Margaret Ann (Brazneal) Bennett (1850 - 1891)

Born 1850 in Sunderland, Durham, England

Wife of James Bennett — married 1871 in Sunderland, Durham, England

Descendants

Died 9 May 1891 at about age 41 in Kauwhata, Manawatu, New Zealand

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Biography

Margaret was born in 1850.^[1] She was the daughter of Mary Crowe. Her mother married James Brazneal in 1856 and she is found with that surname in 1861.^[2]

Margaret married James Bennett in 1869.^[3] They immigrated to New Zealand in 1874 aboard the Howrah.^[4]

She passed away in 1891. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26P5-FVQ : 1 October 2014), Margaret Ann Crowe, 1850; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Sunderland, Durham, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M76N-ZBL : 3 March 2021), Margaret Ann Bragenal in household of James Bragenal, Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D2C-9S4 : 13 December 2014), James Bennett, 1869; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1869, quarter 3, vol. 10A, p. 649, Sunderland, Durham, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS1Z-K2W : 9 March 2021), Margt A Bennett, 30 Nov 1874; citing ship , Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm 004412861.
5. ↑ "New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGTM-W7T1 : 8 September 2019), Margaret Ann Bennett, 9 May 1891; citing Death, New Zealand, New Zealand Society of Genealogists, Auckland.

• 1851 Census: "1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
  Reference: HO107; Piece number: 2395; Folio: 86; Page: 43; Schedule: 116
  FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 8 February 2022)
  Margaret Crowe (1) grand daughter in household of Ann Crowe (58) in Sunderland registration district. Born in England.
• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBZJ-5M7 : 20 January 2022), Margaret Bennett in entry for James Bennett, 1871.

• Source: S788300066 1861 England Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Record Collection 8767

• Source: S788300520 Bristol, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1720-1933 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Record Collection 9842