Lieutenant Robert
William Bennison (......1858 )
- Back to . . .96th
Foot Manchester Regiment.
Born :
Where :
Occupation : Surveyor / Soldier
Date Arrived : .Swan River. South Australia 30 January
1849
Ship Arrived on : "Ratcliffe "
Rank on Discharge : Lieutenat
Date of Enlistment :
Regimental #
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Where Enlisted :
Date of Discharge :
Died :
3 March 1858
Where Died /
Buried : Argyle
St. Hobart Town
Parents Names :
Spouse's Name : Louisa
Charlotte Power .
Born :
Where :
Occupation :
Date Arrived :
Ship Arrived on :
Died :
Where Died /
Buried :
Date Married :
24 October 1849
Where Married :
Spouse's Parents
Descendants :
Information supplied by Jennifer
Lawerence jmlrgl@ozemail.com.au
- Children :
-
- Area Settled :
- Hobart
- History &
Achievements :
- He was
appointed ENSIG on 23/5/1848. On
12/11/1848 he sailed from SPITHEAD/-SO, on the troop ship
"RATCLIFFE" ARRIV.Swan River. South
Australia 30/1/1849,Commanded by COLONEL, SIR HOWARD
DOUGLAS BART (or BASH) then to HOBART TOWN,
VDL doing Garrison Duty on Norflok Island and
Hobart He was appointed LIEUTENANT on 22/2/1850.. R.W.Bennison,
married LOUISA CHARLOTTE POWER ON 24/9/1849. He
died on 3/3/1858, address being Argyle St. HOBART TOWN.
Death certificates states his occupation as a Surveyor,
so I am assuming he was going to stay here and
settle. His wife and children stayed in Aust. .
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(QLD) Australia
- Last revised: January 05, 2004.