Person:Henry Benger (1)

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  1. Henry Smith Benger1836 - 1928
m. 29 Sep 1861
  1. Amelia Elizabeth Benger1863 - 1925
  2. Alvina Susan Benger1866 - Abt 1900
  3. Ellen Eugenie Benger1873 - 1875
Facts and Events
Name Henry Smith Benger
Gender Male
Birth? 1836 Whitefield Farm, Lillington, Dorset, England
Census[5] 1841
Census[6] 1851 Sherbourne, Dorset, England
Marriage 29 Sep 1861 Saint Lawrence, Jerseyto Amelie Caroline LeBlond
Census[7] 1871 St Lawrence, Jersey, Channel Isles
Immigration[8] 1875 Auckland, New Zealandship and arrival
Occupation? Te Kopuru, Northland, New Zealandmarket gardener
Death[1][4] 25 Aug 1928 Te Kopuru, Northland, New Zealand
Burial[2] 27 Aug 1928 Mt Wesley, Dargaville, NZ

Henry Smith Benger was born in 1837 in Lillington, England, and died 25 August 1928 in Te Kopuru, New Zealand. He married Amelie Caroline LeBlond on 29 September 1861 in St Lawrence, Jersey, daughter of George Le Blond and Jane LeMonnier.

More About Henry Smith Benger:
Buried: 27 August 1928, Dargaville, NZ
Immigration: 1875, Auckland
Ship and Arrival: Assaye, left London, 12 Sep 1874, arriving Auckland 26 Dec 1874
Occupation: Market Gardener
Cause of Death: Chronic Bronchitis and myocarditis- 14 months
Medical Information: Last seen by J A Marshall, 27 July, 1928


Marriage Notes for Henry Benger and Amelie LeBlond: Witnesses

Toni Dupre Jane Adelaide Collas

She could be their employer...

Amelie could not write.. X appears on licence

Will - NZ National Archives BBAE 1570 555/28

References
  1. NZ Births Deaths and Marriages
    2259\1928.
  2. New Zealand. Cemetery Records, 1800-2007. (Ancestry.com)
    [1].
  3.   .

    Mr. Henry Benger. A pioneer settler of Dargaville district, Mr Henry Benger, died on Saturday afternoon at the residence of his daughter Mrs. Winter, Te Kopuru at the advanced age of 91 years. Mr. Benger was one of the original settlers at Arapohue. He retired some years ago and had since lived at Te Kopuru.

  4. Chronic Bronchitis and myocarditis- 14 months
  5. Aged 4 at Whitefield
  6. Silk Runner
  7. 12 View Rd
    Jersey
    Channel Islands
  8. Assaye, Auckland, NZ