• Born: Abt 1814/1817, Sussex, England
• Marriage (1): DENNIS, William on 17 Mar 1838 in Beckley, Sussex, England ¹
• Marriage (2): McDONALD, Arthur on 2 Dec 1843 in Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia ²
• Died: 11 Feb 1895, High Street, West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia aged about 81 ³
• Buried: 12 Feb 1895, RC, West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia

  Noted events in her life were:

• Residence, 17 Mar 1838, Beckley, Sussex, England. at time of marriage

• Immigration: on ship "Westminster", 26 Jun 1838, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ⁴ Departed London 26 March 1838 with 280 emigrants - mainly agricultural workers from Kent
Bark / ship 610 t

• Immigration: as an assisted bounty immigrant on the ship "Westminster", 26 Jun 1838, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ⁵ William DENNIS, farm labourer, aged 25
Winifred DENNIS, aged 24
Tonnage: 513
Port from which sailed: Gravesend
Date of sailing: 25th March 1838
Male adults: 71
Male children:57
Female adults:74
Female children: 52
Length of voyage: 92 days from Gravesend, 91 days from the Downs
Date of arrival: 26th June 1838

• Occupation: Servant To E. C. Close.

• Residence: Morpeth Road, 25 Jul 1859, Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia.

Winifred married William DENNIS, son of William DENNIS and Unknown, on 17 Mar 1838 in Beckley, Sussex, England.¹ (William DENNIS was born about 1806/1810, died on 30 Jan 1843 in Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia ⁶ and was buried on 1 Feb 1843 in Parish of Maitland, County of Northumberland, New South Wales, Australia.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage, 17 Mar 1838, Beckley, Sussex, England. ¹ Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Beckley in the County of Sussex.
Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the established Church after Banns by me, Henry HODGES.
Both William DENNIS and Winifred BEANNEY made their mark
Witnesses: John BATES [hi mark] and Louisa LARKIN.
NOTE: Married 9 days before sailing for Australia

Winifred next married Arthur McDONALD on 2 Dec 1843 in Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia.² (Arthur McDONALD was born about 1812 in Clough, Co Kilkenny, Ireland.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage: Register of convicts' permission to marry, 27 Nov 1843, New South Wales, Australia. ⁷ From Permission to Marry [AONSW Fiche 800]
Arthur McDONALD:
Age: 31
Ship: R Castle
Sentence: Life
Condition: Ticket of Leave
Winifred DENNIS:
Age: 26
Ship: Westminster
Sentence: Free
Condition: Free
Permission granted: 27 November 1843
Clergyman: G Mahony, Maitland

• Marriage: Roman Catholic Church, 2 Dec 1843, East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. ² Roman Catholic, Maitland East, County of Northumberland, 1843.
Arthur McDonnell of Morpeth to Winifred Dennis of Morpeth, on 2/12/1843, married by Edmund Mahony, Witnesses - William Flynn & Mary Flynn