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This might be something or nothing
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/
Residents of a house 38 in Lawrence Street (Cromac, Antrim)
Surname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion
Bennett Agnes 14 Female Daughter Presbyterian
Bennett John Warwick 47 Male Head of Family Presbyterian
Bennett Joseph 10 Male Son Presbyterian
Bennett David Alex 12 Male Son Presbyterian
Bennett Thoma Malcom 16 Male Son Presbyterian
Bennett Samuel 21 Male Son Presbyterian
Bennett Annie 46 Female Wife Presbyterian
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For ref
Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918
about George Edward Bennett
Name: George Edward Bennett
Residence: Toronto, Ontario
Birth Date: 22 Sep 1871
Birth Location: Dublin, Ireland
Relative: Edith Bennett
Relationship: Wife
Regiment Number: 237509
I see you have listed a catalogue of events for him but could you tell us what you would like to know please?
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I am looking for help on finding out about my grandfather. He died in Toronto on August 13, 1920 when my father was only an infant so there is little oral history to help me out.
On the few documents that I have found, his birthplace is listed as Dublin Ireland. There are a few possible birth dates. On his marriage affidavit in 1913 it lists his age as 36 giving him a birth year of 1877. On his attestation papers to join the Canadian Army in 1916 his birth date is listed as September 22, 1871. A letter to my father from the Department of Veterans Affairs in 1987 lists his birth date as September 20, 1876.
His attestation papers also indicate that he served for 3 years in South Africa “Imp. A.S.C. Pte. to Sgt.” which I assume was from 1899-1901. These papers also list some scars so he might have been injured there. These forms are dated April 1916. After going to Europe, he was a victim of mustard gas and, assuming he was the father of my father, he was back in Canada by February 1918.
On his marriage affidavit in 1913 it indicates that he had lived in Toronto Canada since 1902 – the microfilm is poor but it looks like 1902. On the same form his parents are listed as John Bennett and Annie Cleary. His religion is listed as Church of England.
His death certificate lists his occupation as “soldier” and his name is listed in the First World War Book of Remembrance so he was part of the Canadian Armed forces when he died of the effects of the gas poisoning.
He married Edith Taylor, born in Birmingham England November 15, 1913. Again, I have no single birth date. On the marriage affidavit it lists her age as 28 giving her a birth date of 1885. Her second marriage in December 1921 gives her age as 39 which would be a birth year of 1882. She died May 15, 1943 and the card on file at the cemetery lists her age as 60 which is consistent with the 1883 date. A note in my mother’s handwriting has her birth date as November 30 and the year is illegible.
I am a beginner at this – less than a month – and cannot seem to find out anything beyond what I have listed above. I want to find out my grandfather’s birth date and information about his parents so I can dig deeper. Then I’ll tackle my grandmother’s history.
Thanks.
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