| Name |
Martha Stewart |
| Born |
1844 |
Ottery St Mary, Devonshire, England  [1] |
- Martha's birth was recorded as, Martha Stewart Stuart.
|
| Gender |
Female |
| Census |
30 Mar 1851 |
Pinhoe, Devonshire, England [2] |
| Age: 6y |
Address:
"Little Stone" |
| Census |
7 Apr 1861 |
Lympstone, Devonshire, England [3] |
| Age: 16y |
Address:
Sch 16, Wotton Hill |
| Occupation |
7 Apr 1861 |
Lympstone, Devonshire, England [3] |
| Farm Servant |
| Census |
2 Apr 1871 |
Chelsea, London, England [4] |
| Age: 27y |
Address:
Living and Working at: 108, Sloane Street |
- In this census, Martha is one of two servants living and working at the home of William and Sarah Quick and their family. William is an Engineer's Pattern Maker, originally from Lympstone, Devon. (Ed. I have been unable to establish a link between these Quicks and the Quicks of Topsham, Devon.)
|
| Occupation |
2 Apr 1871 |
Chelsea, London, England [4] |
| Housemaid |
| Census |
3 Apr 1881 |
Topsham, Devonshire, England [1] |
| Age: 37y |
Address:
Sch 119, Fore Street |
| Census |
5 Apr 1891 |
Topsham, Devonshire, England [5] |
| Age: 48y |
Address:
Sch 56, Fore Street |
| Died |
6 Apr 1899 |
Topsham, Devonshire, England |
| Cause: (i) Malignant growth on liver, 1-2 years (ii) Exhaustion from pain and vomitting. |
Address:
Fore Street |
 |
Death Certificate: THOMAS (nee STEWART), Martha 18990406
|
| Buried |
21 Apr 1899 |
Topsham Cemetery, Topsham, Devonshire, England [6] |
- Martha is buried in an unmarked grave which is shared by someone else. Martha and William were probably poor and William couldn't afford to buy a plot and a headstone for his wife. As a result, she would have been buried at the expense of the Council in a pauper's grave.
|
 |
Topsham Cemetery Chapel, Elm Grove Road, Topsham, Devon
|
| Siblings |
5 siblings |
| | 1. Mary Ann Stewart
b. Cal 1848, Farringdon, Devonshire, England | | | 2. William M Stewart
b. Cal 1851, Pinhoe, Devonshire, England | | + | 3. Elizabeth Stewart
b. 1853, Woodbury, Devonshire, England
| | | 4. Ann Eliza Stewart
b. 1856, Lympstone, Devonshire, England | | | 5. John Stewart
b. 1859, Lympstone, Devonshire, England |
|
| Headstones |
 Submit Headstone Photo |
| Person ID |
I22230 |
Mitchell Families |
| Last Modified |
4 Feb 2013 |
| Father |
John Stewart (ID:I22340)
b. Cal 1817, Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
d. 1886, Kenton, Devonshire, England (Age ~ 69 years) |
| Mother |
Ann [Stewart] (ID:I22341)
b. Cal 1822, Cullompton, Devonshire, England
d. 1900, Kenton, Devonshire, England (Age ~ 78 years) |
| Notes |
- No marriage record found for John and Ann. Checked all possible spellings for "Stewart/Stuart".
|
| Family ID |
F5401 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
 William Thomas (ID:I22229)
b. Cal 1837, Ashburton, Devonshire, England
d. 1905, Topsham, Devonshire, England (Age ~ 68 years) |
| Married |
13 Jul 1873 |
Woolwich, London, England |
Address:
Woolwich Parish Church |
- On the marriage register, William is still a Gunner in The Royal Artillery. He gives his address as the Barracks. William was a widower at the time of this marriage.
|
 |
Marriage Record: THOMAS, William and STEWART, Martha 18730713
|
| Age at Marriage |
She was 29 years and 7 months - He was 36 years and 7 months |
| Children |
| + | 1. William John Thomas (ID:I22211)
b. 23 May 1874, Woolwich, London, England
d. 1906, Topsham, Devonshire, England (Age 31 years) |
| | 2. Martha Sophia Thomas (ID:I22233)
b. 23 Dec 1876, Woolwich, London, England |
| | 3. Maude Thomas (ID:I22234)
b. Aug 1880, Topsham, Devonshire, England |
|
| Last Modified |
31 Jan 2013 |
| Family ID |
F5373 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1844 - 1899 (55 years)
Has 2 ancestors and 38 descendants in our family tree.
Cal 1851 - 
