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Richard James Benbow

M, b. 7 July 1903, d. 11 January 1962

Father

Sarsfield Alexander Benbow b. 13 Dec 1869, d. 16 Mar 1931

Mother

Mary Ann Bones b. 24 Oct 1862, d. 11 May 1921

Last Edited

9 Mar 2009

Richard James Benbow was born on 7 July 1903 at Gordon, Tasmania, Australia. He died on 11 January 1962 at age 58.

Rosy May Benbow

F, b. 4 March 1892, d. 1 July 1893

Father

Sarsfield Alexander Benbow b. 13 Dec 1869, d. 16 Mar 1931

Mother

Mary Ann Bones b. 24 Oct 1862, d. 11 May 1921

Last Edited

9 Mar 2009

Rosy May Benbow was born on 4 March 1892. She died on 1 July 1893 at Tasmania, Australia, at age 1.

Ruby Pearl Benbow

F, b. 1903, d. 1920

Father

Joseph Isaac Benbow b. 1866, d. 1933

Mother

Elizabeth Jane Stowe b. 1879, d. 1912

Last Edited

17 Mar 2009

Ruby Pearl Benbow was born in 1903 at Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia. She died in 1920 at Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia.

Samara Nicole Benbow

F, b. 8 March 1980, d. 1997

Last Edited

9 Mar 2009

Samara Nicole Benbow Sheppard Irene and Benbow Jean: The Benbow Family in Australia page
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Bendigo Cemetery Website. She was born on 8 March 1980 at Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. She died in 1997 at Victoria, Australia.

Sarah Benbow

F, b. 6 January 1835

Father

Convict William Benbow b. c 1795, d. 27 Mar 1843

Mother

Rebecca Hancock b. c 1795, d. 24 Apr 1859

Reference

B-2348-S

Last Edited

10 Apr 2013

Her married name was Wiltshire. Sarah Benbow was born on 6 January 1835 at Snug, Van Diemen's Land, Australia. She married Convict Charles Wilshire on 11 June 1850 at Van Diemen's Land, Australia.

Family

Convict Charles Wilshire b. c 1826

Sarsfield Benbow

M, b. 2 October 1841, d. 18 May 1913

Father

Convict William Benbow b. c 1795, d. 27 Mar 1843

Mother

Rebecca Hancock b. c 1795, d. 24 Apr 1859

Reference

B-2349-S

Last Edited

13 Aug 2012

Sarsfield Benbow was also known as Searsfield Benbow. He was born on 2 October 1841 at Snug, Van Diemen's Land, Australia. He married Annie McDowell on 4 March 1869 at Congregational Church, Hobart, Van Diemen's Land, Australia. Sarsfield Benbow died on 18 May 1913 at At the residence of Mrs. Cooper, 20 South Street, Battery Point, Tasmania, Australia, at age 71. He Searsfield remained in Tasmania around the Hobart/ Snug area and his career varied from mariner to farmer.

The Benbow Family in Australia p283 Tasmanian Pioneer Index 1803 -1899 Birth Registration No 517/1841 RGD
33 Searsfield Benbow in 2002.

Family

Annie McDowell b. 11 Nov 1841, d. 13 Feb 1917

Children

Sarsfield Alexander Benbow+ b. 13 Dec 1869, d. 16 Mar 1931
James Benbow+ b. 16 Jun 1871, d. 26 Jun 1928
Charles Arthur Benbow+ b. 10 Apr 1873, d. 14 Aug 1954
Annie Amelia Benbow+ b. 8 Nov 1874, d. 24 Feb 1960

Sarsfield Alexander Benbow

M, b. 13 December 1869, d. 16 March 1931

Father

Sarsfield Benbow b. 2 Oct 1841, d. 18 May 1913

Mother

Annie McDowell b. 11 Nov 1841, d. 13 Feb 1917

Reference

B-2350-SA

Last Edited

13 Aug 2012

Sarsfield Alexander Benbow married Georgina (?) Sarsfield Alexander Benbow was born on 13 December 1869 at Tasmania, Australia. He married Mary Ann Bones, daughter of Convict James Bones and Mary Anne Cowen, on 23 October 1889 at The Glebe, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Sarsfield Alexander Benbow died on 16 March 1931 at Gordon, Tasmania, Australia, at age 61.

Family 1

Georgina (?) d. 31 Oct 1946

Family 2

Mary Ann Bones b. 24 Oct 1862, d. 11 May 1921

Children

Ernest Charles Benbow b. 5 Sep 1890, d. 2 Dec 1939
Rosy May Benbow b. 4 Mar 1892, d. 1 Jul 1893
Ethel Maude Benbow+ b. 17 Nov 1893, d. 16 Jun 1977
Horace Sarsfield Benbow+ b. 1 Jan 1896
Mary Myrtle Benbow b. 13 Sep 1898
Myrtle Jean Benbow+ b. 1901, d. 23 May 1948
Richard James Benbow b. 7 Jul 1903, d. 11 Jan 1962
Charles Henry Benbow+ b. Aug 1906, d. 22 May 1976

Stella May Benbow

F, b. 19 May 1917, d. 31 December 1998

Father

William James Benbow b. 20 Nov 1885, d. 28 Jul 1941

Mother

Gladys Myrtle Gray b. 20 Dec 1893, d. 17 Feb 1956

Last Edited

10 Aug 2014

Her married name was Hester. Stella May Benbow was born on 19 May 1917 at Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, Birth Registration No 11453.¹ She married Leslie Ralph Hester on 13 March 1937 at California Gully, Victoria, Australia.² Stella May Benbow died on 31 December 1998 at Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, at age 81. She was buried on 5 January 1999 at Eaglehawk Cemetery, Section Open Lawn Grave 593, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.³

Family

Leslie Ralph Hester b. 24 Apr 1912, d. 30 Sep 1990

Child

Dorothy May Hester b. 10 Apr 1939, d. 18 Oct 1993

Citations

[S29] Website: Victorian BDM Great War Index 1914 - 1920.
[S32] Website: Victorian BDM Edwardian Index 1902 - 1913.
[S43] Website Remembrance Parks Victoria Remembrance Parks Victoria.

Thomas Benbow

M, b. 23 August 1891, d. 23 March 1892

Father

William Benbow b. c 1860, d. 1942

Mother

Elizabeth Mary Holman b. 8 Apr 1867, d. 17 Jan 1945

Last Edited

10 Jul 2009

Thomas Benbow was born on 23 August 1891 at Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, Birth Registration No 32475.¹ He died on 23 March 1892 at Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, Death Registration No 1638.¹ He was buried on 27 March 1892 at Eaglehawk Cemetery, Section Mon A2 Grave 369, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.²

Citations

[S12] Website: Victorian BDM Federation Index 1889 - 1901.
[S43] Website Remembrance Parks Victoria Remembrance Parks Victoria.

Thomas Benbow

M, b. 4 January 1832, d. 16 July 1889

Father

Convict William Benbow b. c 1795, d. 27 Mar 1843

Mother

Rebecca Hancock b. c 1795, d. 24 Apr 1859

Last Edited

10 Jul 2009

Thomas Benbow was born on 4 January 1832 at Australia. He was baptized on 4 January 1833 at Van Diemen's Land, Australia.¹ He married Sarah Cook in 1854. Thomas Benbow married Mary Brackstone on 9 February 1861 at Tasmania, Australia; Tasmanian Pioneer Index 1803 - 1899 Registration No 4/1861 RGD 37
Thomas Benbow and Mary Brackstand, Mary's age given as 22yrs and
Thomas as 29yrs. Thomas Benbow Thomas Benbow Thomas went to Heywood and was involved in the Timber Industry. circa 1870. He died on 16 July 1889 at Heywood, Victoria, Australia, at age 57 Mother Name given as Ruth Farer.^2,1

Family 1

Sarah Cook b. c 1835

Child

William Benbow+ b. 11 Apr 1855, d. 29 Aug 1940

Family 2

Mary Brackstone b. 1836, d. 1 Jul 1926

Children

Frederick Henry Benbow+ b. 19 Jun 1847, d. 3 Jun 1915
Thomas James Benbow+ b. 25 Aug 1863, d. 27 Nov 1940
Edwin James Benbow+ b. 28 Sep 1865, d. 2 Jul 1941
Mervin Benbow b. 21 Dec 1868, d. 29 Feb 1892
Albert Walter Benbow+ b. 14 Mar 1870, d. 9 Mar 1939
Adeline Augusta Benbow+ b. 28 Apr 1873, d. Jun 1951
Alice Louisa Laura Benbow+ b. 16 Dec 1875, d. 24 Jun 1960

Citations

[S160] Website: Tasmanian Pioneer Index.
[S12] Website: Victorian BDM Federation Index 1889 - 1901.

Thomas James Benbow

M, b. 25 August 1863, d. 27 November 1940

Father

Thomas Benbow b. 4 Jan 1832, d. 16 Jul 1889

Mother

Mary Brackstone b. 1836, d. 1 Jul 1926

Last Edited

8 Mar 2011

Thomas James Benbow was born on 25 August 1863 at Kingston, Tasmania, Australia, Registration No 817/1863 RGD 33.¹ He married Harriet Aldridge on 3 September 1884 at Portland, Victoria, Australia; Marriage Registration No 4124.² Thomas James Benbow lived in 1915 at Bellavista Street, Katoomba, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia. He died on 27 November 1940 at Chewton, Victoria, Australia, at age 77 Death Registration No 21200.³

Family

Harriet Aldridge b. 14 Apr 1864, d. 1911

Children

Arthur William Benbow+ b. c 1883, d. 1948
Edith Adeline Benbow b. 1884, d. 25 Aug 1974
Lillian Benbow+ b. 1887, d. 1966
Rose Benbow+ b. 1890, d. 1945
Private Mervin Albert Benbow b. 1893, d. 25 Apr 1915
Thomas Mervin Benbow b. 1899, d. 1900

Citations

[S160] Website: Tasmanian Pioneer Index.
[S33] Website: Victorian BDM Pioneer Index 1836 - 1888.
[S13] Website: Victorian Death Indexes 1921-1985.

Thomas Mervin Benbow

M, b. 1899, d. 1900

Father

Thomas James Benbow b. 25 Aug 1863, d. 27 Nov 1940

Mother

Harriet Aldridge b. 14 Apr 1864, d. 1911

Last Edited

10 Jul 2009

Thomas Mervin Benbow was born in 1899 at Newport, Victoria, Australia, Birth Registration No 31966.¹ He died in 1900 at Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, Death Registration No 10667.²

Citations

[S12] Website: Victorian BDM Federation Index 1889 - 1901.
[S32] Website: Victorian BDM Edwardian Index 1902 - 1913.

Valerie Ann Benbow

F, b. 1946, d. 1946

Last Edited

9 Mar 2009

Valerie Ann Benbow Sheppard Irene and Benbow Jean: The Benbow Family in Australia page247.
She died in 1946 at Carlton, Victoria, Australia, Death Registration No 4519.¹ She was born in 1946 at Carlton, Victoria, Australia.

Citations

[S13] Website: Victorian Death Indexes 1921-1985.

Veronica Iris Benbow

F, b. 1898, d. 1900

Father

Albert Walter Benbow b. 14 Mar 1870, d. 9 Mar 1939

Mother

Henrietta Maude Presnall d. 1950

Last Edited

10 Jul 2009

Veronica Iris Benbow was born in 1898 at Mt Hotham, Victoria, Australia, Birth Registration No 26889.¹ She died in 1900 at Victoria, Australia, Death Registration No 10667.¹

Citations

[S12] Website: Victorian BDM Federation Index 1889 - 1901.

William Benbow

M, b. 11 April 1855, d. 29 August 1940

Father

Thomas Benbow b. 4 Jan 1832, d. 16 Jul 1889

Mother

Sarah Cook b. c 1835

Last Edited

17 Jan 2018

William Benbow was born on 11 April 1855 at Myers Flats, Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia, Birth Registration No 5446.¹ He married Susan Williams on 29 October 1894 at Victoria, Australia. William Benbow married Evelyn May Conn in 1927 at Victoria, Australia.² William Benbow died on 29 August 1940 at Sommerville, Victoria, Australia, at age 85 Death Registration No 20227.³

Family 1

Susan Williams b. 1849, d. 16 May 1926

Children

Frederick William Clifford Benbow b. 1884, d. 1950
Bertram Francis Thomas Benbow b. 1887, d. 1905
Adeline Louisa Benbow b. 1889, d. 1890
Mervin Sarsfield Benbow+ b. 1890, d. 1921

Family 2

Evelyn May Conn b. 25 Jun 1892, d. 1962

Children

George Leonard Benbow b. 1926, d. 1928
Eillen Mary Benbow+ b. 1928, d. 1995

Citations

[S33] Website: Victorian BDM Pioneer Index 1836 - 1888.
[S48] Website: Victoria Registrar Births, Deaths and Marriages.
[S13] Website: Victorian Death Indexes 1921-1985.

William Benbow

M, b. circa 1860, d. 1942

Father

Joseph Benbow b. 29 Apr 1837, d. 8 Apr 1917

Mother

Convict Christina Mary McKay b. 29 Mar 1826, d. 11 Nov 1882

Reference

B-2370-W

Last Edited

17 Mar 2009

William Benbow was born circa 1860. He married Elizabeth Mary Holman in 1885 at Victoria, Australia. William Benbow died in 1942 at Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, Death Registration No 29227.¹

Family

Elizabeth Mary Holman b. 8 Apr 1867, d. 17 Jan 1945

Children

William James Benbow+ b. 20 Nov 1885, d. 28 Jul 1941
Christina Benbow b. 2 Nov 1887, d. 8 May 1903
Elizabeth Mary Benbow b. 6 Mar 1890, d. 5 May 1891
Thomas Benbow b. 23 Aug 1891, d. 23 Mar 1892
Ethel May Benbow+ b. 6 Jan 1893, d. 2 Oct 1979
Charles Benbow+ b. 6 Mar 1895, d. 4 Oct 1969
Albert Thomas Benbow+ b. 1896, d. 1984
Bertie Benbow b. 13 Dec 1898, d. 11 Feb 1899
Joseph Henry Benbow b. 6 May 1899, d. 11 Oct 1899
Elizabeth Mary Benbow+ b. 1900, d. 30 Dec 1974
Horace James Benbow b. 11 Jun 1903, d. 11 Feb 1918
Ernest Benbow b. 1 Feb 1905, d. 23 Oct 1910
Louisa Benbow+ b. 14 Jul 1906, d. 29 Sep 1991
Frances Jane Benbow+ b. 1907, d. 25 Jan 1994
Frederick Benbow+ b. 7 Feb 1910, d. 17 Apr 1989

Citations

[S13] Website: Victorian Death Indexes 1921-1985.