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Mary Lydia (Polly) Bennett 1874–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Oct 1874

Birth Location: Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 5 Apr 1944

Death Location: Colac, Victoria, Australia

Father: William Bennett

Mother: Anne Mousley

Spouse(s): James Hayes, John Hager

Children(s): William Hagar

Mary Lydia (Polly) Bennett was born in 1874 in Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia, the child of William Henry Bennett And Anne Mousley. In 1903, Mary Lydia (Polly) Bennett resided in Wensleydale, Corangamite, Victoria, Australia. Mary Lydia (Polly) Bennett married James Hayes, John William Hager, and had children including William Henry Hagar. Mary Lydia (Polly) Bennett passed away in 1944 in Colac, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • Mary Lydia (Polly) Bennett was born in 1874 in Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia, the child of William Henry Bennett And Anne Mousley.
  • In 1903, Mary Lydia (Polly) Bennett resided in Wensleydale, Corangamite, Victoria, Australia.
  • Mary Lydia (Polly) Bennett married James Hayes, John William Hager, and had children including William Henry Hagar.
  • Mary Lydia (Polly) Bennett passed away in 1944 in Colac, Victoria, Australia.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Bennett's Ancestors

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Mary Bennett
1874–1944
Birth Place: Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia
Parents
William Henry Bennett
1847–1933
Barrabool Hills, Victoria, Australia
Anne Mousley
1852–1917
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Grandparents
Joseph Mousley
1811–1899
Barton-Under-Needwood, Staffordshire, England
Ann Hepbuirn
1826–1909
Acol, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Mousley
1773–1832
Elizabeth Allsop
1779–1830
Thomas Winterbourn
1800–1879
Elizabeth Emptage
1802–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Mousley
1750–1794
Elizabeth Platts
1726–1807
Thomas 4GGfather
1776–1803
Elizabeth 4GGmother
1774–1814
John Emptage
1765–1836
Sarah Impet
1765–1819

Mary Bennett's Descendants

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Mary (Lydia (Polly)) Bennett (4 Oct 1874–5 Apr 1944) m. James Hayes (9 Jun 1853–12 Nov 1930) m. John (William) Hager (1866–13 Jul 1933)
  1. 1. William (Henry) Hagar 1895–1970 m. Christina (Catherine) Dunne 1893–1990

Mary Bennett's Timeline

3 Records

1874
4 Oct 1874
Birth of Mary Lydia (Polly) Bennett in Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia
Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia
1903
1903
Age 29
Mary Lydia (Polly) Bennett resided here in Wensleydale, Corangamite, Victoria, Australia
Wensleydale, Corangamite, Victoria, Australia
1944
5 Apr 1944
Age 70
Death of Mary Lydia (Polly) Bennett in Colac, Victoria, Australia
Colac, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1874
    Event Place: Winchelsea, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Birth Index
    [2] Australia Death Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1903
    Event Place: Wensleydale, Corangamite, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1944
    Event Place: Colac, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Death Index

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