In the 1846 Directory of Hull he is listed as Wine etc merchant; h. 34 George St. 1861 Census (ref RG09 pce 3581 fo8 pg 10 Boarder at 57 Charlotte Street, Sculcoates Benjamin Whitaker, boarder, 51, Wine Merchent, West Ardsley, Yorks 1871 Census Head at House in West Hill, Hessle Benjamin Whitaker, head, Unm, 62, retired Merchent Yorks, West Ardsley Sarah Ann Taylor serv unm 28 housemaid, Hull Ann Tourend, serv, unm 41 cook Howden Mary Richardson, serv, unm, 17, Kitchin Maid, Lincoln,???hill 1881 Census Information Dwelling:Cliff House Census Place:Hessle In Sculcoates, York, England Source:FHL Film 1342147 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4750 Folio 59 Page 36 MarrAgeSexBirthplace Benjamin WHITAKERM70 MArdsley, York, England Rel:Head Occ:Gentleman Income From Dividends Madeline WHITAKERM44 FIsle of Wight, Hampshire, England Rel:Wife Rosaline HARRISONU37 FCottingham, York, England Rel:Servant Occ:Cook Domestic Mary E. JACKSONU33 FEast Holton, Lincoln, England Rel:Servant Occ:Housemaid Domestic Edith GIDDYU15 FMarsh Chapel, Lincoln, England Rel:Servant Occ:Housemaid Domestic 1891 Census Cliff House, Hessle, Sculcoates Benjamin Whitaker, head, M 82, Retired Wine Merchant, employer, Yorkshire, West Ardsley Madeline do, wife, M, 54, Isle of Wight, Wippingham Agnes Heston, Ser, S, 29, Cook Domestic, Yorks, Hull Ellen Lackey, do, S, 32, Dom Serv, Yorks, Hull Agnes Burton, do, S 17, Dom Serv,Nottingham, Ruddington Extract from his will probate granted 20 Dec 1893: gross value of estate £122,590-14-7 Executors John Arthur Whitaker, William Carr, Benjamin West, sharebroker of Hull and Edward Wilson of Hull gent. Body to be interred in a new vault to be constructed in the cemetery at Hessle adjoining the vault in which my brother Isaac is buried. To his dear wife all jewels, trinkets, & personal ornaments worn or used by her in my lifetime. Also all wines liqueurs and other consumable stores and my horses and carriage, watch and jewellery. £500 imediately and an annuity of £2,000 a year. House left to his trustees for the occupation of his wife who has a life interest but is to keep it in repair. Two hundred pounds to his execuors. Coachman Thomas Doughty £100 Gardener George Jarvis £75 Under Gardener James Blanchard £40 Two years wages to each female servent who had been with him for 5 years One years' wages for those who had been with him for less than 5 years To neice Emma Carr £15,000 To Gt Neices Emma Scholefield and Mary Crossley children of late neice Mary Scholefield £2,500 each Neices Alexandrina Morrison, Sophia Tomaso and Caroline Christian £3,000 each. Rest of estate to be called in and converted to cash: and excess over what is needed for the annuity to be held in trust for nephews Benjamin Ingham Whitaker, Joshua Whitaker, Joseph Isaac Spadifora Whitaker, John Arthur Whitaker, Robert Sanderson Whitaker, Alexander Ingham Whitaker and Arthur Edward Whitaker or their children if they have died.

R S Whitaker says that she was the daughter of C Roe of Forest Hill, Norwood. Year of Birth calculated from age given in 1881 census (44) 1871 Census RG10/4776 Page 24 South Field, Hessle (Staying with Francis Anderson mar 73 Retired FRCS born YKS Hessle) Kate C M Roe Visitor unm 32 Padmore Isle of Wight