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William Matthew Dennis 1817–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 April 1817

Birth Location: Kenwyn, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 31 MAY 1897

Death Location: Chewton, Victoria, Australia

Father: William Dennis

Mother: Ann Hambly

Spouse(s): Sarah Hodge

Children(s): Cecilia Dennis, William Dennis, Sarah Dennis, Charles Dennis, Selina Dennis, Samuel DENNIS, Matthew Dennis, John DENNIS, John Hodge, John Hodge, Charles Dennis

The story of William Matthew Dennis began in 1817 in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England. In 1841, William Matthew Dennis resided in St Ive, Cornwall, England. In 1851, William Matthew Dennis resided in Kea, Cornwall, England. William Matthew Dennis married Sarah Retallick Hodge, and had children including Cecilia Ann Dennis, Charles Retallick Hodge Dennis, Charles Rutherford Henry Dennis, John Frederick Dennis, John G Hodge, John Hodge, Matthew I Dennis, Samuel Dennis, Sarah Dennis, Selina Cordella Dennis, William Dennis. William Matthew Dennis passed away in 1897 in Chewton, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of William Matthew Dennis began in 1817 in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England.
  • In 1841, William Matthew Dennis resided in St Ive, Cornwall, England.
  • In 1851, William Matthew Dennis resided in Kea, Cornwall, England.
  • William Matthew Dennis married Sarah Retallick Hodge, and had children including Cecilia Ann Dennis, Charles Retallick Hodge Dennis, Charles Rutherford Henry Dennis, John Frederick Dennis, John G Hodge, John Hodge, Matthew I Dennis, Samuel Dennis, Sarah Dennis, Selina Cordella Dennis, William Dennis.
  • William Matthew Dennis passed away in 1897 in Chewton, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Dennis
–1845
Birth Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom
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Ann Hambly
1771–1849
Birth Location: Cornwall
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Hodge
1825–1900
Birth Location: Kenwyn, Cornwall, England
SH

Children(s)

Cecilia Dennis
1846–1929
Birth Location: Kea , Cornwell , England
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William Dennis
1842–
Birth Location: Kea, Cornwall, England
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Sarah Dennis
1849–
Birth Location: Kea, Cornwall, England
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Charles Dennis
1842–1926
Birth Location: Chacewater, Cornwall, Truro, England
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Selina Dennis
1864–1869
Birth Location: Chewton, Victoria
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Samuel DENNIS
1862–1910
Birth Location: Australia
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Matthew Dennis
1854–
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
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John DENNIS
1856–1883
Birth Location: –
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John Hodge
1858–
Birth Location: Alternon, Cornwall, England
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John Hodge
1858–
Birth Location: Alternon, Cornwall, England
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Charles Dennis
1851–1926
Birth Location: Chacewater, Cornwall, Truro, England
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William Dennis's Ancestors

Self
William Dennis
1817–1897
Birth Place: Kenwyn, Cornwall, England
Parents
William Matthew Dennis
–1845
Cornwall, United Kingdom
Ann Hambly
1771–1849
Cornwall
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dennis's Descendants

1.
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William (Matthew) Dennis (12 April 1817–31 MAY 1897) m. Sarah (Retallick) Hodge (8 June 1825–1900)
  1. 1. Cecilia (Ann) Dennis 1846–1929 m. John (Jonas) Hamling 1845–1931
    1. 1. Sarah (Maud) Hamling 1879–1961 m. Vincent (Augustine) Hoskins 1870–1938
      1. 1. VINCENT (AUGUSTUS) HOSKINS 1897–1960 m. Edna (Rita) Tomlinson 1908–1992
        1. 1. Ruth (Grace) Hoskins 1932–2017
        2. 2. Vincent Hoskins 1927–1995
        3. 3. Russell (Noel) Hoskins 1937–1956
      2. 2. Lois (Maud Frances May) Hoskins 1908–1979 m. Albert (Harold Francis) Wigney 1908–1985
    2. 2. Cecilia (Ettie) Hamling 1875–1952 m. David (Hy) Marks –1942
      1. 1. Louis (Phillip Henry) Marks 1897–
    3. 3. William (Frederick) Hamling 1872–
      1. 1. Violet (Lucy) Hamling 1908–1968
      2. 2. Eleanor (May) Hamling 1899–1899
      3. 3. Alice (Louise) Hamling 1901–
    4. 4. Selina (Cordelia) Hamling 1875–1934 m. Shirley (Alfred) Pavitt 1873–1967
      1. 1. Harold (Leslie) Pavitt 1898–1961 m. Eva (Esther Emily) Price 1899–1972
        1. 1. Raymond (John) Pavitt 1928–1971
      2. 2. John (Vernon) Pavitt 1909–1974 m. Iris (Beryl) Kelton 1909–1988
      3. 3. Clarice (Ethel) Pavitt 1901– m. Andrew (Richard) Burmeister 1896–1970
      4. 4. Alfred (Leonard) Pavitt 1904–1967
      5. 5. Charles (Ernest Robeson) Pavitt 1908–1908
      6. 6. Samuel (Charles) Hamling 1894–1894
    5. 5. Cecilia (Ellie) Hamling 1874–
      1. 1. Louis (Phillip Hy) Marks 1897–
    6. 6. Charlotte (Leah) Hamling 1877–1897
      1. 1. Madden 1897–
    7. 7. Ernest (John) Hamling 1881–1959 m. Rose Treloar 1875–1949
      1. 1. Harold (Francis) Hamling 1904–1976 m. Veronica (Phyllis) Kann 1904–1989
        1. 1. Mary (Josephine) Hamling 1942–1998
        2. 2. Ernest (Gerald) Hamling 1930–2008
        3. 3. Kevin (Francis) Hamling 1928–2016
        4. 4. Noel (Desmond) Hamling 1934–1996
    8. 8. Mary (Ethel May) Hamling 1883–1967 m. John (Thomas) Farmer 1867–
    9. 9. Samuel (Hodge Edgar) Hamling 1885–1959 m. Alma (Florence) Gartside 1875–1942 m. Laura (Louise) Marsh 1883–1909
      1. 1. Charles Hamling 1911–1911
      2. 2. John (James) Hamling 1913–1967
      3. 3. Agnes (Isabel) Hamling 1908–1989
      4. 4. Ernest (Edgar) Hamling 1906–1914
      5. 5. Laura (Louise) Hamling 1909–
      6. 6. Elsie Hamling 1906–1911
      7. 7. Alfred (Ashley) Hamling 1904–1946
    10. 10. Elsie (Gertrude) Hamling 1889–1959 m. William (Thomas Bartlett) Vaughan 1876–1968
      1. 1. Stanley (William) Vaughan 1910–1911
      2. 2. Thelma (Agnes) Vaughan 1914–2000
      3. 3. Alan (William) Vaughan 1921–1922
    11. 11. Henry (James) Hamling 1868–1935 m. Frances (Hannah) Hall 1869–1955
      1. 1. Cecilia (Ann) Hamling 1907–1963
      2. 2. Margurite (Caroline) Hamling 1910–1975
      3. 3. Rubina (Clarence) Hamling 1899–1977
      4. 4. Charles Hamling 1906–
      5. 5. Alice (Maude) Hamling 1903–
      6. 6. Harold (James) Hamling 1900–
      7. 7. William (Henry) Hamling 1896–1959
      8. 8. Irene (May) Hamling 1894–
      9. 9. Mabel (Thelma) Hamling 1909–
      10. 10. Eric (Edwin) Hamling 1908–1969
      11. 11. Alfred (Ashley) HAMLING 1903–1946
      12. 12. Elsie (Olive Myrtle) Hamling 1908–
    12. 12. Charles (Thomas) Hamling 1889–1968 m. Isabella (Jean) Evans 1888–1948
      1. 1. Lindsay (Charles "Lennie") Hamling 1915–1943
      2. 2. Jean Hamling 1917–
  2. 2. William Dennis 1842–
  3. 3. Sarah Dennis 1849–
  4. 4. Charles (Retallick Hodge) Dennis 1842–1926
  5. 5. Selina (Cordella) Dennis 1864–1869
  6. 6. Samuel DENNIS 1862–1910 m. Druzilla CULLEN 1866–1910
    1. 1. Flora (Caroline Ellen) DENNIS 1890–1963
    2. 2. Samuel DENNIS 1895–1924
    3. 3. Elizabeth (May) DENNIS 1899–1987
    4. 4. Thomas (Henry William) DENNIS 1901–1922
    5. 5. John DENNIS 1907–1959
  7. 7. Matthew (I) Dennis 1854–
  8. 8. John (Frederick) DENNIS 1856–1883
  9. 9. John (G) Hodge 1858–
  10. 10. John Hodge 1858–
  11. 11. Charles (Rutherford Henry) Dennis 1851–1926

William Dennis's Timeline

4 Records

1817
12 April 1817
Birth of William Matthew Dennis in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England
Kenwyn, Cornwall, England
1841
1841
Age 24
William Matthew Dennis resided here in St Ive, Cornwall, England
St Ive, Cornwall, England
1851
1851
Age 34
William Matthew Dennis resided here in Kea, Cornwall, England
Kea, Cornwall, England
1897
31 MAY 1897
Age 80
Death of William Matthew Dennis in Chewton, Victoria, Australia
Chewton, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 April 1817
    Event Place: Kenwyn, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Death Index
    [2] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1910; Folio: 760; Page: 17; GSU roll: 221063-221064
    [3] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 133; Book: 4; Civil Parish: St Ive; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 5; Folio: 23; Page: 18; Line: 6; GSU roll: 241258
    [4] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 147; Book: 12; Civil Parish: Kea; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 4; Folio: 47; Page: 15; Line: 7; GSU roll: 241269

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: St Ive, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 133; Book: 4; Civil Parish: St Ive; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 5; Folio: 23; Page: 18; Line: 6; GSU roll: 241258
    [2] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 147; Book: 12; Civil Parish: Kea; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 4; Folio: 47; Page: 15; Line: 7; GSU roll: 241269

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Kea, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1910; Folio: 760; Page: 17; GSU roll: 221063-221064

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 MAY 1897
    Event Place: Chewton, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Death Index
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591
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