Martha Holt
Martha was born on November 10th, 1823 in
Shrewsbury and her baptism took place on December 14th, 1823 in
Shawbury.
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Birth Notes
Aged 37 in 1861 born Wetherford, Shropshire
Aged 48 in 1869 (Marriage Certificate)
Aged 58 in 1881
Aged 61 in 1995 (dec) when she died
Name Martha Holt
Gender Female
Christening Date 14 Dec 1823
Christening Place SHAWBURY,SHROPSHIRE,ENGLAND
Birth Date 10 Nov 1823
Father's Name Benjamin Holt
Mother's Name Ann
Martha's father was
Benjamin Holt and her mother was
Ann Green. She had a brother and seven sisters, named
Benjamin,
Ann,
Elizabeth,
Jane,
Mary,
Sarah,
Hannah and
Catherine. She was the third youngest of the nine children. She died at the age of 62 in December 1885 in
Birkenhead.
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General Notes
Martha is the second wide of George Brereton, my 3x great grandfather.
Martha's father was Benjamin Holt, a Gardener in 1869.
Samuel and Martha ran a lodging house in Liscard. Catherine Holt (servant) was living with them in 1861.
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Whereabouts
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Martha lived at
8 Neptune Street for ten years from 1871 to 1881.
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Occupancy/Contact Notes
Home of George, Matha and two of her children, Thomas and Martha Ann in 1871.
Home of George (age 70) and Martha Brereton (age 58) in 1881
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1790 d.< 1841
- b.10 Nov 1823 in Shrewsbury d.Dec 1885 in Birkenhead

- b.~ 1790 in Shrewsbury d.> 1841 in Shropshire
Martha and
Samuel were married in a religious ceremony on February 10th, 1851 in
Wallasey.
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Marriage/Union Notes
We know Martha had a daughter Martha Ann and a son Thomas from the 1871 census, as thay were living with her after she had married George two years earlier
Name: Martha Holt
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 10 Feb 1851
Marriage Place: , Wallasey, Cheshire, England
Father: Benjamin Holt
Spouse: Samuel Morgan
FHL Film Number: 1737060
They had two sons and two daughters, named
Francis,
(Samuel),
Charlotte and
Martha. There are no more children.
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Children
Francis Henry Morgan
Francis was born in December 1851 in
New Brighton and his baptism took place on January 7th, 1852 at
St. Peter (Liverpool).
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Birth Notes
1861 census has birth as Westhaston, Shropshire, England, but registered in the Wirral. This seems more likely to be correct.
Births Dec 1851 (>99%)
Morgan Francis Henry Wirral 19 374
Aged 9 in 1861
Aged 30 in 1881
Aged 39 in 1891
He died at the age of 73 in June 1925 in
West Derby.
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Husband's Pictures
Family Pictures
Martha and
George were married in a religious ceremony on August 26th, 1869 at
St. Mary (Birkenhead) by Curate H J Betts and witnessed by Edward and Elizabeth Williams.
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Marriage/Union Notes
Married at Birkenhead Parish Church
Marriages Sep 1869 (>99%)
BRERETON George Birkenhead 8a 615
Morgan Martha Birkenhead 8a 615
There are no children.
Family Notes
BRERETON George MORGAN Martha Birkenhead, St Mary Wirral BK8/7/223