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Peerage Record – 28774

John William Jones1

Male, Registry Number #287731, b. 1876, d. 14 November 1917

Last Edited=3 Nov 2000
     John William Jones was born in 1876.1 He was the son of Richard Jones and Rebecca Bennison.1 He died on 14 November 1917 at Ramleh, IsraelG, killed in action.1,2 He was buried at Ramleh War Cemetery, Ramleh, IsraelG.3
     He was a farm hand before 1917 at Glenroy, Canterbury, New ZealandG.4 John served in the Canterbury Mounted Rifles, 1st NZEF on 19 April 1917 as a trooper 35888.1,4
Citations:
  1. [S259] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, online http://www.cwgc.org. Hereinafter cited as Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
  2. [S2963] NZ Society of Genealogists, Hororata Cemetery – St Johns Anglican (Auckland, NZ: NZ Society of Genealogists), plot 18. Hereinafter cited as Hororata Cemetery – St Johns Anglican.
  3. [S259] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, online http://www.cwgc.org, plot M 64.
  4. [S2884] NZ Government, Rolls of NZ Expeditionary Force, 1917, Vol III (Wellington, NZ: Government Print, 1919), roll 58 2. Hereinafter cited as Rolls of the NZEFemale, 1917.

Richard Francis Jones1

Male, Registry Number #287732, b. 1885, d. 15 April 1917

Last Edited=24 Feb 2001
     Richard Francis Jones was born in 1885.1 He was the son of Richard Jones and Rebecca Bennison.1 He died on 15 April 1917 at Steenwerck, Nord, FranceG.1,2 He was buried at Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord, FranceG, plot I H 6.3
     He was a farm hand before 1916 at Glenroy, Canterbury, New ZealandG.4 Richard served in the NZ Field Artillery, 1st NZEF on 8 January 1916 as a gunner 7/2054.1,4
Citations:
  1. [S259] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, online http://www.cwgc.org. Hereinafter cited as Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
  2. [S2963] NZ Society of Genealogists, Hororata Cemetery – St Johns Anglican (Auckland, NZ: NZ Society of Genealogists), plot 18. Hereinafter cited as Hororata Cemetery – St Johns Anglican.
  3. [S259] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, online http://www.cwgc.org, plot I H 6.
  4. [S2887] NZ Government, Rolls of the NZ Expeditionary Force, 1916, Volume II (Wellington, NZ: Government Print, 1917), roll 21 8. Hereinafter cited as Rolls of the NZEFemale, 1916.

Elizabeth Bennison1

Female, Registry Number #287733, b. 12 September 1857, d. 19 March 1893

Last Edited=17 Sep 2008
     Elizabeth Bennison was born on 12 September 1857 at Falsgrave, Yorkshire, EnglandG.1,2 She was the daughter of William Bennison and Elizabeth Newbegin.1 She was christened on 30 September 1857 at Wold Newton, Yorkshire, EnglandG.3 She married, firstly, William Ewen on 1 June 1877 at William Bennison’s house, Hinds, Canterbury, New ZealandG.1 She married, secondly, William Aitken, son of William Aitken and Elizabeth Orr, on 9 November 1887 at Mr Dawson’s House, Esk Street, Invercargill, New ZealandG.1 She died on 19 March 1893 at age 35 at Willowby, Canterbury, New ZealandG.2,1,4 She was buried on 22 March 1893 at Ashburton Public Cemetery, Old Section, Ashburton, New ZealandG, plot 731.1,2
     Francis, George, Mary, Harriet, Rebecca, Elizabeth and William immigrated at age 29 with his parents to Lyttelton, Canterbury, New ZealandG, on the ship Captain Cook, arriving 5 September 1863.5,1,6 From 1 June 1877, her married name became Ewen.1 From 9 November 1887, her married name became Aitken.1

Children of Elizabeth Bennison and William Ewen

Children of Elizabeth Bennison and William Aitken

Citations:
  1. [S2962] E M Guthrie, “Bennison Family Tree”, 28 October 2000 (C/- Andy Guthrie, 4 Mona Square, Ashburton). Unknown comments. Hereinafter cited as “Bennison Family Tree.”
  2. [S2862] NZ Society of Genealogists, Ashburton Old Cemetery (Auckland, NZ: NZ Society of Genealogists, 1979), plot 731. Hereinafter cited as Ashburton Cemetery – Old Section.
  3. [S3001] Elizabeth Bennison, International Genealogical Index (IGI) (unknown repository address: unknown repository, 30 sep 1857).
  4. [S2829] British and European Nobility Register, NZ Society of Accountants, Chartered Acountant, 19 February 1990, BENR, 128 Heke Street, Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand, says 18 March 1933, not 19 March 1933.
  5. [S2940] William Bennison, NZ Death Entry 779/1913 (registered on 6 February 1913), NZ Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages, High Street, Lower Hutt, New Zealand. Hereinafter cited as NZ Death Entry.
  6. [S2981] Unknown compiler, compiler, “Captain Cook, Passenger List”; Ancestral File BENR, 128 Heke Street, Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand. Hereinafter cited as “Captain Cook, Passenger List.”

William Ewen1

Male, Registry Number #287734, b. circa 1853, d. 12 June 1885

Last Edited=17 Sep 2008
     William Ewen was born circa 1853 at Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, ScotlandG.1 He married Elizabeth Bennison, daughter of William Bennison and Elizabeth Newbegin, on 1 June 1877 at William Bennison’s house, Hinds, Canterbury, New ZealandG.1 He died on 12 June 1885.1 He was buried at Auckland, New ZealandG.1

Children of William Ewen and Elizabeth Bennison

Citations:
  1. [S2962] E M Guthrie, “Bennison Family Tree”, 28 October 2000 (C/- Andy Guthrie, 4 Mona Square, Ashburton). Unknown comments. Hereinafter cited as “Bennison Family Tree.”

William George Ewen1

Male, Registry Number #287735, b. 19 April 1878, d. 18 November 1895

Last Edited=24 Feb 2001
     William George Ewen was born on 19 April 1878 at Ashburton, New ZealandG.1 He was the son of William Ewen and Elizabeth Bennison.1 He died on 18 November 1895 at age 17 at Winchmore, Canterbury, New ZealandG.1,2 He was buried at Ashburton Public Cemetery, Old Section, Ashburton, New ZealandG, plot 762.2
Citations:
  1. [S2962] E M Guthrie, “Bennison Family Tree”, 28 October 2000 (C/- Andy Guthrie, 4 Mona Square, Ashburton). Unknown comments. Hereinafter cited as “Bennison Family Tree.”
  2. [S2862] NZ Society of Genealogists, Ashburton Old Cemetery (Auckland, NZ: NZ Society of Genealogists, 1979), plot 762. Hereinafter cited as Ashburton Cemetery – Old Section.

Alfred James Ewen1

Male, Registry Number #287736, b. April 1883, d. 26 October 1883

Last Edited=20 Jan 2001
     Alfred James Ewen was born in April 1883 at Elbow, ScotlandG.1 He was the son of William Ewen and Elizabeth Bennison.1 He died on 26 October 1883 at Ashburton, New ZealandG.1
Citations:
  1. [S2962] E M Guthrie, “Bennison Family Tree”, 28 October 2000 (C/- Andy Guthrie, 4 Mona Square, Ashburton). Unknown comments. Hereinafter cited as “Bennison Family Tree.”

Henry Bennison Ewen1

Male, Registry Number #287737, b. 21 December 1879, d. 1960

Last Edited=20 Jan 2001
     Henry Bennison Ewen was born on 21 December 1879 at Ashburton, New ZealandG.1 He was the son of William Ewen and Elizabeth Bennison.1 He married Margaret Sinclair.1 He died in 1960 at Invercargill, New ZealandG.1

Children of Henry Bennison Ewen and Margaret Sinclair

Citations:
  1. [S2962] E M Guthrie, “Bennison Family Tree”, 28 October 2000 (C/- Andy Guthrie, 4 Mona Square, Ashburton). Unknown comments. Hereinafter cited as “Bennison Family Tree.”

Margaret Sinclair1

Female, Registry Number #287738

Last Edited=17 Sep 2008
     Margaret Sinclair married Henry Bennison Ewen, son of William Ewen and Elizabeth Bennison.1
     Her married name became Ewen.1

Children of Margaret Sinclair and Henry Bennison Ewen

Citations:
  1. [S2962] E M Guthrie, “Bennison Family Tree”, 28 October 2000 (C/- Andy Guthrie, 4 Mona Square, Ashburton). Unknown comments. Hereinafter cited as “Bennison Family Tree.”

Eula Ewen1

Female, Registry Number #287739

Last Edited=29 Oct 2000
     Eula Ewen is the daughter of Henry Bennison Ewen and Margaret Sinclair.1
Citations:
  1. [S2962] E M Guthrie, “Bennison Family Tree”, 28 October 2000 (C/- Andy Guthrie, 4 Mona Square, Ashburton). Unknown comments. Hereinafter cited as “Bennison Family Tree.”

Elva Ewen1

Female, Registry Number #287740

Last Edited=29 Oct 2000
     Elva Ewen is the daughter of Henry Bennison Ewen and Margaret Sinclair.1
Citations:
  1. [S2962] E M Guthrie, “Bennison Family Tree”, 28 October 2000 (C/- Andy Guthrie, 4 Mona Square, Ashburton). Unknown comments. Hereinafter cited as “Bennison Family Tree.”

 

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