Eliza (Hill) Bennett (abt. 1868 - 1945)

Born about 1868 in County Leitrim, Ireland [uncertain]

Wife of Charles Lewis Bennett — married 1897 in Victoria, Australia

Died 2 Sep 1945 at about age 77 in Surrey Hills, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Judging from details recorded at death, Eliza Hill was born about 1868. She was the daughter of James Hill and Annie (Young) Hill.^[1]

She married Charles Lewis Bennett in 1897 in Victoria.^[2] They had at least three children.^[3]

On 2 September 1945, Eliza Bennett died aged 77 at 22 Wandsworth Road, Surrey Hills. The death was registered in Camberwell.^[1][4]

Research Notes

Eliza may have been born in County Leitrim, Ireland.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Victoria BDM death registration number 8791/1945. Name: Eliza Bennett; father: Hill James; mother: Young Annie; place: Camberwell; age: 77. Accessed 8 December 2021.
2. ↑ Victoria BDM marriage registration number 4329/1897. Eliza Hill; Chas Lewis Bennett. Accessed 8 December 2021.
3. ↑ Listed on the profile for Charles Lewis Bennett.
4. ↑ Family Notices (1945, September 3). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 8. Retrieved December 8, 2021, from National Library of Australia Trove 205646566. "BENNETT. — On September 2, at 22 Wandsworth-road, Surrey Hills, Eliza, beloved wife of Charles Lewis; loved mother of Frances, Edwin and Amy (Mrs. T. Lester)..."