Denniss

DESCRIPTION

NameDennissDescriptionRichard Denniss was born in 1810, Kent, England to Adam and Margaret Denniss (nee Bourne)

In 1831 he married Sarah Gillett, daughter of Thomas and Susannah (nee Mackett).

Richard and Sarah arrived in Australia in 1838 aboard 'The Westminster', the same ship that brought to Thomas family to the Marshall Mount area. Also aboard the ship was Richard’s brother William, his wife, and family.

Richard and Sarah Denniss had;

Sarah b.1832 (married Lionel Hurry, died 1925, Albion Park)
William Adam b.1833 (married Sarah Parkinson, died 1923, Marshall Mount)
Rachel 1835 (possibly)
Ruth b.1837 (married Edmund Sawtell, died
Rueben b.1840 (married Ann Bailey, died 1879, Gulgong)
Jacob b. 1841 (married Mary Green, died 1895, Wollongong)
Naomi b.1843 (married Stephen Katte, died 1927, Fivedock)
Rachel Prodina b.1845 (married Andrew Moore, died 1926, Manly)
William Seth b.1847 (married Elizabeth Bond, died 1879, Balmain)
Abraham b.1851 (married Naomi Green, died 1918, Tacoma)
Andrew b.1851 (married Hannah Nixon, died Lake Illawarra)
George b.1854 (married Rose Smith, died 1935, Marrickville)
Jeffrey b.1855 (married Jessie Hardaker, died 1932, Canterbury)
Alfred b.1857 (married Jane Evans, died 1929, Dulwich Hill)

The Denniss family settled at Marshall Mount where they took up farming. It is presumed the slab hut they moved in to, was 'Pumpkin Cottage', the first home of Henry and Sarah Osborne.

Ruth Denniss married Edmund Sawtell at Albion Park in 1858.

Sarah Denniss married Lionel Hurry at Albion Park in 1861.

External LinkPioneer's Death Recalls Early Illawarra History 1950Death of Mr HW Denniss 1930Late Miss Denniss 1941Personal Miss AM Denniss 1942Abraham Denniss 1918Abraham Denniss A Tribute by W Ross 1918The Late WA Denniss 1923Ada N Denniss 1941Obituary EH Denniss 1946Marshall Mount Nonagenarian 194790 Years of Age 1947

Photograph

The Denniss Family Home at Marshall Mount

Catherine Sarah Bonser (Nee Dennis)

The Sawtell Family of Albion Park

Sarah Hurry 1922

Lionel Hurry

The Denniss Family home at Marshall Mount

Lionel Hurry driving his sulky horse 'Victor'

Joseph and Sarah Massey (nee Denniss)

Lionel, Sarah and Albertina Hurry

Family

Sawtell

Hurry

Green

Person

Hurry, Sarah

Sawtell, Alfred Edmund

Object

Wall Slabs from 'Vine Cottage'

The Denniss Family home at Marshall Mount, c.1880.

CONNECTIONS

CollectionFamiliesFamilySawtellHurryThomasGreenLocalityMarshall MountAlbion ParkPersonSawtell, AlfredHurry, SarahPlaceVine CottageRelated ItemThe Denniss Family home at Marshall Mount

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Denniss