James was the 10th of 13 children of John Benge & Ann Elizabeth Lancing. He married Emma Knight in Blackburn, Lancashire, England in 1863
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BillionGraves.com record for Emma Benge (Knight) (1845 - 18 December 1914), BillionGraves Record Archer Street Cemetery Masterton, Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand, unknown-continent