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George Harold Bennett 1891 – 1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 October 1891

Birth Location: Nelson, Marlborough, New Zealand

Death Date: 12 September 1963

Death Location: Karori, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: George Bennett

Mother: Beatrice Ward

Spouse(s): Alice Day

Children(s): Maurice Bennett, Vonita Bennett., Beverley Bennett, Marie Bennett, George Bennett

George Harold Bennett was born in 1891 in Nelson, Marlborough, New Zealand, the child of George Legg Bennett and Beatrice Martha (Matt) Ward. In 1917, George Harold Bennett resided in New Zealand. George Harold Bennett married Alice Henrietta Day, and had children including Maurice George Harold Bennett, Vonita Doreen Bennett., Beverley Annie Bennett, Marie Nola Bennett, George Albert Bennett. George Harold Bennett passed away in 1963 in Karori, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • George Harold Bennett was born in 1891 in Nelson, Marlborough, New Zealand, the child of George Legg Bennett and Beatrice Martha (Matt) Ward.
  • In 1917, George Harold Bennett resided in New Zealand.
  • George Harold Bennett married Alice Henrietta Day, and had children including Maurice George Harold Bennett, Vonita Doreen Bennett., Beverley Annie Bennett, Marie Nola Bennett, George Albert Bennett.
  • George Harold Bennett passed away in 1963 in Karori, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Bennett's Ancestors

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George Bennett
1891 – 1963
Birth Place: Nelson, Marlborough, New Zealand
Parents
George Legg Bennett
1858 – 1919
Somerset, England
Beatrice (Martha (Matt)) Ward
1871 – 1940
Nelson, New Zealand
Grandparents
Samuel Bennett
1828 – 1878
Podimore Milton, Somerset
Mary (Mounstephen) Legg
1832 – 1881
Corscombe, Dorset, England
John (Nicholas) Ward
1833 – 1913
Windsor, Berkshire, England
Amelia Kidson
1838 – 1911
Eton, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Bennett
1786 – 1861
Elizabeth Frampton
1790 – 1859
George legg
1804 – 1859
Martha Mountstephen
1809 –
John Ward
1811 – 1893
Charlotte Martin
1816 –
John Kidson
1808 – 1875
Amelia Tuck
1814 – 1903
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bennett
1759 – 1829
Mary Richards
– 1811
Thomas Frampton
1760 – 1843
Elizabeth Mayo
1760 – 1817
John Legg
1777 – 1858
Honour Hounsel
1771 – 1853
Thomas Goddard
1790 – 1844
Catherine Kidson
1788 –
Joseph Tuck
1770 –
charlotte hale
1792 – 1874

George Bennett's Descendants

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George (Harold) Bennett (22 October 1891 – 12 September 1963) m. Alice (Henrietta) Day (18 Feb 1895 – Jan 1994)
  1. 1. Maurice (George Harold) Bennett (21 DEC 1914 – 8 MAY 1989) m. Marjorie (Joan) Johnson (15 May 1916 – )
    1. 1. Maurice (Rex) Bennett (25 AUG 1937 – 8 FEB 1999) m. Reremoana (Rose) Paora (1918 – 6 OCT 1997)
    2. 2. Rupert (James) Bennett (12 AUG 1959 – 11 FEB 1990)
  2. 2. Vonita (Doreen) Bennett. (15 Jan 1916 – 25 August 1975) m. Sidney (George) Corneal (July 1910 – 17 August 1988)
    1. 1. *Maureen (Elizabeth) Corneal (16 July, 1935 – 25 December 1982) m. Dennis (William) Grey (14 May, 1932 – 1997)
      1. 1. *John (William) Grey (23 Oct 1964 – 29 Aug 1980)
    2. 2. *Annette (Sydney) Corneal (1942 – 2019) m. Rongo (Do Tupatea) Kahu (1934 – 2012)
  3. 3. Beverley (Annie) Bennett (27 May 1920 – 14 Nov 2002) m. John ((Jack)) Raharuhi (15 December 1912 – 4 August 1985) m. Rupert (Joseph) Pomeroy (8 May 1916 – 26 October 1982)
  4. 4. Marie (Nola) Bennett (12 Jun 1923 – 16 August 2006) m. Reginald (William) Mundy (Mar 1919 – 14 Oct 1986) m. Basil Curry (1 Aug 1944 – )
  5. 5. George (Albert) Bennett (22 Oct 1925 – 26 Jun 2008) m. Kathleen (Helen Sutherland) Gunn

George Bennett's Timeline

3 Records

1891
22 October 1891
Birth of George Harold Bennett in Nelson, Marlborough, New Zealand
Nelson, Marlborough, New Zealand
1917
1917
Age 26
George Harold Bennett resided here in New Zealand
New Zealand
1963
12 September 1963
Age 72
Death of George Harold Bennett in Karori, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Karori, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 October 1891
    Event Place: Nelson, Marlborough, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave™ Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, World War I Army Nominal Rolls, 1914-1918, Nominal Rolls: Vol. 3: 1 Jan 1917 - 31 Dec 1917

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 September 1963
    Event Place: Karori, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave™ Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave™ Index, 1800s-Current

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