Born about in Penshurst, Kent, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Temple
and Mary (Hammond) Temple
Wife of
Thomas Giffard
— married
21 Apr 1662 (to 1662) in Dublin, Ireland
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 83
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Feb 2015
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Biography
Martha was born in 1638. Martha is the child of Sir john Temple and Mary Hammond. She was baptised 28 August 1638, Penshurst, Kent[1]
Her mother Mary died shortly after giving birth to Martha and her twin brother Henry.
Martha married Thomas Giffard in Dublin on 21 April 1662.[2] Thomas died just one month later.
Martha spent the rest of her life living with her brother William and his wife Dorothy and contributed to a history of his life and work.[3]
She died in 1722 and is remembered on a memorial in Westminster with William, Dorothy and Diana, William and Dorothy's daughter.[4]
Sources
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQJ2-SPL : 21 March 2020), Martha Temple, 1638.
- ↑ "Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGNW-22Z : 6 February 2020), Thomas Gifford, 1662.
- ↑ Temple, William, Sir, 1628-1699; Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745; Giffard, Martha, Lady, 1638-1722; Adams, John, 1735-1826. The works of Sir William Temple, Bart. : in two volumes archive.org
- ↑ Memorial in Westminster Abbey
See also
- Long, Julia and Osborne, Dorothy. Martha, Lady Giffard, her life and correspondence (1664-1722), 1911.archive.org
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