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Finding great great grandparents???

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stella

stella Report 2 Oct 2017 12:53

I have the names of my great grandparents how do I move on to find the names of their parents any help or advice gratefully received.

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 2 Oct 2017 13:30

If you give their names and year and place of birth then someone will look in the census for them, or if they were born after 1837 then you could buy their birth certificates (if the births were registered) and these should name the parents.

Kath. x

stella

stella Report 2 Oct 2017 14:07

Thank you for your reply his name was 1871 England Census about Alfred L Marten
Name: Alfred L Marten
Age: 28
Estimated birth year: abt 1843
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Susannah
Gender: Male
Where born: Brasted, Kent, England
Civil parish: Kirklington Middle
Ecclesiastical parish: Carlisle
County/Island: Cumberland
Country: England Susannah was born about 1846.

safc

safc Report 2 Oct 2017 14:14

????

Marriages Sep 1867 (>99%)
CLEMENT Susannah Newington 1d 309
MARTEN Alfred Louis Newington 1d 309

stella

stella Report 2 Oct 2017 14:15

Thank you for your reply his name was 1871 England Census about Alfred L Marten
Name: Alfred L Marten
Age: 28
Estimated birth year: abt 1843
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Susannah
Gender: Male
Where born: Brasted, Kent, England
Civil parish: Kirklington Middle
Ecclesiastical parish: Carlisle
County/Island: Cumberland
Country: England Susannah was born about 1846.

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 2 Oct 2017 14:24

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Name: Alfred Louis Marten
Gender: Male
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 30 Sep 1867
Marriage Place: St Mary, Newington, Southwark, England
Father: Edwin Marten....................Civil Engineer <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Spouse: Susannah Clement
Register Type: Parish Register

malyon

malyon Report 2 Oct 2017 14:24

Deaths Mar 1921   (>99%)

Marten
 Susannah
 74
 Plympton
 5b
284

malyon

malyon Report 2 Oct 2017 14:30


Name
Susannah Marten
Event Type
Census
Event Date
1871
Event Place
Middle Kirklinton, Cumberland, England
Enumeration District
10
Gender
Female
Age
25
Marital Status
Married
Occupation
Schoolmaster's Wife
Relationship to Head of Household
Wife
Birth Year (Estimated)
1846
Birthplace
Hereford, Herefordshire
Entry Number
22
Affiliate Image Identifier
GBC/1871/5214/0114
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Alfred L Marten
Head
M
28
Brasted, Kent
Susannah Marten
Wife
F
25
Hereford, Herefordshire
Emily Edith Marten
Daughter
F
2
Carlisle, Cumberland

stella

stella Report 2 Oct 2017 15:20

Thank you all for your comments.

safc

safc Report 2 Oct 2017 15:46

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1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Louisa Street, Mile End Old Town, Stepney, London & Middlesex, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Edwin Martin Head Widower Male 39 1812 Gasfitter (Journeyman) Ferring, Sussex, England
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Alfred Martin Son - Male 13 1838 Scholar Brasted, Kent, England xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Frederick Martin Son - Male 10 1841 Scholar St Marylebone, Middlesex, England
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James Martin Son - Male 8 1843 Scholar Peckham, Surrey, England
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Thomas W Martin Son - Male 6 1845 Scholar Peckham, Surrey, England
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Elizabeth Martin Mother Widow Female 69 1782 - Goring, Sussex, England
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Mary A Noble Servant Unmarried Female 18 1833 - Chelmsford, Essex, England

Maddie

Maddie Report 2 Oct 2017 15:57

1851
Name: Alfred Martin
Age: 13
Estimated birth year: abt 1838
Relation: Son
Father's name: Edwin Martin
Gender: Male
Where born: Brasted, Kent, England
Civil Parish: Mile End Old Town
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Disability:

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Registration district: Stepney
Sub-registration district: Mile End Old Town Lower
ED, institution, or vessel: 02
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 40
Piece: 1553
Folio: 32
Page Number: 9
Household Members:
Name Age
Edwin Martin 39
Alfred Martin 13
Frederick Martin 10
James Martin 8
Thomas W Martin 6
Elizabeth Martin 69
Mary A Noble 18

Name: Alfred Marten
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 10 Sep 1837
Christening Place: Brasted, Kent, England
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Father: Edwin Marten
Mother: Mary Marten
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Name: Alfred Louis Marten
Estimated birth year: abt 1848
Registration Year: 1894
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at Death: 46
Registration district: Holsworthy
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Devonshire
Volume: 5b
Page: 345

Name: Edwin Martin
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 20 Nov 1811
Baptism Place: Ferring,Sussex,England
Father: Richard Martin
Mother: Elizabeth
FHL Film Number: 992173

Name: Edwin Marten
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Birth Date: 1815
Marriage Date: 28 Oct 1836
Marriage Place: Saint James, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Spouse: Mary Mills
FHL Film Number: 413288

safc

safc Report 2 Oct 2017 16:21


Westminster Marriages Transcription

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First name(s) Edwin
Last name Marten
Residence Brasted xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Marriage year 1836
Parish St James, Piccadilly
Spouse's first name(s) Mary
Spouse's last name Mills
Spouse residence -
County Middlesex
Country England
Archive City of Westminster Archives Centre
Record set Westminster Marriages
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from England, Great Britain

Maddie

Maddie Report 2 Oct 2017 16:23

MARTEN, FREDERICK MILLS Order
GRO Reference: 1840 J Quarter in SAINT PANCRAS Volume 01 Page 250

MARTEN, THOMAS MILLS Order
GRO Reference: 1844 J Quarter in CAMBERWELL Volume 04 Page 74

safc

safc Report 2 Oct 2017 16:26

MARTIN, ALFRED MILLS Order
GRO Reference: 1837 S Quarter in SEVENOAKS UNION Volume 05 Page 263

safc

safc Report 2 Oct 2017 16:31


1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Union Road, St Giles Camberwell, Camberwell, London & Surrey, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Gender Age Birth year Birth place
Edwin Marten Male 25 1816 -
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Mary Marten Female 25 1816 -
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Walter Marten Male 2 1839 -
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Frederick Marten Male 1 1840 -


edwin is a plumber
not born in area

safc

safc Report 2 Oct 2017 16:34

MARTEN, WALTER MILLS Order
GRO Reference: 1839 M Quarter in SEVENOAKS UNION Volume 05 Page 390

Kayak

Kayak Report 2 Oct 2017 16:37

possible marriage for Edwin's parents:


Richard Marten
mentioned in the record of Richard Marten and Elizabeth Walder
Name Richard Marten
Spouse's Name Elizabeth Walder
Event Date 26 Apr 1808
Event Place Ferring,Sussex,England

Maddie

Maddie Report 2 Oct 2017 16:37

Richard
Last name Marten
Name note -
Marriage year 1808
Marriage date 26 Apr 1808
Marriage place Ferring
Spouse's first name(s) Elizabeth
Spouse's last name Walder
County Sussex
Country England
Record set England Marriages 1538-1973
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from England, Great Britain

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Richard
Last name Marten
Gender Male
Birth year -
Birth place -
Baptism year 1785
Baptism date 06 Nov 1785
Place Patcham
County Sussex
Country England
Father's first name(s) John
Father's last name Marten
Mother's first name(s) Jude

safc

safc Report 2 Oct 2017 17:31


1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
New Inn Board School, Grosmont (Monmouth), Hereford, Herefordshire, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Alfred L Martin Head Married Male 39 1842 Certificated Sch Master Kent, England
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Susannah Martin Wife Married Female 35 1846 Wife Hereford, Herefordshire, England
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Emily E Martin Daughter Single Female 11 1870 Scholar Carlisle, Cumberland, England
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Mary L Martin Daughter Single Female 9 1872 Scholar Cumberland, England
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Julia C Martin Daughter Single Female 7 1874 Scholar Herefordshire, England
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Gertrude A Martin Daughter Single Female 6 1875 Scholar Swindon, Bedfordshire, England
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Augustus F Martin Son Single Male 4 1877 Scholar Lincolnshire, England
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Henry C Martin Son Single Male 3 1878 Scholar Keelby, Lincolnshire, England
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Beatrice L Martin Daughter Single Female 1 1880 - Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales

safc

safc Report 2 Oct 2017 17:34


1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Board School House, Dinhill, Chipstable, Williton, Somerset, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Alfred Louis Marten Head Married Male 38 1853 Teacher Of Elementary School Brasted, Kent, England
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Susannah Marten Wife Married Female 34 1857 Assistant Teacher Herefordshire, England
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Henry Clement Marten Son - Male 13 1878 Scholar Lincolnshire, England
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Beatrice Frances Louis Marten Daughter - Female 11 1880 Scholar Herefordshire, England
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Ernest Edwyn Marten Son - Male 9 1882 Scholar Herefordshire, England
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Marion Kate Marten Daughter - Female 7 1884 Scholar Devon, England
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Philip Walder Marten Son - Male 4 1887 Scholar Devon, England
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Arthur Godfrey Marten Son - Male 0 1891 - Somerset, England