Born about in Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Lewis Bennett
and Mary (Dempsey) Bennett
Sister of
Lewis Bennett, Peter James Bennett, William George Bennett, Annie Agnes Bennett and John Joseph Bennett
Wife of
[private husband (unknown - 1940s)]
Wife of
Frederick Roydon Chalmers DSO
— married
4 Jan 1910 in Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 28
in Korumburra, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Jun 2016
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Biography
- Mary was born in 1886, her birth registered at Tralagon, Victoria, without her middle name. She was the daughter of Lewis Bennett and Mary Dempsey. [1]
- On 4th January 1910 Mary Cecilia Bennett Frederick Roydon Chalmers wed at St. Michael's R.C. Church, Traralgon, Victoria. [2]
- CHALMERS-BENNETT.
- A quiet wedding was celebrated at St. Michael's R.C. Church on Tuesday morning last, when Mr F. Roy. Chalmers, of Bagdad, near Hobart, Tasmania, was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Miss Mary Bennett, second daughter of Mrs Bennett, of Traralgon. The ceremony was performed by the Very Rev. Dean Colman, and only the immediate relatives and a few friends of the contracting parties were present. The bride, who was attended by her sister, as bridesmaid, and looked very becoming in a neat bridal costume, was given away by -her brother, Mr W. Bennett, while Mr J. Wolstenholme acted as best man. After the wedding breakfast, the happy couple left by the morning train for Melbourne on their honeymoon tour. They were the recipients of a good many useful and valuable presents on the occasion. Mr and Mrs Chalmers in tend to reside at Mee. Traralgon Record (Traralgon, Vic. : 1886 - 1932) Fri 7 Jan 1910 Page 3
- Frederick and Mary had 3 children (unnamed in source file): Mary Louisa (1910), Emily Noreen (1913), and Robert Royden (1914). [3]
- Mary Cecilia Chambers passed away 20 Nov 1914, aged 27. Her death was registered at Korumburra, Victoria, recording her parents as Lewis Bennett and Mary Dempsey. [4]
- CHALMERS.—On the 20th November, at Bridge street, Korumburra, Mary Cecilia (nee Bennett), beloved wife of F B. Chalmers, aged 27 years. Leader (Melbourne, Vic. : 1862 - 1918, 1935) Sat 28 Nov 1914 Page 60 Family Notices
Sources
- ↑ Dept of Justice, Victoria Family history search [1] 1886 BIRTH, BENNETT Mary, reg 22619
- ↑ Dept of Justice, Victoria Family history search [2] 1910 MARRIAGE, BENNETT Mary Cecilia, CHALMERS Frederic Boyden, reg 1046
- ↑ CHILDREN Dept of Justice. Victoria' Family history search [3]
- ↑ Dept of Justice, Victoria Family history search [4] 1914 DEATH, CHALMERS Mary Cecilia, reg 14540
- Descendants of Gamaliel Butler by Merv Shearman.
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Christine (Parish) Randall
Christine (Parish) Randall
Bennett-17863 and Bennett-13430 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate, spotted while adding another Mary Bennett. I have sourced the earlier profile, confirming that the parents of both women are the same. Death took place in 1914.
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