• Born: Abt 1806/1810
• Marriage (1): BEANEY, Winifred on 17 Mar 1838 in Beckley, Sussex, England ¹
• Died: 30 Jan 1843, Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia aged about 37 ²
• Buried: 1 Feb 1843, Parish of Maitland, County of Northumberland, New South Wales, Australia

  Noted events in his life were:

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

• Immigration: as an assisted bounty immigrant on the ship "Westminster", 26 Jun 1838, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ³ William DENNIS, farm labourer, aged 25
Winifred DENNIS, aged 24

• Occupation: Laborer / Servant To E. C. Close / Gardener.

• 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

• Occupation: gardener, Jan 1843, Morpeth, New South Wales, Australia. ²

William married Winifred BEANEY, daughter of Benjamin BEANEY and Unknown, on 17 Mar 1838 in Beckley, Sussex, England.¹ (Winifred BEANEY was born about 1814/1817 in Sussex, England, died on 11 Feb 1895 in High Street, West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia ⁵ and was buried on 12 Feb 1895 in RC, West Maitland, 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