birth and death records

[jasonm]

...after Charles died ten years later she started using Bennett again
1. On the inquest documents they name her Bennett alias Porter, also in 5 newspaper adds of the time

Where do you see birthplace NSW....~ 1842 for Margaret PORTER nee BENNETT?
2. On their marraige cert per NSW BDM (maiden name Bennett) (Birthplace NSW) (Parents unknown)

What children have you identified for Margaret?
3.Thomas, Caroline, John all born Coonabarbran NSW

[jasonm]

Also on John Porters birth cert (mother MARGARET FORMERLY BENNET)

[majm]

...after Charles died ten years later she started using Bennett again
1. On the inquest documents they name her Bennett alias Porter, also in 5 newspaper adds of the time

Where do you see birthplace NSW....~ 1842 for Margaret PORTER nee BENNETT?
2. On their marraige cert per NSW BDM (maiden name Bennett) (Birthplace NSW) (Parents unknown)

What children have you identified for Margaret?
3.Thomas, Caroline, John all born Coonabarbran NSW

Hi Jason,  please please check the marriage cert transcription.  It does NOT give birthplace.   It can be important to give exact answers to our questions.  So please do not for example assume/presume that her marriage certificate is informing us that a) her birthplace is NSW and or that b) her parents are unknown.    The official transcription has that info as 'Not listed'.     That's an entirely different scenerio from the BDM record having an entry reading as  'unknown'.


JM

[jasonm]

Double checked your right I am sorry it does say parents not listed, On her son Johns birth cert it states Mothers birth place NSW

[Rosinish]

...after Charles died ten years later she started using Bennett again
1. On the inquest documents they name her Bennett alias Porter, also in 5 newspaper adds of the time

The above might not necessarily mean she reverted back to Bennett although in Scotland it was known for many widows to revert back to their maiden names.

This would be normal procedure in Scotland too where women don't lose their maiden name on marriage i.e. any legal papers would address her as 'Margaret Bennett or Porter', this applies to married/widowed/divorced women.

Annie

[majm]

      Thanks for sorting that out,   

JM

[majm]

In this newspaper report, she is noted as Margaret BENNETT.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/192566286 Armidale Express 25 March 1884.

Also, there was a sudden death in Sydney earlier in March 1884 for another person with same name (Margaret Bennett).  So we need to carefully check newspaper reports to avoid any confusion.

JM

[majm]

Some further background,  tragic, so sad.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18926179 Maitland Mercury 27 March 1884.  No mention of her surname as PORTER in that cutting.

JM

[jasonm]

The reason I say she used her maiden name is because on Charles death cert it says "Informant Margaret Porter" but under "spouse" it says Margaret Bennett, this is why I am looking for more official documentation other than Inquest entries, I have entered both names on NSW BDM also variants of the names also on Ancestry.com and nothing other than her marriage and Charles death certs,