Our Family History - McKay, Bushee, King and Mills Sophia Bennett b. 4 Sep 1837 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia d. 7 Oct 1912 Smythesdale, Victoria, Australia
 
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Sophia Bennett

Female 1837 - 1912  (75 years)


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  • Name Sophia Bennett 
    Born 4 Sep 1837  Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Christened 1 Oct 1837  Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    AFN 9895-LK 
    Cause of death Old Age Pneumonia  [2
    Occupation Domestic duties/Town midwife  [2
    Died 7 Oct 1912  Smythesdale, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried 9 Oct 1912  Smythesdale, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Sophia came from England, married William Kemp. Listed as being 78 at time of death.

      Sophia signed her marriage certificate with her name (ie she could write).

      Name was listed as “Suphie Bennett” on Joseph’s birth record. [2, 4]
    Person ID I21  King/Mills Family History
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2011 

    Father William Bennett,   b. Abt 1810, Essex, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1888, West Geelong, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Mother Jane Price,   b. Abt 1809, Wales, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1876, Geelong, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Married 6 Jun 1837  Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Family ID F17  Group Sheet

    Family Robert Jnr. Kemp,   b. 1830, Ashfield, Cavan, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1898, Liverpool, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 7 Jan 1853  Geelong, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Sophia Jane Kemp,   b. 25 Oct 1853, Colac, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1912, Smythesdale, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     2. Elizabeth Kemp,   b. 1856, Colac, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1943, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     3. William Kemp,   b. 1859, Smythes Creek, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1935, Royal Park, South Australia, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    +4. Sarah Ann Kemp,   b. 28 Oct 1860, Carngham, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jul 1934, Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     5. Robert Kemp,   b. Dec 1862, Smythesdale, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1866  (Age ~ 3 years)
     6. John Kemp,   b. 1865, Smythes Creek, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1866, Smythes Creek, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     7. Thomas Henry Kemp,   b. 1867, Smythes Creek, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1935, Geelong, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    +8. George R D Kemp,   b. 1869, Smythesdale, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 1924, Latrobe, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
    +9. Caroline Maude Kemp,   b. 1872, Smythes Creek, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1938, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    +10. Joseph Kemp,   b. 1874, Smythesdale, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1957, Geelong West, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     11. Henrietta Lousia Kemp,   b. 1876, Smythesdale, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F15  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S67] Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922, Ancestry.com, #7736.

    2. [S51] Certificate of Death - Sophia Kemp.

    3. [S45] Certificate of Death - Jane Bennett.

    4. [S43] Oral History from Una Alice Abbott.

    5. [S64] Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1949, Ancestry.com, #3724.