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Mary BENT (1811 - 1884)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Michael John BOURKE (1827 - 1887)
Thomas BOURKE (1829 - 1857)
Sarah BOURKE (1831 - )
James BOURKE (1834 - 1859)
 Mary BENT (1811 - 1884)

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James BOURKE (1803 - 1835)

John PETER (1812 - 1878)
 John BENT











Frances WRIXON











Mary BENT John PETER
Mary BENT
Mary BENT John PETER Mary BENT
b. abt 1811 at Jamisontown, Nepean River, New south Wales, Australia
m. (1) 20 May 1827 James BOURKE (1803 - 1835) at Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
m. (2) 10 Feb 1837 John PETER (1812 - 1878) at Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia
d. 23 Sep 1884 at Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia aged 73
Near Relatives of Mary BENT (1811 - 1884)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law Thomas BOURKE
Mother in Law Sarah RICHARDS

Father John BENT
Mother Frances WRIXON

Self Mary BENT abt 1811 Jamisontown, Nepean River, New south Wales, Australia 23 Sep 1884 Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia 73

Husband James BOURKE abt 1803 Hawkesbury District, New South Wales, Australia 28 Jul 1835 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 32
Husband John PETER abt 1812 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland 28 Jan 1878 Torquay, Devon, England 66

Son Michael John BOURKE 09 Sep 1827 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 14 Apr 1887 Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia 59
Son Thomas BOURKE 03 Sep 1829 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 25 Mar 1857 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 27
Daughter Sarah BOURKE 16 Sep 1831 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Son James BOURKE 13 Oct 1834 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 07 Jun 1859 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 24

Sister Judith BENT
Brother John Beecher BENT 21 Sep 1821 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 19 Feb 1880 Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia 58

Daughter in Law Martha Susannah Constance Mary BEST 28 Dec 1839 Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australia 1926 Randwick, New South Wales, Australia 87

Niece Anne Frances BENT 30 Oct 1850 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 30 Jan 1936 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 85
Nephew John Beecher BENT 29 Oct 1852 Yanco, New South Wales, Australia 06 Dec 1897 Brighton, Victoria, Australia 45
Niece Catherine Agnes BENT 1856 Yanco, New South Wales, Australia 31 Aug 1940 Holbrook, New South Wales, Australia 84
Niece Rebecca Florence BENT 27 May 1859 Wagingoberemby, New South Wales, Australia 07 Jul 1951 Prahran, Victoria, Australia 92
Nephew James Bernard Lowe BENT 1862 Boree Creek, New South Wales, Australia 22 Jan 1940 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 78
Nephew Bernard Low BENT 27 Apr 1862 Boree Creek, New South Wales, Australia abt 1863 1
Niece Alice Mary BENT 29 Jan 1866 Lake Albert, New South Wales, Australia 25 Feb 1941 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 75

Sister in Law Mary Ann HIGGINS 07 Feb 1834 Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 20 Jan 1868 Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia 33
Events in Mary BENT (1811 - 1884)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 1811 Mary BENT was born Jamisontown, Nepean River, New south Wales, Australia 71
20 May 1827 16 Married James BOURKE (aged 24) Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 71
09 Sep 1827 16 Birth of son Michael John BOURKE Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 71
03 Sep 1829 18 Birth of son Thomas BOURKE Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 71
16 Sep 1831 20 Birth of daughter Sarah BOURKE Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 71
13 Oct 1834 23 Birth of son James BOURKE Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 71
28 Jul 1835 24 Death of husband James BOURKE (aged 32) Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 71
10 Feb 1837 26 Married John PETER (aged 25) Sutton Forest, New South Wales, Australia 71
25 Mar 1857 46 Death of son Thomas BOURKE (aged 27) Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 71
07 Jun 1859 48 Death of son James BOURKE (aged 24) Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 71
28 Jan 1878 67 Death of husband John PETER (aged 66) Torquay, Devon, England 62
23 Sep 1884 73 Mary BENT died Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia 71
Personal Notes:
Mary Bent was ‘a woman of great force of character’, noted for her kindness and hospitality. She capably managed ‘Gumly Gumly’, being ‘one of the most active women among stock’. After a trip to England in 1860, Mary managed a Broadmeadows property, dying there in 1884. Her burial was in Wagga Wagga. Her children are listed with the father, James Bourke.
Source References:
71. Type: Book, Abbr: Wagga Pioneers, Title: Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District, Auth: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Publ: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Date: 2004, Locn: http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/
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