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From: "Robert Prideaux" <>
Subject: Re: [AUS-VIC-West] Successes in 2004 and/or excellent resources
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 17:49:54 +1100
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Thanks so much Mary, I actually found Louisa's death after I had sent the
message. But still didn't find William's. Unfortunately their marriage
certificate doesn't say where they came from. I have found a birth/baptism
for Louisa on the IGI - says mother's name is Sarah Ward -could be
misspelt.

I really appreciate your looking up my brick wall!

Regards

Leigh Prideaux


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Dean" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: [AUS-VIC-West] Successes in 2004 and/or excellent resources


> Well let me help with your brick wall. I have found them both buried in
the
> Ballarat New cemetery.
> Bennett William, age 87, buried 4/1/1908, address Lyons Street, Ballarat,
> occupation Jeweller, Area buried PrivB, Sect 7, Loc 33, remarks 2A.
> Bennett Louisa, age 71, buried 30/6/1902, address Lyons Street, Ballarat,
> occupation wife, Area PrivB, Section 7, Loc 33 & 34.
> I do hope this helps
> Mary
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Prideaux" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 2:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [AUS-VIC-West] Successes in 2004 and/or excellent resources
>
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I had a number of success stories during 2004 but i still have a number
of
> > brickwalls, the main being my husband's grandfather's family. William
> > Bennett married Louisa Gilbee at thePresbyterian Church in Collins St
> > Melbourne in 1849. William was a widower and his occupation was
> watchmaker.
> >
> > Their last four children were born at Ballarat from 1859 to 1871. I came
> > across an account of an inquest in Ballarat in 1874 at which a William
> > Bennett watchmaker was a witness. I have been unable to find any other
> > information about William or Louisa. I can't find their deaths either.
It
> > appears most of their nine children bar one moved away from Ballarat.
> >
> > Any suggestions? I would really like to find out where William came
from.
> I
> > believe that Louisa most likely came from Scotland as their marriage was
> in
> > the Presbyterian Church.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Leigh Prideaux
> > Carrum
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Beryl O'Gorman" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 11:41 AM
> > Subject: [AUS-VIC-West] Successes in 2004 and/or excellent resources
> >
> >
> > > Hi All
> > > Since some of us are on holidays and things are quiet, feel free to
tell
> > us
> > > about your BIG discovery in 2004 (Genealogical of course!) or any
really
> > > good resources you've discovered recently, including great Family
> History
> > > Centres.
> > >
> > > I have been very busy with the Warrnambool Pioneer Register finding
all
> > > sorts of twigs for my tree, then following up the families for the
> wives'
> > > maiden names. It just seems to keep going out and out and out, and the
> > tree
> > > gets bigger.
> > > The Terang books too were full of family connections. Great stuff!
> > >
> > > And of course I can never sing the praises highly enough of Anne Grant
> and
> > > the team at Portland's History House. Every time I go there I discover
> > > something new. Do we have National Living Treasures? I nominate Anne.
> > >
> > > Feel free to tell us about your brick wall too. There are a lot of
> experts
> > > out there who are only too happy to help.
> > > Cheers
> > > Beryl
> > >
> > > Beryl O'Gorman
> > > Greensborough Victoria Australia
> > >
> > >
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