Born before in Newbury, Berkshire, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Small
and Martha (Canning) Small
Sister of
George James Small, Richard Fortescue Small, Mary Maria (Small) Palmer, Robert Small, Frederick Small, Sarah (Small) Bell and Louisa (Small) Stratford
Wife of
William Craig
— married
1859 in New Zealand
Mother of
Robert Craig, Unnamed Infant Craig, Mary Craig, David Craig, William Thomas Craig, Martha Craig, Margaret Craig, Sarah Craig, William Craig, James Craig and John Craig
Died
after age 35
in Otepopo, Otago, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Dec 2016
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Biography
1839 Birth Martha was born around 1839 [1]in Newbury Cannings.
1841 Census 1841 Very hard to read. Educated guesses!! Cunham? Cottage?, Boxford. James? Small, 35, relieving? officer, yes; Martha, 33, yes?; George, 5, yes; Martha, 2, yes; Mary, 4 mths, yes; plus 1 servant
1851 Immigration to New Zealand: 'Steadfast', Thomas Spencer, Commander, John Gundry, Surgeon-Superintendent. Sailed 27 February from London, arrived Lyttelton 8 June, 1851. List of Persons whom the Canterbury Association, have authorized to embark for Canterbury.
| Small James | 44 | Agriculturist | |
| Small Martha | 42 | ||
| Small George James | 15 | Farm Laborer | |
| Small Martha | 12 | ||
| Small Mary | 9 | ||
| Small Robert | 7 | ||
| Small Frederick | 5 | ||
| Small Sarah | 3 | ||
| Small Louisa | inf |
Small family from Nelson arrived in Lyttelton in 1851. I don't know how they got to Nelson but we presume that it was unlikely that they travelled overland. Reference: The Lyttelton Times June 28 1851.
Marriage bdm index, 395.
1874 Died Martha passed away in 1874 in Otepopo, Otago, New Zealand. [2] and is buried in Herbert, Otago, New Zealand [3]
Sources
- ↑ England bdm index, mar 6 207
- ↑ NZBDM Deaths 1874/15811 Craig Martha, 36Y
- ↑ . NZSG Cemetery Fiche. Surname CRAIG. Given Names Martha. Year of Death 1875. Record Number 154. Record Type M/I. Age 26. Location S01.04 Otepopo (Herbert) block 5
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Martha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Martha:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Warren Meads 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PD5039135 [compare], yourDNAportal WARc0e0f361, Ancestry member wmeads001
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~3.12%
Debbie Stratford :
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Anonymous Brickland :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch JZ9496907 [compare], FTDNA kit #IN31787
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~1.56%
Andrew Meads :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ES4069078 [compare], Ancestry member andrew643988
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Tracey (Ihaka) O'Donoghue :
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