Hi Vivian,
Just spotted your message. I think I may be a relation. My mothers mother was Mary Ann Sarah Benns & she had sisters Henrietta & Emily, and brother Benjamin. I think there were others that died but I have not got round to ordering the birth/ death certs yet.
The parents were Alfred Benns and Mary Ann Sarah ( nee Smith). I was told Emily married a Thomas Ember ?? but maybe my mother got it wrong. The Benns lived in Bethnal Green for a long time & had a butchers shop in Brick Lane. I have more info, including a photo of Thomas & Emily.
Give me an email.
Regs
Glynis