Peerage Record – 28881

     She was baptized at Thwing, Yorkshire, England^G, on 23 March 1788.^1,2 Maria Bennison was the daughter of Stephen Bennison and Mary Pinder.¹ She married Isaiah Burdas on 9 January 1815 at Thwing, Yorkshire, England^G.³
     From 9 January 1815, her married name became Burdas.³

     Isaiah Burdas married Maria Bennison, daughter of Stephen Bennison and Mary Pinder, on 9 January 1815 at Thwing, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Esther Robinson married John Bennison, son of Stephen Bennison and Mary Pinder, on 6 October 1820 at Carnaby, Yorkshire, England^G.^2,1
     From 6 October 1820, her married name became Bennison.²

     She was baptized at Thwing, Yorkshire, England^G, on 2 November 1828.^1,2 Helen Bennison was the daughter of John Bennison and Esther Robinson.¹
     She was also known as Ellen Bennison.³

     He was baptized at Thwing, Yorkshire, England^G, on 17 February 1822.¹ Stephen Bennison was the son of John Bennison and Esther Robinson.¹

     Leonard Henry Dixon Hight was born in 1890.¹ He was the son of Albert Hight and Mary Dixon.¹ He died on 12 October 1917 at Ypres, Belgium^G.¹ He was buried at Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, Flanders, Belgium^G.¹
     Leonard served in the 3rd Battalion, NZ Rifle Brigade, 1st NZEF circa 1915 as a rifleman 15902.¹

     Cecil Morland Hight was born in 1895.¹ He was the son of Albert Hight and Mary Dixon.¹ He died on 12 October 1917 at Ypres, Belgium^G.¹ He was buried at Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, Flanders, Belgium^G.¹
     Cecil served in the 3rd Battalion, NZ Rifle Brigade, 1st NZEF circa 1915 as a rifleman 15901.¹

     G/Capt. Albert Ernest Chapman was born on 10 September 1918 at Tinwald, Ashburton, New Zealand^G.¹ He was the son of Charles Lewis Rutter Chapman and Matilda Mary Bennison.¹ He married Joyce Perkins on 21 January 1941 at Christchurch, New Zealand^G.¹ He married an unknown person on 21 January 1941 at Christchurch, New Zealand^G.¹ He died on 21 April 1985 at age 66 at Tindalls Beach, Whangaporoa, Auckland, New Zealand^G, from a heart attack.¹
     Albert served in the RNZAF in 1937.¹ He was appointed Member, Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)¹ He retired from the military in 1972, with the rank of Group Captain, late of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.¹

     Joyce Perkins was born on 5 August 1921 at Timaru, New Zealand^G.¹ She married G/Capt. Albert Ernest Chapman, son of Charles Lewis Rutter Chapman and Matilda Mary Bennison, on 21 January 1941 at Christchurch, New Zealand^G.¹
     From 21 January 1941, her married name became Chapman.¹

     Cyril James Chapman was born on 7 August 1943 at Christchurch, New Zealand^G.¹ He is the son of G/Capt. Albert Ernest Chapman and Joyce Perkins.¹ He married Lynn Frances Dudley on 21 August 1965.¹ He and Lynn Frances Dudley were divorced in 1991.¹ He married Judith Miriam Bailey circa 1992.¹
     He was a student at Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand^G, studying medicine.¹ His long name is Dr Cyril James Chapman.¹ He lived at 86 Iffley Turn, Iffley, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 2000.¹ His email address is cyrilc@globalnet.co.uk.¹