Martha Matilda (Wilson) Haddock (1849 - 1926)

Born 1849 in County Galway, Ireland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas James Haddock — married 13 Dec 1864 in Moolton (Multan), Bengal, India

Descendants

Died 6 Dec 1926 at about age 77 in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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Martha Matilda Wilson was born in 1849 in County Galway, Ireland, to James Wilson and his first wife, Isabella (nee Hamilton) Wilson. Martha spent her childhood in India, where her father was a Sergeant in the British Army. When she was a child, Martha's mother Isabella and her baby sibling were killed by tigers. When she was aged only 15, on 13 December 1864, Martha married Sergeant Thomas Haddock who was 25. Martha and Thomas went on to have 12 children together, 7 boys and 5 girls (1 baby boy and 1 baby girl died at birth, one of them is buried at the military barracks cemetery at Aldershot, Hampshire, England).

MARTHA ON THE 1901 CENSUS OF IRELAND (SUNDAY 31 MARCH 1901) http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000313759/ On the 1901 Census of Ireland, Martha is aged 51 and a housekeeper. Her place of birth is given as County Galway, whereas it was given as Belfast on the 1911 Census of Ireland. Living with her in 1901 was her 28 year old son James Haddock, who was listed as the 'Head of the Family' and his occupation was a House Painter. Both Martha and James could read and write.

MARTHA ON THE 1911 CENSUS OF IRELAND (SUNDAY 2 April 1911) http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai001419778/ On the 1911 Census of Ireland, Martha is aged 62, head of the household and a widow, living at 27 Lilliput Street, Belfast, with 3 of her unmarried children, James (aged 39), Charles (aged 29) and Bertha (aged 24). According to the census return, Martha, Charles and Bertha were all born in Belfast (although Martha had given her place of birth as County Galway on the 1901 census), whereas James was born in Cannanore (Madras, India). All of the household could read and write.

Martha passed away in Belfast on 6 December 1926, aged 77. Her son James had passed away just 2 days earlier, aged 54.

MARTHA'S MARRIAGE RECORD TO THOMAS HADDOCK (1864) https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?givenname=thomas&surname=haddock&marriage_place=india&marriage_year_from=1864&marriage_year_to=1864&count=20