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Mary Grace Elizabeth Benton 1855 – 1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1855

Birth Location: Karori, Wellington, New Zealand

Death Date: 26 November 1899

Death Location: Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Benton

Mother: Caroline Cattell

Spouse(s): William Wakelin

Children(s): Mary Wakelin

Mary Grace Elizabeth Benton NZc was born in 1855 in Karori, Wellington, New Zealand, the child of Thomas Benton and Caroline Rebecca Cattell. Mary Grace Elizabeth Benton NZc married William Shakespeare Wakelin, and had children including Mary Lydia Caroline Wakelin. Mary Grace Elizabeth Benton NZc passed away in 1899 in Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Mary Grace Elizabeth Benton NZc was born in 1855 in Karori, Wellington, New Zealand, the child of Thomas Benton and Caroline Rebecca Cattell.
  • Mary Grace Elizabeth Benton NZc married William Shakespeare Wakelin, and had children including Mary Lydia Caroline Wakelin.
  • Mary Grace Elizabeth Benton NZc passed away in 1899 in Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Benton
1829 – 1902
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
TB
Caroline Cattell
1833 – 1890
Birth Location: Bedworth, Warwickshire, England
CC

Spouses(s)

William Wakelin
1852 – 1917
Birth Location: Bulkington, Warwickshire, England
WW

Children(s)

Mary Wakelin
1876 – 1931
Birth Location: Greytown, New Zealand
MW

Mary Benton's Ancestors

Self
Mary Benton
1855 – 1899
Birth Place: Karori, Wellington, New Zealand
Parents
Thomas Benton
1829 – 1902
London, Middlesex, England
Caroline (Rebecca) Cattell
1833 – 1890
Bedworth, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Benton's Descendants

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Mary (Grace Elizabeth) Benton (4 May 1855 – 26 November 1899) m. William (Shakespeare) Wakelin (15 Mar 1852 – 03 JUL 1917)
  1. 1. Mary (Lydia Caroline) Wakelin (25 Jul 1876 – 21 May 1931) m. Thomas (Eli "Ton") Greatbatch (14 DEC 1871 – 03 FEB 1931)
    1. 1. Mabel (Bevan) Greatbach (23 Mar 1908 – 02 Dec 2003) m. Harry (Charles) Plested (26 Aug 1906 – )
      1. 1. Don (Layton) Plested (30 Jun 1934 – ) m. Kathleen (Ruth) Martin (08 Mar 1936 – )
        1. 1. Mark (Layton) Plested (10 Feb 1957 – ) m. Bonnie (Margaret) Christianson (18 Jul 1962 – )
        2. 2. Kerry (Anne) Plested (30 Aug 1961 – ) m. Anthony (John) Unsworth (26 Feb 1955 – )
        3. 3. Grant (Bevan) Plested (17 Jan 1965 – ) m. Linda (Grace) Richardson (04 Nov 1964 – )

Mary Benton's Timeline

2 Records

1855
4 May 1855
Birth of Mary Grace Elizabeth Benton NZc in Karori, Wellington, New Zealand
Karori, Wellington, New Zealand
1899
26 November 1899
Age 44
Death of Mary Grace Elizabeth Benton NZc in Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand
Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1855
    Event Place: Karori, Wellington, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 November 1899
    Event Place: Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand
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