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Joyce Edna Bennett 1920 – 1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Oct 1920

Birth Location: Polegate, Sussex, England

Death Date: 1981

Death Location: Victoria, Australia

Father: Arthur Bennett

Mother: Margaretta Breach

Spouse(s): Reginald Willoughby, Jesse Willoughby

Children(s): Sylvia Willoughby, Jean Willoughby, Terence Willoughby

Joyce Edna Bennett was born in 1920 in Polegate, Sussex, England, the child of Arthur Reuben Bennett and Margaretta Emma Breach. In 1921, Joyce Edna Bennett resided in 72 Brook Street, Polegate, Sussex, England. Joyce Edna Bennett married Reginald Thomas Willoughby, Jesse Willoughby, and had children including Sylvia Joyce Willoughby, Jean Edna Willoughby, Terence Willoughby. Joyce Edna Bennett passed away in 1981 in Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • Joyce Edna Bennett was born in 1920 in Polegate, Sussex, England, the child of Arthur Reuben Bennett and Margaretta Emma Breach.
  • In 1921, Joyce Edna Bennett resided in 72 Brook Street, Polegate, Sussex, England.
  • Joyce Edna Bennett married Reginald Thomas Willoughby, Jesse Willoughby, and had children including Sylvia Joyce Willoughby, Jean Edna Willoughby, Terence Willoughby.
  • Joyce Edna Bennett passed away in 1981 in Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joyce Bennett's Ancestors

Self
Joyce Bennett
1920 – 1981
Birth Place: Polegate, Sussex, England
Parents
Arthur Reuben Bennett
1894 – 1961
Polegate, Sussex, England
Margaretta (Emma) Breach
1897 – 1978
Westham, Sussex, England
Grandparents
George (Abraham) Bennet
1857 – 1934
Jevington, Sussex, England
Annie Farrant
1858 –
Ripe, Sussex, England
Frederick Breach
1853 – 1943
West Dean, Sussex, England
Miriam (Ruth) Cheal
1857 – 1929
Westdean, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Bennett
Richard Breach
1814 – 1903
Mary Cheal
1818 – 1887
Edward Cheal
1827 – 1914
Eleanor Cheal
1832 – 1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Breach
1776 – 1855
Elizabeth Dennis
1777 – 1850
Edward Cheal
1793 – 1871
Jane Potter
1791 – 1868
Edward Cheal
1793 – 1871
Jane Potter
1791 – 1868
Thomas Cheal
1788 – 1860
Sarah Marchant
1794 – 1847

Joyce Bennett's Descendants

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Joyce (Edna) Bennett (23 Oct 1920 – 1981) m. Reginald (Thomas) Willoughby (4 Feb 1917 – 15 Nov 1942) m. Jesse Willoughby (29 Nov 1912 – 11 Feb 1999)
  1. 1. Sylvia (Joyce) Willoughby (1942 – )
  2. 2. Jean (Edna) Willoughby (1942 – )
  3. 3. Terence Willoughby (1947 – )

Joyce Bennett's Timeline

5 Records

1920
23 Oct 1920
Birth of Joyce Edna Bennett in Polegate, Sussex, England
Polegate, Sussex, England
1921
9 Jan 1921
Age 1
Joyce Edna Bennett was baptized in Polegate St John, Sussex, England
Polegate St John, Sussex, England
1921
1921
Age 1
Joyce Edna Bennett resided here in 72 Brook Street, Polegate, Sussex, England
72 Brook Street, Polegate, Sussex, England
1939
1939
Age 19
Joyce Edna Bennett resided here in 72 Brook Street, Polegate, Sussex, England
72 Brook Street, Polegate, Sussex, England
1981
1981
Age 61
Death of Joyce Edna Bennett in Victoria, Australia
Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1920
    Event Place: Polegate, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-145824
    [2] 1939 England and Wales Register
    [3] 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 15/4752, ED 9, Sch 204; Book: 04752

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1921
    Event Place: Polegate St John, Sussex, England
    Record Source: East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR 448/1/2/2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: 72 Brook Street, Polegate, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 15/4752, ED 9, Sch 204; Book: 04752

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: 72 Brook Street, Polegate, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1951
    Event Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-145824

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1951
    Event Place: Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-145824

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1981
    Event Place: Victoria, Australia

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