Albert Robert (Taylor) Bennett (1911 - 1994)

Born 22 Feb 1911 in Chalk, Kent, England

Ancestors

Died 14 Mar 1994 at age 83 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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Biography

Albert was born in Chalk, Kent on 22 February 1911, his birth was registered in Strood in 1911, with a surname of both Taylor and Shovelar ^[1]

He appeared as Baby Taylor, on the 1911 census, living with his mother, older brother George and grandparents in Chalk, Kent:

• Daniel Shovelar Head Married Male Farm Labourer 52 1859 Higham Kent
• Mary Shovelar Wife Married Female - 51 1860 Luddesdown Kent
• Ellen Taylor Daughter Single Female - 20 1891 Shorne Kent
• Beatrice Shovelar Daughter Single Female - 18 1893 Shorne Kent
• Fred Shovelar Son - Male Farm Labourer 14 1897 Chalk Kent
• John Shovelar Son - Male - 11 1900 Chalk Kent
• Elizabeth Shovelar Daughter - Female - 9 1902 Chalk Kent
• George Taylor Daughters Son - Male - 1 1910 Strood Kent
• Baby Taylor Daughters Son - Male - 0 1911 Chalk Kent ^[2]

He emigrated to Australia with his mother Ellen, leaving London on board the Australind on 28th February 1914. His older brother George was left with his grandparents in England, although he did join the family in Australia at a later date. ^[3] By this time Ellen was married to William Edward Bennett, and Albert adopted the Bennett surname.

The family were living at a Settlement property in Eastbrook, Pemberton in WA, in 1914.

From family oral history:

• As an adult Albert worked as a "lumper" on Fremantle Wharf and William, his step-father probably worked in the maritime industry on the wharfs because at that time the industry was a "Closed Shop" and jobs were only available to family and union members.

Albert married Emily May Hughes.

He died in Perth, Western Australia on 14 March 1994.

Sources

1. ↑ (https://www.freebmd.org.uk) GRO index Q2 1911 Strood vol 2a page 679
2. ↑ (https://www.findmypast.co.uk) 1911 census RG14PN3847 RG78PN146 RD45 SD1 ED14 SN28
3. ↑ (https://www.ancestry.co.uk) Western Australia, Australia, Crew and Passenger Lists, 1852-1930 for Helen and Albert Bennett