| 1785 | Ordi(ordination) | Benson, Martin | / | priest | View |
| 1786 | Appt(Licensing) | Benson, Martin | Tunbridge chapel / | Preacher | View |
| 1788 | Appt(Institution) | Benson, Martin | Orgarswick / | Rector | View |
| 1789 | Appt(Collation) | Benson, Martin | London, St Dunstan in the East / | Rector | View |
| 1789 | Appt(Licensing) | Benson, Martin | Canterbury diocese / | public preacher | View |
| 1791 | Appt(Collation) | Benson, Martin | Mestham / | Rector | View |
| 1791 | Vac(cession) | Benson, Martin | Orgarswick / | Rector | View |
| 1791 | Vac(cession) | Benson, Martin | London, St Dunstan in the East / | Rector | View |
| 1833 | Vac(Death) | Benson, Martin | Merstham / | Rector | View |