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Oswald Alfred "Os" Bennett 1917–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Aug 1917

Birth Location: Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 5 Aug 1987

Death Location: Tauranga, Tauranga City, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Father: William Bennett

Mother: Emily Mortland

Spouse(s): Hazel Battersby

Children(s):

The story of Oswald Alfred "Os" Bennett began in 1917 in Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Oswald Alfred "Os" Bennett married Hazel Minie Battersby, and had children including Glennis Bennett 17Cm To Arc. Oswald Alfred "Os" Bennett passed away in 1987 in Tauranga, Tauranga City, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Oswald Alfred "Os" Bennett began in 1917 in Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • Oswald Alfred "Os" Bennett married Hazel Minie Battersby, and had children including Glennis Bennett 17Cm To Arc.
  • Oswald Alfred "Os" Bennett passed away in 1987 in Tauranga, Tauranga City, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Oswald Bennett's Ancestors

Self
Oswald Bennett
1917–1987
Birth Place: Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
William Edward "Lou" Bennett
1871–1929
Young, New South Wales, Australia
Emily (Katherine) Mortland
1873–1951
Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland
Grandparents
Benjamin (J) Bennett
1831–1891
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Anne (Josephine) Flood
1840–1918
Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland
Samuel Mortland
1844–1908
Ireland
Eliza (Mary (Mary Elizabeth)) Orr
1855–1920
Annandale, Kilmaurs, Ayrshire
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Bennett
1796–1865
Elizabeth Pugh
1798–1875
John Viewmount
1771–1850
John Mortland
1803–1881
William Orr
1812–1876
Margaret McMurtrie
1830–1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bennett
1763–
William Pugh
1758–1799
Ann Richards
1761–
Henry 121st
1740–1785
Elizabeth Perkins
1752–1790
Thomas Orr
1771–1852
Hannah Longmuir
1782–1858
Thomas McMurtrie
1802–1893
Elizabeth Campbell
1804–1882

Oswald Bennett's Timeline

3 Records

1917
17 Apr 1917
Birth of Oswald Alfred "Os" Bennett
None
1917
17 Aug 1917
Birth of Oswald Alfred "Os" Bennett in Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
1987
5 Aug 1987
Age 70
Death of Oswald Alfred "Os" Bennett in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1917
    Record Source: New Zealand, Birth Index, N/A - microfiche from a private collector; New Zealand; Birth Index, 1840-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1917
    Event Place: Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1987
    Event Place: Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tauranga, Tauranga City, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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