Parish Records Benson, Oxfordshire
Baptism March 24 1842 Alfred Clinch parents John and Martha Clinch of Benson, father is a postboy, ceremony by G. L. Parsons, P. Curate

In the 1851 census Bell Street, Henley, Oxfordshire
Head John Clinch, age 55, coachman, born Benson, Oxfordshire
Wife Martha Clinch, age 48, born Roke Marsh, Oxfordshire
Son Samuel Clinch, age 21, shoe maker, born Benson
Daughter Caroline Clinch, age 11, scholar, born Benson
Son Charles Clinch, age 13, scholar, born Benson
Son Frederick Clinch, age 12, scholar, born Benson
Son Alfred Clinch, age 9, scholar, born Benson
Visitor George Gerome, unmarried, agricultural labourer, born Rigston, Surrey

In the 1861 census West Street Shop?, Henley, Oxfordshire
Head John Clinch, age 75 [should be 65], coachman to innkeeper, born Benson, Oxfordshire
Wife Mary? [should be Martha] Clinch, age 68 [should be 58], coachman to inkeeper’s wife, born Benson
Daughter Caroline Clinch, unmarried, age 21, coachman to innkeeper’s daughter, born Benson
Son Alfred Clinch, unmarried, age 19, post boy [coachman crossed out], born Benson