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Edward Bentley 1855–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 August 1855

Birth Location: Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 17 SEP 1942

Death Location: Greytown, South Wairarapa District, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: Charles Bentley

Mother: Harriet Ragg

Spouse(s): Louisa Palmer

Children(s): Walter Bentley, Arthur Bentley, Kitty Bentley, William Bentley, Reginald Bentley, Oswald Bentley

Edward Bentley was born in 1855 in Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, the child of Charles Bentley And Harriet Ragg. Edward Bentley married Louisa Maria Palmer, and had children including Arthur John Edward Bentley, Kitty Louise Bentley, Oswald Thomas Bentley, Reginald Edward Bentley, Walter Charles Alfred Bentley, William Frederick Bentley. Edward Bentley passed away in 1942 in Greytown, South Wairarapa District, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Edward Bentley was born in 1855 in Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, the child of Charles Bentley And Harriet Ragg.
  • Edward Bentley married Louisa Maria Palmer, and had children including Arthur John Edward Bentley, Kitty Louise Bentley, Oswald Thomas Bentley, Reginald Edward Bentley, Walter Charles Alfred Bentley, William Frederick Bentley.
  • Edward Bentley passed away in 1942 in Greytown, South Wairarapa District, Wellington, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Bentley's Ancestors

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Edward Bentley
1855–1942
Birth Place: Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
Charles Bentley
1819–1896
Lilleshall, Shropshire, England
Harriet Ragg
–1881
Shropshire
Grandparents
James Bentley
1795–1833
Hinstock Shropshire, England
Elizabeth Paddock
1797–1875
Stoke on Tern, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Bentley
1753–
Sarah Cotton
1755–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Bentley
1704–1763
Catherine Higins
1714–

Edward Bentley's Descendants

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Edward Bentley (24 August 1855–17 SEP 1942) m. Louisa (Maria) Palmer (14 May 1856–5 July 1946)
  1. 1. Walter (Charles Alfred) Bentley 1886–1965 m. Violet (Eliza Jane) Harman 1894–1975
    1. 1. Noel (Harman) Bentley 1913–1914
  2. 2. Arthur (John Edward) Bentley 1884–1959 m. Agnes (May) Bentley 1885–1965
  3. 3. Kitty (Louise) Bentley 1891–1981 m. Ernest (Edwin) Hicks 1889–1977
  4. 4. William (Frederick) Bentley 1896–1930
  5. 5. Reginald (Edward) Bentley 1882–1883
  6. 6. Oswald (Thomas) Bentley 1893–1918

Edward Bentley's Timeline

5 Records

1855
24 Aug 1855
Birth of Edward Bentley in Dunedin,New Zealand
Dunedin,New Zealand
1855
24 August 1855
Birth of Edward Bentley in Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
1942
17 Sep 1942
Age 87
Death of Edward Bentley in Greytown, Wellington, New Zealand
Greytown, Wellington, New Zealand
1942
17 September 1942
Age 87
Death of Edward Bentley in New Zealand
New Zealand
1942
17 SEP 1942
Age 87
Death of Edward Bentley in Greytown, New Zealand
Greytown, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1855
    Event Place: Dunedin,New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records
    [3] New Zealand, Birth Index, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950
    [4] New Zealand, World War i Service Records, Archives New Zealand; Wellington, New Zealand; Series Number: 18805

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 August 1855
    Event Place: Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1942
    Event Place: Greytown, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records
    [3] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 September 1942
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 SEP 1942
    Event Place: Greytown, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greytown, South Wairarapa District, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

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