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     Thomas Bennett was born on 1 January 1868 at Templeton, Canterbury, New Zealand^G.¹ He was the son of John Bennett and Margaret Ewing.¹ He married Margaret Jones, daughter of James Jones, in 1894.¹ He died on 10 May 1949 at age 81 at Lismore, Canterbury, New Zealand^G.^2,3 He was buried at Ruapuna Cemetery, Ruapuna, Canterbury, New Zealand^G, plot 64.³
     He was a roading workman at Rangitata, Canterbury, New Zealand^G.⁴ He was a farmer in 1891 at Ruapuna, Canterbury, New Zealand^G.¹ He was a sheep dealer before 1925.⁴

     Margaret Jones was born on 11 February 1868 at Templeton, Canterbury, New Zealand^G.¹ She was the daughter of James Jones.² She married Thomas Bennett, son of John Bennett and Margaret Ewing, in 1894.¹ She died on 15 November 1934 at age 66 at Templeton, Canterbury, New Zealand^G.^1,3 She was buried at Ruapuna Cemetery, Ruapuna, Canterbury, New Zealand^G, plot 64.³
     From 1894, her married name became Bennett.¹

     Collet Stanley Bennett was born on 3 July 1896.² He was the son of Thomas Bennett and Margaret Jones.¹ He married, firstly, Ethel Honor Hayward on 30 June 1920 at Timaru, New Zealand^G.¹ He married, secondly, Maybell Lavana Quantock on 21 August 1928 at Timaru, New Zealand^G.² He died on 13 June 1952 at age 55.^3,4 He was buried at Ruapuna Cemetery, Ruapuna, Canterbury, New Zealand^G, plot 65.⁴

     Ethel Honor Hayward was born on 27 January 1897.² She married Collet Stanley Bennett, son of Thomas Bennett and Margaret Jones, on 30 June 1920 at Timaru, New Zealand^G.² She died on 10 May 1922 at age 25.²
     From 30 June 1920, her married name became Bennett.²

     Maybell Lavana Quantock was born on 14 February 1904.³ She married Collet Stanley Bennett, son of Thomas Bennett and Margaret Jones, on 21 August 1928 at Timaru, New Zealand^G.³
     From 21 August 1928, her married name became Bennett.¹

     Thomas Hector Bennett was born on 11 August 1897.² He was the son of Thomas Bennett and Margaret Jones.¹ He married Caroline Agnes Conway on 23 October 1922 at Ashburton, New Zealand^G.² He died on 24 May 1974 at age 76.²

     Caroline Agnes Conway was born on 24 July 1897.¹ She married Thomas Hector Bennett, son of Thomas Bennett and Margaret Jones, on 23 October 1922 at Ashburton, New Zealand^G.¹
     From 23 October 1922, her married name became Bennett.² She lived at Ashburton, New Zealand^G, in 1980.²

     Leonard Francis Bennett was born on 17 July 1898.² He is the son of Thomas Bennett and Margaret Jones.¹ He married, firstly, Helen Conway in 1922 at Ruapuna, Canterbury, New Zealand^G.¹ He married, secondly, Margaret Jane Moore on 30 March 1963 at Ashburton, New Zealand^G.¹

     Helen Conway was born on 18 September 1899 at Ruapuna, Canterbury, New Zealand^G.^2,3 She married Leonard Francis Bennett, son of Thomas Bennett and Margaret Jones, in 1922 at Ruapuna, Canterbury, New Zealand^G.¹ She died on 9 August 1959 at age 59.² She was buried at Ashburton Public Cemetery, Ashburton, New Zealand^G, plot 4398.²
     From 1922, her married name became Bennett.¹

     Margaret Jane Moore was born on 2 October 1910.¹ She married Leonard Francis Bennett, son of Thomas Bennett and Margaret Jones, on 30 March 1963 at Ashburton, New Zealand^G.¹
     From 30 March 1963, her married name became Bennett.¹ She lived at Ashburton, New Zealand^G, in 1980.¹