Sarah Ann Benge

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Sarah Ann Benge (Williscroft)

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Birthplace: Colton, Staffordshire, England
Death: June 20, 1935 (81)
Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand
Place of Burial: Clareville Cemetery, Wairarapa, New Zealand
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Frederick James Williscroft and Mary Frances Williscroft
Wife of Reuben Benge
Mother of David Benge; William Reuben Benge; Frederick George Benge; Alice May Bond and William George Benge
Sister of Catherine Lavinia Roberts; Mary Frances Francis; Alice Erickson; Frederick Williscroft; Joseph William Williscroft and 5 others

Managed by: Jason Scott Wills
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About Sarah Ann Benge

Came on Oliver Lang with her parents in 1858, set up land at Waiwhtu then moved over to Wairarapa in 1870. Sarah pioneered the farm with her father and made extra cash splitting totara shingles at 1/- per 100.

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Sarah Ann Benge's Timeline

1854
March 3, 1854
Colton, Staffordshire, England
1856
1856
Age 1
Staffordshire, England
1872
June 17, 1872
Greytown, Wellington, New Zealand
1874
June 16, 1874
Greytown, New Zealand
1876
May 22, 1876
Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand
1878
June 19, 1878
Te Marua, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand
1889
December 9, 1889
Christchurch, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
1935
June 20, 1935
Age 81
Carterton, Wellington, New Zealand
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Clareville Cemetery, Wairarapa, New Zealand