Outback Graves Markers

John Joseph BENNETT

Burial Location:Leonora  (details...)
Place of Death: Leonora Hospital
Date of Death: 11 October 1916
Date of Burial:20 October 1916
Age:2 and a half years
Cause of Death:Burns Causing Epileptic Fit
OGM Ref#: 1870
Headstone:OGM Aluminium
This is a photograph of a memorial plaque dedicated to Alfred Augustine BENNETT

BENNETT Alfred Augustine

This is a photograph of a memorial plaque to Bridget BENNETT who died in Merredin in 1971 at the age of 95 years

BENNETT Bridget 1876 1971

This is a photograph of plaque number 1870 for JOHN JOSEPH BENNETT of LEONORA

REF 1870 JOHN JOSEPH BENNETT LEONORA

Biography

The child's mother, Bridget O'Connor, was born 3 January 1876 in Dooncaha, Tarbert, Kerry, Ireland. She arrived in Australia in 1900 on the "Orizaba" and married Alfred Augustine Bennett on 9 August 1909 at Kalgoorlie. He was born 1880 in Matlock, Victoria.

It appears that little Thomas Rudy was the youngest of their family.  He died in 1920 aged 6 months, and is buried in Leonora. His story is featured in this website.

John Joseph, was the fourth child born into this family. 

Siblings of these two boys were Constance Frances born 5 June 1910 at Leonora (Birth Registration 81/1910, Mt Margaret) and Mary Teresa (Birth Registration 79/1910, Mt Margaret); Henry James born 1912 at Leonora (Birth Registration 43/1912, Mt Margaret); Alfred Augustine born 16 August 1915 at Leonora (Birth Registration 1915, Mt Margaret).

The children's father was born 1880 in Matlock, Victoria.  He died 21 September 1945 in Southern Cross.  Bridget went on until the age of 95 years, when she died at Merredin on 4 April 1971.

John Joseph is buried in plot number 113 of the Roman Catholic portion of the Leonora Cemetery.  His brother, Thomas, is buried in Plot number 148 of that portion of the cemetery.

Parents:Bridget (nee O'CONNOR) and Alfred Augustine BENNETT (Grocer)
Birth Details:1914, Leonora; Birth Registration 22/1914, Mt Margaret
Death Certificate:26 / 1916, Mt Margaret (now 4300026 / 1916, Mt Margaret)

Relatives click name for details:
Brother Thomas Rudy BENNETT