Edith Adeliza BENNETT [14133]
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1860 Christening: Death: Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *Thomas James Frederick TUTTELL [14132] (Oct 1858 - Nov 1904) Marriage: 10 Feb 1883 - London, Middlesex, England 1006 Status: Divorced - 1890Geoffrey William BENNETT [2732]
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Sex: M
Spouses and Children
1. *Glenda Eileen KEATING [2721]Mary Elizabeth BENNETT [13873]
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1881 Christening: Death: Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *James Robert Sculthorpe SEATON [13370] (Jan 1882 - Jan 1946) Marriage: Oct 1901 - Bradford, Yorkshire, England Status: Children: 1. Mary SEATON [13874] (1903- ) 2. Rose Annie SEATON [13875] (1905- ) 3. Ivy SEATON [13876] (1907- )Rodney Max BENNETT [7108]
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Sex: M
Spouses and Children
1. *Wendy Irene PICKERING [7085]Samuel BENNETT [12796]
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Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: Abt 1821 - , , England Christening: Death: 1906 - Horsham, Victoria, Australia ( aged about 85) Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *Ann THORNHILL [12797] (Abt 1830 - 1890) Marriage: Status: Children: 1. Sarah BENNETT [6650] (1851-1936)
Notes
General:
children
Benjamin Bennett 1846-901
Sarah Bennett 1851-1936 m. James Mewburn
Samuel Henry Bennett 1853-1929
Mary Jane Bennett 1854-1855
Mary Ann Bennett abt 1856-1938 m. William Mewburn
William Joseph Bennett 1858- 1897
Eliza Jane Bennett 1865- 1865
Charles Bennett 1866-1939
Jane Bennett 1871- 195 Frank Leister
The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954) Tue 8 May 1906 Page 2
Family Notices
DEATH.
BENNETT-On May 6, 1906, at Horsham, Samuel Bennett, dearly beloved father of Samuel Bennett (of West Australia) ;
Mrs James Mewburn and Mrs William Mewburn (of New South Wales) ; Charles Bennett, and Mrs Frank Leister (of
Horsham) ; aged 85 years.
God saw when his footsteps faltered,
And his voice grew faint and weak ;
He bid him rest for a season,
For the pathway had grown too steep.
The Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924) Wed 9 May 1906 Page 6
HORSHAM.
HORSHAM.
A PIONEER'S DEATH.
Horsham has lost another of its old worthies in Mr Samuel Bennett, brickmaker, who passed away on Sunday morning at the age of 85. Deceased was a Staffordshire-man, having been born at Wallsall, and came to Victoria in the early fifties. On the subsidence of the gold fever, Mr Bennett, like others, settled down to business, and coming from the pottery county, naturally took to the work he knew most about, brick-making. He started in Ballarat, but in 1874 came to Horsham and remained here. He started the brickfields now occupied Messrs Sawyer, and some ,of the best buildings in the town may be cited as monuments of his work. Some seventeen years ago Mrs Bennett died and about five years ago Mr Bennett sold out to Mr Sawyer, and went to live with his oldest son, Benjamin, in Ballarat.
Owing, however, to his son s death, he returned to Horsham, living with his daughter, Mrs Leister, to the end.
Sarah BENNETT [6650]
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1851 - Walsall, Staffordshire, England Christening: Death: 1936 - Young, New South Wales, Australia ( at age 85) Burial:
Parents
Father: Samuel BENNETT [12796] (Abt 1821-1906) Mother: Ann THORNHILL [12797] (Abt 1830-1890)
Spouses and Children
1. *James MEWBURN [6649] (1844 - 1927) Marriage: Status: Children: 1. Mary Jane MEWBURN [3524] (1870-1897) 2. Elizabeth MEWBURN [3537] (1871-1924)
Notes
General:
children
Mary Jane Mewburn 1870-1897
Elizabeth Mewburn 1871-1924
William James Mewburn 1874-
Ethel Mewburn 1879-1942
Rosalie Alberta Mewburn 1881-1941
Ada Olive Mewburn 1884-1972
Henry Nelson E Mewburn 1886- 1955
Myrtle Estella Mewburn 1892-1983
Alfred Adrian L Mewburn 1894-1962
The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882 - 1954) Tue 8 May 1906 Page 2
Family Notices
DEATH.
BENNETT-On May 6, 1906, at Horsham, Samuel Bennett, dearly beloved father of Samuel Bennett (of West Australia) ;
Mrs James Mewburn and Mrs William Mewburn (of New South Wales) ; Charles Bennett, and Mrs Frank Leister (of
Horsham) ; aged 85 years.
God saw when his footsteps faltered,
And his voice grew faint and weak ;
He bid him rest for a season,
For the pathway had grown too steep.
The Young Chronicle (NSW : 1902 - 1910; 1913 - 1915; 1924 - 1934; 1936 - 1940) Fri 3 Jan 1936
Page 5
Cootamundra Herald (NSW : 1877 - 1954) Mon 6 Jan 1936 Page 3
OBITUARY
MRS. SARAH MEWBURN.
MRS. SARAH MEWBURN.
Died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. M. Porter, of Lynch Street, on Christmas Eve, Mrs. Sarah Mewburn (84), a member of an old pioneering family which came out to the Ballarat goldfields in the early days.
For the best part of the last 35 years she has lived at Stockinbingal. Born in Birmingham, England, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Bennett, Mrs. Mewburn came with her parents to Australia when she was 16. The family proceeded to Ballarat, where shortly afterwards the daughter was married to the late Mr. James Mewburn.
In 1891 Mr. and Mrs. Mewburn left Ballarat and took up farming at Finley, N.S.W., later (in 1900) coming to Stockinbingal. Mr. Mewburn died in 1927 and 18 months ago Mrs. Mewburn came to live with her daughter, Mrs. Porter. She was in good health until about a fortnight before her death, when she became ill.
There were nine in the family, three being deceased. Those surviving are: Mrs. J. B. Fitzgerald (Milvale), Mrs. B. Witenden (Stockinbingal), Mrs. M. Porter (Lynch Street), Mrs. V. Corby (Narraburra) and Robert and Alfred (Stockinbingal). The 20 grand-children include Mr. Matt. Porter, of Messrs. T. A. Tester & Co., and there are 16 great grandchildren.
The funeral took place on Christmas Day from Lynch Street to the Stockinbingal cemetery, where Rev. H. E. Cosier (Methodist minister at Young), assisted by Mr. Francis, of Cootamundra, carried out the last rites. There was it large and representative attendance of Young and Stockinbingal residents. The pallbearers were grandchildren.
Elizabeth BENNY [11877]
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 6 Jan 1787 - Colan, Cornwall, England 1007 Christening: 21 Feb 1790 - Colan, Cornwall, England 1007 Death: 9 Mar 1856 - Colan, Cornwall, England ( at age 69) 1007 Burial: 9 Mar 1856 - , Cornwall, England 1007
Spouses and Children
1. *Joseph TREBILCOCK [10437] (30 Jan 1789 - 1831) 68 Marriage: 17 May 1811 - Colan, Cornwall, England 1007 Status:James BENSON [10717]
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Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: Christening: Death: Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *Margaret [10718] ( - ) Marriage: Status: Children: 1. Martha BENSON 59 [4070] (Abt 1755-1831)John BENSON [10715]
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Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: Christening: Death: Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *Sarah [10716] ( - ) 75 Marriage: Status: Children: 1. Martha BENSON 59 [4070] (Abt 1755-1831)John Robert BENSON [9885]
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Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: Abt 1893 Christening: Death: 1975 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ( aged about 82) Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *Sarah Jane YATES [640] (1891 - 1968) Marriage: 1917 - , Victoria, Australia 1008 Status:Martha BENSON [4070]
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Sex: FAKA: Martha BONSON
Individual Information
Birth Date: Abt 1755 75 Christening: 6 Oct 1755 - London, Middlesex, England 75,1009 Death: Jun 1831 - London, Middlesex, England ( aged about 76) Burial: 1 Jul 1831 - London, Middlesex, England 1010Events
1. Alt. Birth: 1753, London, Middlesex, England. London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
NameMartha Benson Gender Female Record Type Baptism
Baptism Date8 Apr 1753 Baptism Place St Leonard, Shoreditch Hackney, Middlesex, England Father James Benson Mother Margaret Benson Register Type Parish Register
.2. Alt. Christening: Apr 1753, London, Middlesex, England. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name:Martha Benson
Gender:Female
Birth Date:Mar 1753
Baptism Date:8 Apr 1753
Baptism Place:Saint Leonards,Shoreditch,London,England
Father:James Benson
Mother:Margaret
FHL Film Number:396229, 396230.
Parents
Father: John BENSON [10715] ( - ) 75 Mother: Sarah [10716] ( - ) 75
Spouses and Children
1. *William DAWES [4069] (1740 - Aug 1809) 59 Marriage: 9 Aug 1776 - Saint Marylebone, Middlesex, England 1011,1012 Status: Children: 1. William DAWES [1285] (Abt 1785-1820)
Notes
General:
There are two possible Martha Benson's, one born and christened in 1753 with parents James and Margaret, and another christened in 1755 whose parents were John and Sarah Benson. It is unknown which is the correct Martha Benson.
Len BENT [12187]
Sex: M
Spouses and Children
1. *Valerie Joyce COLE [12186]Annie BENTLE [9211]
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: Christening: Death: Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *Joseph RYECROFT [9210] ( - ) Marriage: Status: Children: 1. Violet Jane RYECROFT [9209] (1872-1903)Alex BERNARDI [12695]
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Sex: M
Parents
Father: Nick BERNARDI [5227] Mother: Andrea Elisabeth McGOWAN [5221]Jake Samuel BERNARDI [5228]
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Sex: M
Parents
Father: Nick BERNARDI [5227] Mother: Andrea Elisabeth McGOWAN [5221]Nick BERNARDI [5227]
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Sex: M
Spouses and Children
1. *Andrea Elisabeth McGOWAN [5221] Children: 1. Jake Samuel BERNARDI [5228] 2. Thomas Mitchell BERNARDI [5226] 3. Alex BERNARDI [12695]Thomas Mitchell BERNARDI [5226]
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Sex: M
Parents
Father: Nick BERNARDI [5227] Mother: Andrea Elisabeth McGOWAN [5221]Alfred R BERRILL [13241]
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Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: Jun 1914 - Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England Christening: Death: 2005 - ( at age 91) Burial:Events
1. Residence: 29 Sep 1939, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England.
2. Alt. Death: 2005, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.
Spouses and Children
1. *Winifred May BLACKWELL [13240] (4 May 1906 - Oct 1974) Marriage: Oct 1947 - Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England 1013 Status:Belinda Jane BERRY [1427]
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Sex: F
Parents
Father: Brian Leslie BERRY [1401] Mother: Robyn Lorraine O'CONNOR [1402]Beverly Anne BERRY [1400]
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1 Aug 1943 - Junee, New South Wales, Australia Christening: Death: 7 Dec 1987 - ( at age 44) Burial:
Parents
Father: Leslie Lewis BERRY [1399] (1919-2015) Mother: Thelma Jean COXON [1392] (1920-2006)
Notes
General:
School Teacher Belmont Newcastle.
Brian Leslie BERRY [1401]
Sex: M
Parents
Father: Leslie Lewis BERRY [1399] (1919-2015) Mother: Thelma Jean COXON [1392] (1920-2006)
Spouses and Children
1. *Robyn Lorraine O'CONNOR [1402] Children: 1. Belinda Jane BERRY [1427] 2. Trent John BERRY [1428]Bruce BERRY [3075]
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Sex: M
Spouses and Children
1. *Carmel GRANT [2010]Elizabeth BERRY [5093]
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Sex: FAKA: Mick BERRY
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1899 - Bunyip, Victoria, Australia Christening: Death: 1988 - Dandenong, Victoria, Australia ( at age 89) Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *Edmund Withers DAWES [4494] (14 May 1895 - 30 Jun 1950) Marriage: 1920 - , Victoria, Australia Status: Children: 1. Edmund Joseph DAWES 326 [5089] (1921-2006) 2. Mervyn Charles DAWES 326 [5090] (1923-1998) 3. Graham DAWES 326 [5091] (1926-2011) 4. Merle Emily DAWES [5105] (1933-2004) 5. Kevin Darby DAWES [5092] (1935-2010)Leslie Lewis BERRY [1399]
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Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 20 Mar 1919 Christening: Death: Nov 2015 - , New South Wales, Australia ( at age 96) 1014,1015 Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *Thelma Jean COXON [1392] (14 Mar 1920 - 2006) Marriage: 2 Oct 1942 - Griffith, New South Wales, Australia Status: Children: 1. Beverly Anne BERRY [1400] (1943-1987) 2. Brian Leslie BERRY [1401]
Notes
General:
Ryersons Index
BERRY Leslie Lewis Funeral notice 23NOV2015 Funeral 96 late of Forster Manning Great Lakes Extra (Taree) 19NOV2015
Robert Ernest BERRY [4046]
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 3 Aug 1891 - Little River, Victoria, Australia 1017 Christening: Death: 3 Oct 1968 - Point Cook, Victoria, Australia ( at age 77) 1017 Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *Adeline SPALDING [4044] (1903 - 3 Nov 1953) Marriage: 1927 - , Victoria, Australia 1018 Status:Sarah BERRY [12558]
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1806 Christening: Death: 1858 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England ( at age 52) Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *Benjamin SLATER [12552] (22 Oct 1805 - Jan 1852) Marriage: 21 Apr 1832 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England 1019 Status: Children: 1. Charles Worrall SLATER [12559] (1830-1898) 2. Alice SLATER 1020 [14653] (1848- )Trent John BERRY [1428]
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Sex: M
Parents
Father: Brian Leslie BERRY [1401] Mother: Robyn Lorraine O'CONNOR [1402]Henry BERRYMAN [5420]
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Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1858 - , Victoria, Australia 1021 Christening: Death: 1 Sep 1931 - Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia, Australia ( at age 73) 1021 Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *Sarah [—?—] [5421] ( - ) Marriage: Status: Children: 1. Martha Ann BERRYMAN [5419] (1888-1969)Martha Ann BERRYMAN [5419]
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1888 - Milparinka, New South Wales, Australia Christening: Death: 1969 - Perth, Western Australia, Australia ( at age 81) 1022 Burial:
Parents
Father: Henry BERRYMAN [5420] (1858-1931) Mother: Sarah [—?—] [5421] ( - )
Spouses and Children
1. George Francis LATTER [13086] 2. *Thomas Simpson SHUTTLEWORTH [5418] (1889 - 1948) Marriage: 1922 - Perth, Western Australia, Australia 1023,1024 Status: Children: 1. Thomas Dan SHUTTLEWORTH [13082] (1922-1968) 2. Dorothy Margaret SHUTTLEWORTH [13083] (1924-2013)Ada May BEST [6929]
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Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1884 - Nhill, Victoria, Australia 1025 Christening: Death: 4 Mar 1909 - Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia ( at age 25) 1026 Burial:
Parents
Father: Mother: Mary Ann COOK [3736] (1861-1939)
Notes
General:
Fathers name unknown.
Ada was christened with Gustavas Adolphus William James Herbert Edward Kelly named as the father and her surname registered as Kelly.
A tree on Ancestry.com has Ada May COOK marrying a William George Landells, however, I am not sure that Ada May would be using the surname of Cook as her birth was registered as Best so this data may be inaccurate. There is also a marriage in 1896 of Ada Best to Herbert Edwards. Another person has her death as 1909 at Castlemaine, but I have been unable to find a matching death. Ada is listed as 54 years of age on her mother's death certificate, so I assume she was still alive in 1939. Yet another person has her death in 29 September 1965 in Coburg, Vic. This requires further investigation.
William George Landells and Ada May Cook had the following children:-
1 George William Landells b. Coburg 1 Sep 1904 - 29 Feb 1988
2 Ada Margaret Landells b. Coburg 1906 - 3 Jul 1985 Coburg
3 Wallace Charles Landells B Coburg 2 Jul 1908 - 11 May 1989 Brighton
4 Stanley Gordon Landells b. Coburg 13 sep 1910 - 9 Sep 1974 Heidelberg
5 Ethel Sarah Landells b. Coburg 24 Nov 1913 - 11 Apr 1994, Vic
Catherine Gladys May BEST [6932]
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1890 - Nhill, Victoria, Australia 1027 Christening: Death: 1956 - Seddon, Victoria, Australia ( at age 66) Burial:
Parents
Father: Mother: Mary Ann COOK [3736] (1861-1939)
Spouses and Children
1. *Robert John WILSON [6947] ( - ) Marriage: 1909 - , Victoria, Australia 1028 Status: Children: 1. Francis Harold WILSON [6959] (1910-1976) 2. Irene May WILSON [6960] (1911-1973) 3. Robert John WILSON [6961] (1913-1969) 4. Vera Mary WILSON [6962] (1917- )
Notes
General:
Father's name given only as unknown on birth certificate. Married as Best, died as daughter to Edward Kelly.
Frances Anne BEST [13340]
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1883 Christening: Death: 9 Apr 1958 - Bronte, New South Wales, Australia ( at age 75) 1029 Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *Robert Henry SCULTHORPE [13331] (Abt 1874 - 20 Jun 1953) 1030 Marriage: 1943 - Newtown, New South Wales, Australia 1031 Status:Henry Percy BEST [6942]
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Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1905 - Nhill, Victoria, Australia 1032 Christening: Death: 1908 - Nhill, Victoria, Australia ( at age 3) 1033 Burial:
Parents
Father: Mother: Mary Ann COOK [3736] (1861-1939)
Notes
General:
fathers name unknown on birth.
Mary Anne BEST [6937]
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1898 - Nhill, Victoria, Australia 1034 Christening: Death: 1899 - Nhill, Victoria, Australia ( at age 1) 1035 Burial:
Parents
Father: Mother: Mary Ann COOK [3736] (1861-1939)
Notes
General:
Fathers name unknown on birth and death
Rose BEST [6935]
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1895 - Nhill, Victoria, Australia 1036 Christening: Death: 1902 - Nhill, Victoria, Australia ( at age 7) 1037 Burial:
Parents
Father: Mother: Mary Ann COOK [3736] (1861-1939)
Notes
General:
Fathers name unknown. Death registered as Best.
Sydney Harry BEST [6943]
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1907 - Nhill, Victoria, Australia 1038 Christening: Death: 1907 - Nhill, Victoria, Australia 1039 Burial:
Parents
Father: Mother: Mary Ann COOK [3736] (1861-1939)
Notes
General:
fathers name unknown
Victoria May BEST [6938]
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1900 - Nhill, Victoria, Australia 1040 Christening: Death: 1951 - Ballarat, Victoria, Australia ( at age 51) 1041 Burial:
Parents
Father: Mother: Mary Ann COOK [3736] (1861-1939)
Spouses and Children
1. *Phillip Snowden COWGILL [6939] ( - ) Marriage: 1919 - , Victoria, Australia 1042 Status: Children: 1. Zedric John COWGILL [6951] (1922- ) 2. Frederkick SIMPSON [6940] ( - ) Marriage: Status: Children: 1. Ellen SIMPSON [6950]
Notes
General:
fathers name unknown on birth. Married as Best. fathers name given as Edward Kelly on death. Died as Simpson, possibly married Frederick Charles Simpson. Her first husband remarried in 1928.
William BEST [6922]
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: Abt 1840 - , Dorset, England Christening: 15 Mar 1840 - Sturminster-Marshall, Dorset, England 1043 Death: 1912 - Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia ( aged about 72) Burial:
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Ann COOK [3736] (14 Oct 1861 - Aug 1939) Marriage: 14 Nov 1881 - Sandford, Victoria, Australia 1044 Status:Herbert Edward John BEST KELLY [6930]
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Sex: MAKA: Herbert Edward John BEST, Herbert Edward John KELLY
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1886 - Nhill, Victoria, Australia 1045 Christening: Death: 1938 - Ararat, Victoria, Australia ( at age 52) Burial:
Parents
Father: Mother: Mary Ann COOK [3736] (1861-1939)
Spouses and Children
1. *Jean Edith BIGGIN [6949] ( - ) Marriage: 1911 Status:
Notes
General:
fathers name on birth certificate given as unknown. Birth registered as Best. Death registered under the surname of Kelly
John Joseph BEST KELLY [6941]
Sex: MAKA: John Joseph BEST, John Joseph KELLY
Individual Information
Birth Date: 1902 - Nhill, Victoria, Australia 1046 Christening: Death: 1966 - Portland, Victoria, Australia ( at age 64) 1047 Burial:
Parents
Father: Mother: Mary Ann COOK [3736] (1861-1939)
Spouses and Children
1. *Elizabeth PLOZZA [6952] ( - ) 1048 Marriage: 17 Mar 1924 - Horsham, Victoria, Australia Status: Children: 1. Elizabeth Mary Ann KELLY [6954] 2. Henry Percy KELLY [6953] 3. James Joseph KELLY [6955] 4. Peter Francis KELLY [6956] 5. Ronald Charles KELLY [6957] 6. Sydney Harry KELLY [6958]
Notes
General:
Fathers name unknown on birth. Death surname Kelly, father given as Edward Kelly.
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