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Thomas Martin

Thomas was born on December 22nd, 1894 in Adlington and his baptism took place there on January 27th, 1895.¹

Birth Notes
- Name:    Thomas Martin
  Gender:    Male
  Birth Date:    22 Dec 1894
  Birth Place:    Adlington, Lancashire, England
  Baptism Date:    27 Jan 1895
  Baptism Place:    Adlington, Lancashire, England
  Father:    Hugh Martin
  Mother:    Elizabeth
  FHL Film Number:    1526077
  
  Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1895
  MARTIN    Thomas    MATHER    Adlington    Preston    ADL/18/14

Thomas' father was Hugh Martin and his mother was Elizabeth Mather. His maternal grandparents were Isaac Mather and Margaret Arrowsmith. He had a brother and a sister, named James and Mary. He was the second oldest of the three children. He died as a war casualty, Killed in Action, at the age of 22 on January 25th, 1917.²

Death Notes
- Name:    Thomas Martin
  Birth Place:    Blackburn
  Death Date:    25 Jan 1917
  Death Place:    Mesopotamia
  Enlistment Place:    Blackburn
  Rank:    Private
  Regiment:    The Royal Welsh (Welch) Fusiliers
  Battalion:    8th Battalion
  Regimental Number:    30076
  Type of Casualty:    Killed in action
  Theatre of War:    Asiatic Theatres
  Comments:    Formerly 30894, King'S Liverpool Regiment.

General Notes
- Thomas was born 22 Dec 1894, and the birth registered in 1895.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Hugh Martin
  - b.1865 d.1933
  
  Thomas Martin
  - b.22 Dec 1894 in Adlington d.25 Jan 1917
  
  Thomas Mather ^*
  - b.1734 in Heath Charnock
  
  John Mather
  - b.Dec 1761 in Turton
  
  Betty Bromiley
  - b.1739 in Turton
  
  Isaac Mather
  - b.17 Feb 1804 in Blackrod d.Aug 1832 in Blackrod
  
  Ann Entwistle
  - b.1760 at Over Darwen Lower Chapel d.Mar 1822 in Bolton
  
  Isaac Mather
  - b.1831 in Adlington d.15 Aug 1906 in Adlington
  
  Thomas Alker
  - b.1783 in Standish d.Nov 1853 in Standish
  
  Jane (Jenny) Ridings
  - b.08 May 1804 in Adlington d.1878 in Adlington
  
  Thomas Riding
  - b.~ 1755 in Blackrod
  
  Margaret (Peggy) Riding
  - b.19 Mar 1780 in Adlington d.Jun 1859
  
  Jane Walsh
  - b.~ 1755 in Adlington
  
  Elizabeth Mather
  - b.1865 in Adlington d.Oct 1942 in Barton upon Irwell
  
  Margaret Arrowsmith
  - b.1835 in Anderton d.16 Aug 1903
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

¹ England Select Births & Christenings (1538-1975)
² UK Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919