Born about in Ballylumford, islandmagee, County Antrim, Ireland
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
George Alexander
— married
15 Apr 1836 in 1st Islandmagee Presbyterian Church, County Antrim, Ireland
Descendants 
Mother of
John Gregg Alexander, Elizabeth Holmes (Alexander) Flack, Mary Alexander, Robert Alexander, Sarah Alexander, Sarah Alexander and James Alexander
Died
at about age 90
in Drumgurland, Islandmagee, County Antrim, Ireland
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Jul 2021
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Biography
Martha was born about 1815, probably in Ballylumford, Islandmagee, County Antrim, Ireland.
In 1836 she married George Alexander a blacksmith from Drumgurland, Islandmagee in 1st Islandmagee Presbyterian Church. The witnesses were Samuel Ferres and John Gregg.[1]
In the 1901 census Martha was living alone in Drumgurland, Islandmagee[2] and she passed away there, aged 90 years, in 1905[3] and is interred in Ballypriormore Graveyard.[4]
Research Notes
Possible daughter of Robert Yeates and Sarah Unknown. Johnston-3146 19:42, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
Sources
- ↑ 1st Islandmagee Presbyterian Church Marriages 1829-1906. Transcribed by the North of Ireland Family History Society www.nifhs.org.
- ↑ 1901 Census http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Islandmagee/Drumgurland/990033/
- ↑ Ireland Civil Registration Death Index https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1905/05606/4576224.pdf
- ↑ Gravestone Inscriptions County Antrim Volume 1 Islandmagee. Compiled by George Rutherford. Published by the Ulster Historical Foundation 1977.
- Erected by Martha Yeates Alexander in memory of her beloved husband George Alexander who died 15 Mar 1887 aged 77 years. Also their son James who died Jun 1872 aged 18 years. Their son Robert who died at Africa 1886 aged 25 years. Their daughter Mary who died Nov 1886 aged 27 years. Also their son John Gregg who died at Irvine, Mar 1894 aged 56 years. The above-named Martha Yeates Alexander died 13 Jan 1905 aged 90 years.
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