Born in Tywardreath, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Edward Ellery
and Anne (Haughton) Ellery
Sister of
Richard Ellery, Richard Ellery, Thomas Ellery, John Ellery, Jane (Ellery) Tonkin, Edward Ellery, James Ellery, Samuel Ellery, Ann (Ellery) Statton and Catherine Ellery
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 59
in Broken Hill, New South Wales
Profile last modified
| Created 7 May 2016
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Biography
Mary (Ellery) Bennetts was born in Cornwall, England.
Mary (Ellery) Bennetts migrated from England to Australia.
Mary is the eldest child of Edward Ellery and Anne Haughton, and was born at Tywardreath, Cornwall, on 25th August 1840, where her father was a baker at Tywardreath Highway[1].
1841 Census
Mary, her parents, and brothers Richard and Thomas, emigrated to South Australia, departing Plymouth on 16th December 1848 aboard the SS Pakenham, and arrived at Port Adelaide on 21st March 1849[2].
At 16 years of age, Mary married James Bennetts. The marriage took place in her family home at Kooringa, on 15th September 1856[3].
Sources
- ↑ Birth - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England, September quarter 1840. District St Austell. Volume 9, Page 12. Mother's maiden name: Houghton.
- ↑ Emigration - The Ships List. Compilation of passenger lists reported in newspapers for the 1848 voyage of the Pakenham. http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/pakenham1849.shtml. Accessed 23 Feb 2020.
- ↑ South Australia Marriages 1842-1937 (FindMyPast, https://www.findmypast.com ; accessed 30 December 2020) database entry for Bennetts, James (Age: 24, Status: Not Recorded, Father: Henry Bennetts) and Ellery, Mary (Age: 16, Status: Single, Father: Edward Ellery) on 15 September 1856 at Residence of Edward Ellery, Kooringa, Reference: District: Burra, Book/Page: 27/440.
Death - Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Sydney Office, New South Wales, Australia, District Broken Hill, 1019/1900.
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