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William Bennet 1864–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1864

Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 8 Jul 1941

Death Location: Otago, New Zealand

Father: Archibald Bennet

Mother: Jane Hunter

Spouse(s): Louisa Lewisa

Children(s): Kenneth Bennet, Leslie Bennet

William Bennet was born in 1864 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, the child of Archibald Bennet And Jane Mcwhinnie Hunter. William Bennet married Louisa Or Lewisa, and had children including Kenneth William Bennet, Leslie Frederick Bennet. William Bennet passed away in 1941 in Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William Bennet was born in 1864 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, the child of Archibald Bennet And Jane Mcwhinnie Hunter.
  • William Bennet married Louisa Or Lewisa, and had children including Kenneth William Bennet, Leslie Frederick Bennet.
  • William Bennet passed away in 1941 in Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Bennet's Ancestors

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William Bennet
1864–1941
Birth Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
Archibald Bennet
1833–1898
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Jane (McWhinnie) Hunter
1840–1889
Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Bennet
1797–1851
Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Mary Mathieson
1805–1851
Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Matheson
1785–
Elizabeth Edgar
1784–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Edgar
1755–
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1758–

William Bennet's Descendants

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William Bennet (1864–8 Jul 1941) m. Louisa (or) Lewisa (abt 1865–3 Nov 1939)
  1. 1. Kenneth (William) Bennet 1897–1941 m. Martha (Jane) Davies 1900–
  2. 2. Leslie (Frederick) Bennet 1902–1965 m. Amy 1905–1985

William Bennet's Timeline

3 Records

1864
1864
Birth of William Bennet in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
1941
08 Jul 1941
Age 77
Death of William Bennet in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
1941
8 Jul 1941
Age 77
Death of William Bennet in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1864
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Birth Index, New Zealand, Birth Index, 1840-1950
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records
    [3] New Zealand, World War i Service Records, Archives New Zealand; Wellington, New Zealand; Series Number: 18805

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Jul 1941
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1964, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1941
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records

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