William Fawcett Bennion (1849 - 1927)

Born 1849 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Rhoda Susannah Dovin (Bayley) Bennion — married 2 Jan 1872 in Victoria, Australia

Husband of Elizabeth (Higgins) Bennion — married 1876 in Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 10 Apr 1927 at about age 78 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

William Fawcett Bennion was in 1849, at Nantwich, Cheshire, England.^[1] He was christened on 27 May 1849, at St Michael, Coppenhall, Cheshire, England.^[2] He was the son of Edwin Bennion (1821-1900) and Emma Walker (1825-1854).

William married Rhoda Susannah Dovin Bayley (1850-1874) on 2 January 1872, in Victoria, Australia.^[3]

After Rhoda's death, William married Elizabeth Higgins (1855-1922) in 1876, at Victoria, Australia.^[4] They had six children.

• Emma Louisa Bennion (1877-1940)
• Alice Elizabeth Bennion (1879-1950)
• Bertha Ann Bennion (1880-1950)
• William Edwin Bennion (1881-1940)
• Harold Albert Bennion (1885-1890)
• Edith Adeline Bennion (1889-1964)

He passed away on 10 April 1927, at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.^[5] William is buried at Geelong Western Public Cemetery, Geelong West, Victoria, Australia.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N4L-KKT : 1 October 2014), William Fawcett Bennion, 1849; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Nantwich, Cheshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7Q5-82Z : 10 February 2018), William Fawcett Bennion, 27 May 1849, Christening; citing p60, St Michael, Coppenhall, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 2,093,671.
3. ↑ Marriage registration of William Bennion and Rhoda Bayley (m. 1872), Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria. Event: marriages Registration number 3439 / 1872 Family name: BENNION Given name(s) William Fawcett Spouse's family name: BAYLEY Spouse's given name(s) Rhoda Shepperd
4. ↑ Marriage registration of William Bennion and Elizabeth Higgins (m. 1876), Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria. Event: marriages Registration number 4641 / 1876 Family name: BENNION Given name(s) William Fawcett Spouse's family name: HIGGINS Spouse's given name(s) Elizabeth
5. ↑ Death registration of William Bennion (d. 1927), Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria. Event: deaths Registration number 6466 / 1927 Family name: BENNION Given name(s) William Fawcett Place of event: MELBOURNE EAST, Australia Age at Death: 77 Mother's name <Unknown Family Name>, Emma Mother's family name at birth WALKER Father's Name: <Unknown Family Name>, BENNION William Edwin
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164151576/william-fawcett-bennion: accessed 04 December 2023), memorial page for William Fawcett Bennion (1850–10 Apr 1927), Find a Grave Memorial ID 164151576, citing Geelong Western Public Cemetery, Geelong West, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by George Spadon (contributor 48254045).