This what I have so far -
Robert Bennett and Esther/Hester Kingston married on 21 February 1846 at Desertserges. From info presently available, they had the following children -
Mary, born abt 1847-1853,
Anne, born abt 1850-1852
Thomas, born abt 1850-1851
John, born abt 1853
Hester, born abt 1857
Samuel, born abt 1857
Susanna, born abt 1862-1868
Robert was a farmer and is listed in Griffiths Valuation Record against Map Ref 9, Kilgarriff, Clonakilty.
Robert Bennett died Apr-Jun 1890, aged 78 in Clonakilty.
Have not found a death record for Esther, seems she died between 1901 and 1911 Census.
Mary married Thomas Nagle on 5 June 1883, Kilgarriff. Thomas was a farmer. They had following children -
Edward, born abt 1885
Robert, born abt 1886
Thomas, born abt 1887
Census for 1901 & 1911 had them in Dromovane, Teadies.
Anne married Walter Chiddick in early 1871. Walter was a shoemaker. They had the following children -
Eliza Anne, born 23/7/1873, died 1880
Walter William, born 25/10/1874, died 12/1946
Robert John, born 26/2/1876,
Hester Anne, born 8/3/1880, died 28/3/1972.
Walter died in late 1879, aged 38. Anne died on 7 May 1936, Clonakilty aged 86.
Census for 1901 & 1911 had Anne at Sovereign St, Clonakilty. A Martha Bennett is also living with Anne, recorded by the Census in 1901 & 1911.
Thomas married Martha Sebury on 6 February 1890 at Bandon. Thomas was a farmer. Martha was born 20 August 1868 and died on 12 January 1891, aged 22, day after giving birth to twins Martha and Robert. Their children -
Martha born 11/1/1891,
Robert born 11/1/1891, died 1964.
Martha lives with Anne Bennett/Chiddick as mentioned above. Robert lives with his father.
Thomas marries Mary Clarke on 30 April 1892, Desertserges. They have the following children -
Hester Anne, born 3/2/1893
Eliza, born 1/2/1895
Annie, born 28/3/1897
Mary, born abt 1901.
Census for 1901 & 1911 had them at Kilgarriff, Clonakilty.
Thomas died on 28 May 1927, Clonakilty, aged 77.
John emigrated to Australia and lived in Rockhampton, Queensland. There is no record of John ever marrying. John died on 12 March 1993, Rockhampton, Queensland.
Hester married Robert Deane on 21 March 1889, Kilgarriff. Robert was a farmer. They had the following children -
Thomas, born abt 1890, died 9/4/1917
Robert, born abt 1892, died 5/4/1982
William, born abt 1894, died 1950
John, born abt 1896, died 14/10/1973
Mary Jane, born abt 1898, dode 18/7/1919
Michael James, born abt 1899, died 25/2/1989.
Census for 1901 & 1911 had them at Reengarrigeen, Kilmaloda East.
Hester died on 12 May 1938, Timoleague, Clonakilty, aged 81. Robert died on 2 June 1938, also Timoleague, aged 85.
Samuel emigrated to Australia and married Mary Kenny on 10 February 1891, Queensland. Mary was from Kildsart, Clare and was baptised on 2 March 1863. They had the following children -
Robert Henry, born 4/2/1892, died 27/5/1950
James, born 26/5/1893, died 13/2/1894
Thomas, born 19/11/1895, died 11/5/1962 (my grandfather)
Margaret, born 18/2/1898, died 13/12/1961
Hester, born 21/12/1899, died 16/7/1983
Mary, born 16/11/1901, died 16/11/1901.
Samuel died 1 October 1903, Rockhampton, aged 46. Mary died on 14 January 1932, Rockhampton, aged 69.
Susanna married John Perrott on 28 August 1897, Kilgarriff. John was a farmer in Gallanes, Clonakilty. They had the following children -
Elisabeth Esther (Lilian Gertrude?), born 7 June 1898
John Robert, born 16/8/1899.
Census for 1901 & 1911 had them at Gallanes, Clonakilty.
Susanna died on 24 August 1918, Gallanes, aged 56.
While some of this information may not be complete or totally accurate, I will go with this info until it is proved incorrect and I invite others who may have better information to update it.
With the assistance of this site and Sinann in particular, I now have far more information about my Irish roots that I had thought possible. I am very grateful for all the assistance provided.
It had been my wish to discover information that would allow me to connect with present day Bennett relatives in Clonakilty as my wife and I will be visiting there later this year.
Unfortunately, this info shows that there is no present day paternal Bennett relatives in Clonakilty. I am saddened by this.
Pending other sons of Robert & Esther's being discovered, Thomas was their only son to remain in Ireland. He had only 1 son, Robert, who emigrated to Canada where he married Elizabeth Conway in 1918. They had a daughter, Kathleen Lenore Bennett (1920 - 2006). Robert died in 1964 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
I will continue searching for info on Robert & Esther's grandchildren and see where that takes me.
I greatly appreciate all assistance provided.
