Benedictus Edgardus Peelman is born in Gent (Belgium) 18.08.1855 as son of Paulus Joannes Peelman (Gent 27.12.1816 - Brussels 18.02.1869) and Francisca Joanna Eerens (Gent 08.01.1824 - Gent 12.10.1843). He married in 1877 in Moama Elisabeth Norris (Victoria 1857 - died before 1911).
Benedictus died in 1915 in Footscray. Benedictus was a boatsman.
Benedictus and Elisabeth had 5 children:
1. Mary Eleor Peelman ( born in 1882)
2. Sophy Theresia Peelman ( born in 1885 in Echuca and died in Echuca in 1886)
3. Daisy Hortense Peelman ( born in 1887 in Echuca and died in 1957). She was married with Arthur Henry Kenny
4. Albert Victor Peelman ( born in 1890 in Footscray and died in 1961). He married Hannah Pheobe Hine ( Bacchus Marsh, Victoria in 1911 - Kew, Victoria in 1955) in 1911 and had 3 children:
4.1 : Edgar William Peelman ( born in Footscray in 1913 - died in 1975)
4.2 : Elsie Yvonnie Peelman ( born in 1913 in Footscray - died in Rochester, Victoria in 1937). She married William Andrew Leith
4.3 : Valda Tyrell Peelman
5. Elsie May Peelman (born in Footscray in 1893 and died in 1977)
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