Bruno HINTZ alias Wilfred BENTLEY

[Jess54]

Bruno Alfred August Hintz was born 23 august 1870 in Lyndoch, Barossa Valley South Australia. His parents were Heinrich and Marie Hintz. In 1896-7 he married Lillian Dollman in Box Hill Victoria under an assumed name Wilfred Bentley. (He had been in yatala prison) He and Lillian had 6 children and had moved back to south Australia.
In 1904 they were living in Parkside when Lillian died after an illness lasting several months in Adelaide hospital. Florence Ethel Bentley was my grandmother. I am unsure who looked after her and her siblings after her mothers death. I know a brother was raised by Bruno's half sister Ottilie who married a Winton and her other brother Herbert was raised by a Mrs Reynolds. Her sister Alice died in 1910 and is buried in Wlliamstown SA. Florence was married in 1911 to Arthur Rains. I would dearly love any information on who raised the girls after Lillian's death. Bruno/Wilfred left the scene completely and I have been unable to find a death anywhere in Australia. Also there were two other sisters, to Florence: Vera Kathleen who I have no information on, born to Lillian in 1897 and Alma Gladys born 1895.

Hoping someone can shed some light on these mysteries.

[cando]

Births

DOLLMAAN Alice Bentley
Father Unknown  Mother Lillian Blanche DOLLMAAN
At Scoresby  1892  Reg#36325

DOLLMAAN Florence Ethel
Father Unknown  Mother Lillian Blanche DOLLMAAN
At Scoresy  1894  Reg#6837

DOLLMAAN  Alma Gladys
Father Unknown  Mother Lillian Blanche DOLLMAAN
At Scoresby  1895  Reg#15796

DOLLMAN Vera Kathleen
Father Unknown  Mother Lillian Blanche DOLLMAN
At Box Hill  1897  Reg#16898

Marriage
DOLLMAN Lillian Blanche Elizabeth born Birmingham
BENTLEY Wilfred born Adelaide
1897  Reg#5309

He and Lillian had 6 children and had moved back to south Australia.

Jess

The only other birth that I can actually find registered to this couple -

BENTLEY Errol Lionel
4 Dec 1902
Father Wilfrid BENTLEY  Mother Lillian DOLLMAN
At Gawler South  PtG 705/125

would dearly love any information on who raised the girls after Lillian's death.

I do hope someone who is descended from these girls finds this thread as I think it is the only way you will find any information.  I can't see any marriages just searching with the girls' given names in South Australia.

I suppose that seeing Bruno/Wilfred had changed his name once, he may have changed it again.

Previous post
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,417571.0.html

Cando

[Jess54]

Thanks Cando. I had written a lengthy reply to you and the power dropped out! Lost all my info.

I think all children were Bruno's /Wilfred's. Note she called Alice (bentley) Dollman. An aunt wrote a letter to my grandma saying all the children were christened in Bentley name. Alice died aged 19 and is buried at Williamstown sa. (name Hintz--informant her grandad-Heinrich)

My grandma's wedding certificate 1911 says father; Wilfred Bentley; whereabouts unknown.

Mystery man!

May have ended up interstate although I have looked. As you say if he changed his name, makes it a challenge!

Jess