Mary DUNWELL
Abt 1791 - 1870 (~ 79 years)-
Name Mary DUNWELL - Married name BENSON (see note below).
Birth Abt 1791 - There are several potential candidate records for Mary's birth. A likely one is the Mary baptised at Leeds St Peter in Apr 1791 at Leeds St Peter. Parents Christopher and Mary Dunwell.
Gender Female 
1841 Census6 Jun 1841 Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire, England 
Death 1870 Mukwonago, Wisconsin, USA [1] Person ID I2743 Hardaker One-name Study Last Modified 9 Mar 2018
Family John HARDAKER, b. 1787, Horsforth, Yorkshire, England d. 3 Apr 1865, Mukwonago, Wisconsin, USA (Age 78 years) Marriage 20 Oct 1825 Leeds St Peter, Yorkshire, England [2] Type: By Banns - John Hardaker OTP Clothier, and Mary Benson OTP widow. John and Mary both appear to have signed the register (Mary signed her name "Bennson"). Witnesses were Robert Purchon and Robert Hargrave.
Notes - We know that this family emigrated to the United States, possibly around 1844/5 and ended up in Wisconsin. To date we have been unable to find a documented record of their emigration from England.
Children 1. James HARDAKER, b. 30 Jul 1826, Bank, Leeds, Yorkshire, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]2. Lydia HARDAKER, b. 6 Jan 1828, Leeds, Yorkshire, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]3. Elizabeth HARDAKER, b. Abt Nov 1829, Bank, Leeds, Yorkshire, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]4. Edward HARDAKER, b. 20 Oct 1831, Bank, Leeds, Yorkshire, England [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]5. George HARDAKER, b. 15 Dec 1835, Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire, England [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]Family ID F892 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 9 Mar 2018
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Marriage - Type: By Banns - 20 Oct 1825 - Leeds St Peter, Yorkshire, England 
1841 Census - Spaw S(treet) - 6 Jun 1841 - Holbeck, Leeds, Yorkshire, England 
Death - 1870 - Mukwonago, Wisconsin, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - We think that Mary married Robert BENSON at Wakefield St John the Baptist church on 22 Jul 1810. Robert may be the one who died in 1816, aged 25 (b. abt 1791) and buried at Leeds St John the Evangelist on 17 Jul 1816. He was described as being a "married man" residing at Park Lane (Leeds).
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Sources - [S490] Find a Grave (Reliability: 2).
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 March 2018), memorial page for Mary Dunwell Hardaker (1791-30 ??? 1870), Find A Grave Memorial no. 141995020, citing Oak Knoll Cemetery, Mukwonago, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by Robert Kuhmann (contributor 46567652) . - [S479] WYAS via Ancestry.com (Reliability: 2).
West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: RDP68/4/16
- [S490] Find a Grave (Reliability: 2).