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William Bennet 1869–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1869

Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 16 Aug 1938

Death Location: Otago, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Bennet

Mother: Jane Baird

Spouse(s): Leonora Alexander

Children(s):

William Bennet was born in 1869 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, the child of Thomas Bennet And Jane Jean Baird. In 1890, William Bennet resided in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. In 1896, William Bennet resided in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. William Bennet married Leonora Alexander. William Bennet passed away in 1938 in Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William Bennet was born in 1869 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, the child of Thomas Bennet And Jane Jean Baird.
  • In 1890, William Bennet resided in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
  • In 1896, William Bennet resided in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
  • William Bennet married Leonora Alexander.
  • William Bennet passed away in 1938 in Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Bennet
1836–1926
Birth Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England
TB
Jane Baird
1839–1878
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JB

Spouses(s)

Leonora Alexander
1868–1944
Birth Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
LA

Children(s)

William Bennet's Ancestors

Self
William Bennet
1869–1938
Birth Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
Thomas Bennet
1836–1926
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Jane ("Jean") Baird
1839–1878
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, 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–
Agness Findlay)
1758–

William Bennet's Timeline

8 Records

1869
1869
Birth of William Bennet in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
1890
1890
Age 21
William Bennet resided here in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
1896
1896
Age 27
William Bennet resided here in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
1900
1900
Age 31
William Bennet resided here in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
1905
Bet. 1905–1906
Age 36
William Bennet resided here in Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand
Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand
1928
1928
Age 59
William Bennet resided here in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
1935
1935
Age 66
William Bennet resided here in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
1938
16 Aug 1938
Age 69
Death of William Bennet in Portobello, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Portobello, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1869
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1890
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1896
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1896

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1900

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Bet. 1905–1906
    Event Place: Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1905-1906

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1928

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1935

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1938
    Event Place: Portobello, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1964, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records
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