Henry Bennett1

M, #287181, b. 1837, d. 20 July 1877
Last Edited=27 Mar 2020
     Henry Bennett was born in 1837 at Tullyhue, County Armagh, IrelandG.2 He was the son of Henry Bennett and Ellen (?)3 He married Margaret Bennett, daughter of Robert Bennett and Jane Guy, on 11 January 1866 at St. Michaels Church, Christchurch, New ZealandG.1 He died on 20 July 1877 at Wakanui, Canterbury, New ZealandG, from an accident, where he fell off his dray and was run over, dying four days later.2 He was buried on 21 July 1877 at Ashburton Old Cemetery, Kermode Street, Ashburton, New ZealandG, plot 29.4,5
     Henry, Robert, William and William immigrated to Lyttelton, Canterbury, New ZealandG, on the ship Matoaka, arriving on February 1862.6 He was a farmer in 1863 at Templeton, Canterbury, New ZealandG.7 He was a farmer circa 1873 at Wakanui, Canterbury, New ZealandG.8

Children of Henry Bennett and Margaret Bennett

Citations

  1. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Life and Times of the Bennett Families of Canterbury 1862-1979 (Ashburton, NZ: author, 1979), page 75. Hereinafter cited as Bennett Families of Canterbury.
  2. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 112.
  3. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 50.
  4. [S2862] NZ Society of Genealogists, Ashburton Old Cemetery (Auckland, NZ: NZ Society of Genealogists, 1979), plot 29. Hereinafter cited as Ashburton Cemetery - Old Section.
  5. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 115.
  6. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 9.
  7. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 32.
  8. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 94.
  9. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 82.
  10. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 83.
  11. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 84.
  12. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 105.
  13. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 110.

Robert Bennett1

M, #287182, b. before 1812
Last Edited=20 Jul 2011
     Robert Bennett was born before 1812 at IrelandG. He married Jane Guy.1
     He was a farmer from 1838 to 1840 at Cargans, Ballymore, County Armagh, IrelandG.1

Children of Robert Bennett and Jane Guy

Citations

  1. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Life and Times of the Bennett Families of Canterbury 1862-1979 (Ashburton, NZ: author, 1979), page 45. Hereinafter cited as Bennett Families of Canterbury.
  2. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 48.
  3. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 234.

Jane Guy1

F, #287183
Last Edited=20 Jul 2011
     Jane Guy married Robert Bennett.1
     Her married name became Bennett.1

Children of Jane Guy and Robert Bennett

Citations

  1. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Life and Times of the Bennett Families of Canterbury 1862-1979 (Ashburton, NZ: author, 1979), page 45. Hereinafter cited as Bennett Families of Canterbury.
  2. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 48.
  3. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 234.

William Bennett1

M, #287184, b. 1832, d. 5 January 1895
Last Edited=26 Jun 2008
     William Bennett was born in 1832 at IrelandG.1 He was the son of Robert Bennett and Jane Guy.1 He was baptized at Ballymore, County Armagh, IrelandG, in 1838.1 He married Margaret McIlroy on 14 November 1859 at Ballymore, County Armagh, IrelandG.2 He died on 5 January 1895 at Cust, Canterbury, New ZealandG.3,4 He was buried at Cust Presbyterian Cemetery, Cust, Canterbury, New ZealandG, plot 6.4
     He was a farmer after 1862 at West Eyreton, Canterbury, New ZealandG.5 William and Margaret and Margaret McIlroy immigrated to Lyttelton, Canterbury, New ZealandG, on the ship Mersey, arriving on 25 September 1862.1

Children of William Bennett and Margaret McIlroy

Citations

  1. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Life and Times of the Bennett Families of Canterbury 1862-1979 (Ashburton, NZ: author, 1979), page 45. Hereinafter cited as Bennett Families of Canterbury.
  2. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury.
  3. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 49.
  4. [S2957] NZ Society of Genealogists, Cust Presbyterian Cemetery (Auckland, NZ: NZ Society of Genealogists), plot 6. Hereinafter cited as Cust Presbyterian Cemetery.
  5. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 52.
  6. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 53.
  7. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 50.

Margaret McIlroy1

F, #287185, b. 1835, d. 19 August 1907
Last Edited=26 Jun 2008
     Margaret McIlroy was born in 1835 at IrelandG.2 She married William Bennett, son of Robert Bennett and Jane Guy, on 14 November 1859 at Ballymore, County Armagh, IrelandG.1 She died on 19 August 1907 at Cust, Canterbury, New ZealandG.3,4 She was buried at Cust Presbyterian Cemetery, Cust, Canterbury, New ZealandG.4
     From 14 November 1859, her married name became Bennett.1 William and Margaret and William Bennett immigrated to Lyttelton, Canterbury, New ZealandG, on the ship Mersey, arriving on 25 September 1862.2

Children of Margaret McIlroy and William Bennett

Citations

  1. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Life and Times of the Bennett Families of Canterbury 1862-1979 (Ashburton, NZ: author, 1979). Hereinafter cited as Bennett Families of Canterbury.
  2. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 45.
  3. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 53.
  4. [S2957] NZ Society of Genealogists, Cust Presbyterian Cemetery (Auckland, NZ: NZ Society of Genealogists), plot 6. Hereinafter cited as Cust Presbyterian Cemetery.
  5. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 50.


George Bennett1

M, #287186, b. 1860, d. 18 November 1889
Last Edited=18 Feb 2001
     George Bennett was born in 1860 at IrelandG.1,2 He was the son of William Bennett and Margaret McIlroy.1 He married Jane Barr Anderson, daughter of William Anderson, on 12 July 1883.3 He died on 18 November 1889.2 He was buried at Cust Presbyterian Cemetery, Cust, Canterbury, New ZealandG, plot 6.2
     George immigrated with his parents to Lyttelton, Canterbury, New ZealandG, on the ship Mersey, arriving 25 September 1862.1

Children of George Bennett and Jane Barr Anderson

Citations

  1. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Life and Times of the Bennett Families of Canterbury 1862-1979 (Ashburton, NZ: author, 1979), page 45. Hereinafter cited as Bennett Families of Canterbury.
  2. [S2957] NZ Society of Genealogists, Cust Presbyterian Cemetery (Auckland, NZ: NZ Society of Genealogists), plot 6. Hereinafter cited as Cust Presbyterian Cemetery.
  3. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 50.

Robert Bennett1

M, #287187, b. 1836, d. 1894
Last Edited=28 Mar 2020
     Robert Bennett was born in 1836 at Tandragee, County Armagh, IrelandG.2 He was the son of Robert Bennett and Jane Guy.1 He married Maria Cummins in 1865 at Christchurch, New ZealandG.3 He died in 1894 at Klondyke, Canterbury, New ZealandG, drowning while working on the construction of the headworks of the Rangitata water race supply.3
     Henry, Robert, William and William immigrated to Lyttelton, Canterbury, New ZealandG, on the ship Matoaka, arriving on February 1862.4 He was a roading contractor after 1880 at Ashburton, New ZealandG.3

Children of Robert Bennett and Maria Cummins

Citations

  1. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Life and Times of the Bennett Families of Canterbury 1862-1979 (Ashburton, NZ: author, 1979), page 48. Hereinafter cited as Bennett Families of Canterbury.
  2. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 48 and page 159.
  3. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 160.
  4. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 9.
  5. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 161.
  6. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 156.

John Bennett1

M, #287188, b. 1828, d. 21 March 1885
Last Edited=28 Mar 2020
     John Bennett was born in 1828 at Tandragee, County Armagh, IrelandG.2 He was the son of Robert Bennett and Jane Guy.1 He married, secondly, Isabella Dunlop.3 He married, firstly, Margaret Ewing before 1852.4 He died on 21 March 1885 at Ashburton, New ZealandG, an accident on Old Beach Road, where his dray fell off the road into the Ashburton River.2 He was buried at Ashburton Public Cemetery, Old Section, Ashburton, New ZealandG, plot 338.5
     John and Margaret and Margaret Ewing immigrated to Lyttelton, Canterbury, New ZealandG, on the ship Amoor, arriving on 1 July 1864.6 He was a farmer in 1873 at Wakanui, Canterbury, New ZealandG.7

Children of John Bennett and Margaret Ewing

Children of John Bennett and Isabella Dunlop

Citations

  1. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Life and Times of the Bennett Families of Canterbury 1862-1979 (Ashburton, NZ: author, 1979), page 48. Hereinafter cited as Bennett Families of Canterbury.
  2. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 58.
  3. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 152.
  4. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 54.
  5. [S2862] NZ Society of Genealogists, Ashburton Old Cemetery (Auckland, NZ: NZ Society of Genealogists, 1979), plot 338. Hereinafter cited as Ashburton Cemetery - Old Section.
  6. [S495] Notices, The Lyttelton Times, Lyttelton, New Zealand. Hereinafter cited as The Lyttelton Times.
  7. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 90.
  8. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 146.
  9. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 148.
  10. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 149.

Henry Bennett1

M, #287189, b. after 1828
Last Edited=22 Jan 2001
     Henry Bennett was born after 1828 at IrelandG.1 He was the son of Robert Bennett and Jane Guy.1

Citations

  1. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Life and Times of the Bennett Families of Canterbury 1862-1979 (Ashburton, NZ: author, 1979), page 48. Hereinafter cited as Bennett Families of Canterbury.

Jane Barr Anderson1

F, #287190
Last Edited=27 Mar 2020
     Jane Barr Anderson is the daughter of William Anderson.2 She married George Bennett, son of William Bennett and Margaret McIlroy, on 12 July 1883.1
     From 12 July 1883, her married name became Bennett.1

Children of Jane Barr Anderson and George Bennett

Citations

  1. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Life and Times of the Bennett Families of Canterbury 1862-1979 (Ashburton, NZ: author, 1979), page 50. Hereinafter cited as Bennett Families of Canterbury.
  2. [S160] G.E. Bennett, Bennett Families of Canterbury, page 48.