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I have a very large collection of family photos and documents etc. dating from the 1870's to the 1960's, I have tried to find as many of my cousins as possible, an uphill struggle and a lot of luck as none would know who I am, to date I have found 40, all have full online access for everything in the archive, it also means that they can share the responsibility of safekeeping for future generations.

The Martin family have remained elusive and although I haver never had to pay for documents for this project, I may have to have rethink.

Everyone deserves a photo, I am sure you have all heard stories about the one family member who has all the family photos, won't share and a few years down the line everything is binned, it shouldn't happen, but it does unfortunately

If you know he died in 1968 then the cert informant could be family


First name(s) WILFRID M
Last name MARTIN
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1903
Age 65
Death quarter 2
Death year 1968
District Colchester
County Essex
Volume 4A
Page 559
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Deaths & burials
Collections from Great Britain
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If died September 28th, and registration can be up to 5 days for death, then that goes into October quarter?

How many Louisa J Martins die in 1998?

I did check it out but the date of death is in the wrong quarter, so I'm not certain it is the right one.

Wilfred's death in 1971 Barking seemed right, but I know now he died in 1968 Colchester, transcribed as WILFRID!

Too many marriages for Dennis W. and Doreen L. to pin down the right ones.

Reference details from probatesearch.service.gov.uk:

MARTIN LOUISA JANE
Probate: 19 March 1999
Probate No: 101855
Death: 28 September 1998
Grant and will
Registry: Winchester

This death matches the 1939:
Louisa Jane Martin
BIRTH: 6 Aug 1902
DEATH: Oct 1998 - Colchester, Essex, England
so apply for the will to see who is there.

Thanks Shirley,
I think Sidney would be from the other Martin /Rawlings marriage in 1921, same district though, the other 2 look the best match, but they could be from the other family too.
I hope they read this Community Forum too and help us out :-))

Possible children same reg district

Births Mar 1923
Martin Sidney A Rawlings Edmonton 3a 1188
Births Mar 1928 (>99%)
Martin Doreen L Rawlings Edmonton 3a 802
Births Dec 1929
Martin Dennis W Rawlings Edmonton 3a 766

Have you tried freebmd for any possible births

Gosh, that was quick, thank you all,
Wilfred did marry Louisa J. Rawlings, and I did think they had at least two children, perhaps the children were staying with relatives in 1939, I hope that is the case, otherwise that branch of my family dies out completely

There are no closed records on the 1939 register......so perhaps they didn't have any children.

1939 register


Martin Household (2 People)
234 Old Church Road , Chingford M.B., Essex, England
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FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB OCCUPATION
Wilford M Martin 25 Aug 1902 Clothing Dealer Manager
Louisa J Martin 06 Aug 1902 Unpaid Domestic Duties
Ref: RG101/1064K/004/14 Letter Code: CCHG
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State police war reserve

No closed rcords

Looks like his marriage

Marriages Sep 1926
Martin Wilfred M Rawlings Edmonton 3a 1595
Rawlings Louisa J Martin Edmonton 3a 1595

WILFRED MAURICE
Last name MARTIN
Birth year 1902
Birth quarter 3
Registration month -
Mother's last name -
District Edmonton
County Middlesex
Country England
Volume 3A
Page 510
Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Births & baptisms
Collections from Great Britain
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GRO Reference: 1902 J Quarter in NEWTON ABBOT Volume 05B Page 94
MARTIN, WILFRED MAURICE FAGE Order
GRO Reference: 1902 S Quarter in EDMONTON Volume 03A Page 510

did he marry  Bridle or rawlings

Hi all, I am trying to trace living descendants of Wilfred Maurice Martin, I have most of the family history up until his marriage.
Researching the Surname Martin in the London area is a bit like Jones here in Wales, any help would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Margaret