Born in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Richard Acton
and Elizabeth (Shenton) Acton
Sister of
William Acton, Arthur Acton, Elizabeth Lillian (Acton) Birch, Samuel Acton, Richard Acton Jr., Alice Elizabeth (Acton) Gardiner, Shenton Acton, Agnes (Acton) Eady [half], Mary (Acton) Hawkins [half], Margaret (Acton) Everett [half], John Robert Acton [half], Esther Jane (Acton) Hawkins [half], Richard Henry Acton [half], Rosanna (Acton) Calcutt [half], Annie Charlotte (Acton) Mohr [half], Clare Elizabeth (Acton) Jessup [half] and Joseph Francis Acton [half]
Wife of
Thomas Henry Martin Jr.
— married
5 May 1875 in Eganville, Grattan, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
Mother of
Thomas Martin III, Arthur Martin, Mary Martin, Elizabeth Martin, William Martin, George Robert Martin, Sarah Hazel Martin and Harold Martin
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Jul 2020
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Biography
Sarah was born in 1854 to Richard Acton and Elizabeth Shenton in Blackburn, Lancashire.
In Fall 1856, the families of Arthur and his brother Richard immigrated to Canada. They spent at least one year in Montreal. By 1860, they were farming in Rockingham, Ontario. In 1864, her mother passed away. In 1866, her father married Mary Kulas.
In 1875, Sarah married Thomas Martin. They had at least nine children.
1861 Canadian Census in Renfrew South, Ontario:
- Richard Acton 33 Farmer born England
- Elizabeth Shenton 40 born England
- William Acton 13 Laborer born England
- Arthur Acton 8 born England
- Sarah Jane Acton 7 born England
- Elizabeth Acton 5 born England
- Samuel Acton 4 born Canada West
- Richard Acton 1 born Canada West
1891 Canadian Census in Wellington Ward, Ottawa, Ontario:
- Thomas Martin 45 Merchant Grocery born England
- wife Sarah 37 born England
- son Thomas 15 born Ontario
- son Arthur 13 born Ontario
- daughter Mary 11 born Ontario
- daughter Lizzie 9 born Ontario
- son William 7 born Ontario
- son George 3 born Ontario
- daughter Sarah 1 born Ontario
1901 Canadian Census in Ottawa City, Ontario:
- Thos Martin 58 Store Keeper born England
- wife Sarah 47 Assistant SK [Store Keeper] born England
- daughter Mary 21 Dressmaker born Ontario
- daughter Elizabeth 19 born Ontario
- son Robert 12 born Ontario
- daughter Hazel 10 born Ontario
- son Harry 7 born Ontario
Sources
- Family information shared with Mark Griep
- 1861 Canada Census [1]
- 1875 Ontario Marriages for Sarah Acton and Thomas Martin, gives her parents as Richard and Elizabeth Acton, and his as Thomas and Mary Martin [2]
- 1891 Canada Census [3]
- 1901 Canada Census [4]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Sarah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Marjorie Mikasen 
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23andMe, GEDmatch M113699 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M113699 [compare], FTDNA kit #B492319
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Living DNA, GEDmatch M113699 [compare]
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~1.56%
Anthony Mellor :
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