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Benjamin Norris 1853 – 1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 SEP 1853

Birth Location: Lye, Old Swinford, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: 7 JUN 1929

Death Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Father: John Norris

Mother: Elizabeth Hibell

Spouse(s): Mary Hewitt

Children(s): Arthur Norris, Christopher Norris, Florry Norris, Alice Norris, Janet Norris, Henry Norris, Blanche Norris, George Norris, William Norris, Edith Norris

In 1853, Benjamin Norris entered the world in Lye, Old Swinford, Worcestershire, England, born to John Norris and Elizabeth Alice Hibell. Benjamin Norris married Mary Ann Hewitt, and had children including Arthur Frank Norris, Christopher John Norris, Florry Frances Amelia Norris, Alice Louise Norris, Janet Norris, Henry Hible Norris, Blanche Elizabeth Norris, George Ernest Norris, William Leslie Norris, Edith Ruby Norris. Benjamin Norris passed away in 1929 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1853, Benjamin Norris entered the world in Lye, Old Swinford, Worcestershire, England, born to John Norris and Elizabeth Alice Hibell.
  • Benjamin Norris married Mary Ann Hewitt, and had children including Arthur Frank Norris, Christopher John Norris, Florry Frances Amelia Norris, Alice Louise Norris, Janet Norris, Henry Hible Norris, Blanche Elizabeth Norris, George Ernest Norris, William Leslie Norris, Edith Ruby Norris.
  • Benjamin Norris passed away in 1929 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Norris
1807 – 1886
Birth Location: Lye, Old Swinford, Worcestershire, England
JN
Elizabeth Hibell
1810 – 1867
Birth Location: Chapel Hill, Monmouthshire, Wales
EH

Spouses(s)

Mary Hewitt
1856 – 1956
Birth Location: Stourport on Severn, Worcestershire, England
MH

Children(s)

Arthur Norris
1879 – 1951
Birth Location: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
AN
Christopher Norris
1881 – 1981
Birth Location: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
CN
Florry Norris
1883 – 1983
Birth Location: Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England
FN
Alice Norris
1885 – 1957
Birth Location: Auckland, New Zealand
AN
Janet Norris
1886 – 1974
Birth Location: Auckland, New Zealand
JN
Henry Norris
1889 – 1963
Birth Location: Auckland, New Zealand
HN
Blanche Norris
1891 – 1961
Birth Location: Auckland, New Zealand
BN
George Norris
1894 – 1994
Birth Location: Auckland, New Zealand
GN
William Norris
1898 – 1998
Birth Location: Auckland, New Zealand
WN
Edith Norris
1901 – 1987
Birth Location: Auckland, New Zealand
EN

Benjamin Norris's Ancestors

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Benjamin Norris
1853 – 1929
Birth Place: Lye, Old Swinford, Worcestershire, England
Parents
John Norris
1807 – 1886
Lye, Old Swinford, Worcestershire, England
Elizabeth (Alice) Hibell
1810 – 1867
Chapel Hill, Monmouthshire, Wales
Grandparents
Richard Hibell
1765 – 1835
Upton Bishop, Herefordshire, England
Jane Huggins
1768 – 1856
Newent, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Ible
1731 – 1799
Mary Pugh
1739 – 1834
Thomas Huggins
1726 – 1801
Jane Lerigo
1727 – 1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ible
1696 – 1766
Mary Rock
1705 – 1763
Edward Pugh
1712 – 1812
Susanna Woolley
1717 – 1817
Francis Huggins
1689 – 1788
Mary Burgam
1686 – 1786

Benjamin Norris's Descendants

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Benjamin Norris (11 SEP 1853 – 7 JUN 1929) m. Mary (Ann) Hewitt (3 FEB 1856 – BEF 1956)
  1. 1. Arthur (Frank) Norris (7 DEC 1879 – 16 MAY 1951)
  2. 2. Christopher (John) Norris (1881 – BEF 1981)
  3. 3. Florry (Frances Amelia) Norris (16 DEC 1883 – BEF 1983)
  4. 4. Alice (Louise) Norris (5 FEB 1885 – 9 SEP 1957)
  5. 5. Janet Norris (26 JUL 1886 – 1 SEP 1974)
  6. 6. Henry (Hible) Norris (1889 – 10 DEC 1963) m. Catherine (Alice) Grundy (1886 – BEF 1986)
    1. 1. Joyce Norris (1914 – 1985) m. William Dickman (BET OCT 1899 AND DEC 1899 – ABT 1970)
      1. 1. Barbara Dickman (ABT 1934 – ABT 2010) m. Dennis Simpson (1927 – 1996)
        1. 1. [________] Simpson (ABT 1950 – ) m. David (S) Pirret (1947 – 2013)
  7. 7. Blanche (Elizabeth) Norris (1891 – 1 SEP 1961)
  8. 8. George (Ernest) Norris (26 FEB 1894 – BEF 1994)
  9. 9. William (Leslie) Norris (1898 – BEF 1998)
  10. 10. Edith (Ruby) Norris (28 FEB 1901 – 4 AUG 1987)

Benjamin Norris's Timeline

2 Records

1853
11 SEP 1853
Birth of Benjamin Norris in Lye, Old Swinford, Worcestershire, England
Lye, Old Swinford, Worcestershire, England
1929
7 JUN 1929
Age 76
Death of Benjamin Norris in Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 SEP 1853
    Event Place: Lye, Old Swinford, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 JUN 1929
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand
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