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George Eddowes & Martha Hughes

Taken on February 12th, 1872 and sourced from Certificate - Marriage.

1872 George Brereton & Martha Hughes

This picture was taken on February 12th, 1872 and sourced from Certificate - Marriage.

George and Martha were married in a religious ceremony on February 12th, 1872 at St. Nicholas (L'pool).¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- George and his father both Labourers
  
  Marriages Mar 1872   (>99%)
  EDDOWES George          Liverpool     8b, 142
  Hughes Martha          Liverpool     8b, 142

They had two sons and a daughter, named Matthew, John and Mary.

Personal Details
- George Eddowes
  George was born in September 1850 in Wrexham.²
  - Birth Notes
    - Born: Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales
      7 months old in 1851
      
      EDDOWES, GEORGE JONES
      GRO Reference: 1850 S Quarter in WREXHAM
      Volume 27 Page 305
  He died before 1892.
  Martha Hughes
  Martha was born in 1852 in Is-y-Coed.³
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 9 in 1861. born Isycoed, Sutton, Denbighshire
      Aged 29 in 1881, born Isycoed, Denightshire
  Martha is no longer alive.

Children
- Mary Esther Eddowes
  Mary was born in September 1872 in Birkenhead and her baptism took place there on January 6th, 1873.⁴⁵
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 21 in 1892 when married
    
    Mary Ann Eddowes b.Q2-1873 and Mary Jane Eddowes born Q2-1874 are the daughters of Thomas Eddowes and Mary Ann Hughes of Birkenhead.
    
    EDOWS, MARY ESTHER     HUGHES
    GRO Reference: 1872 S Quarter in BIRKENHEAD
    Volume 08A Page 431
    
    Name:    Mary Esther Eddowes
    Gender:    Female
    Record Type:    Christening (Baptism)
    Baptism Date:    6 Jan 1873
    Baptism Place:    Birkenhead Holy Trinity, Cheshire, England
    Residence Place:    Holy Trinity, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
    Father:    George Eddowes
    Mother:    Martha Eddowes
  Matthew Eddowes
  Matthew was born in September 1875 in Birkenhead.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    EDDOWES, MATTHEW HUGHES
    GRO Reference: 1875 S Quarter in BIRKENHEAD
    Volume 08A Page 492
  He died at 6 months old in March 1876 in Birkenhead. His burial was at the Flaybrick Memorial Gardens.⁴
  - Death Notes
    
    EDDOWES, MATTHEW 0
    GRO Reference: 1876 M Quarter in BIRKENHEAD
    Volume 08A Page 371
  John Eddowes
  John was born in June 1877 in Birkenhead.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    EDDOWES, JOHN HUGHES
    GRO Reference: 1877 J Quarter in BIRKENHEAD
    Volume 08A Page 517

Family Timeline

¹ Certificate - Marriage
² 1851 UK Census
³ 1881 UK Census
⁴ GRO Reference
⁵ Cheshire Parish Records (1538-2000)