Martha (Berryman) Purchase (abt. 1820 - 1861)

Born about 1820 in Portsea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Wife of Thomas Purchase — married 27 Sep 1846 in Alverstoke, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 1861 at about age 41 in Portsea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Martha (Berryman) Purchase was born in Portsea, Hampshire, England.

Martha was born about 1820 in Portsea, Hampshire, England. She was the daughter of John Berryman and Jane.

Martha was baptised on 12 October 1820 at Saint Marys Church in Portsea, Hampshire, England.^[1]

On 27 September 1846 Martha married Thomas Purchase in Alverstoke, Hampshire, England.^[2] She was 26 years old.

The 1851 England and Wales Census shows the couple living in Wells Place, Portsea, Hampshire, England.^[3] Martha was 31 years old.

The 1861 England and Wales Census shows the couple living in Collingwood Place, Portsea, Hampshire, England.^[4] Martha was 41 years old.

Later in 1861 Martha passed away in Portsea Island, Hampshire, England.^[5] She was 41 years old.

Martha was buried on 19 May 1861 in Portsea, Hampshire, England.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5K2-XBM : 11 February 2018, Martha Berryman, 12 Oct 1820); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 919,738, 919,739.
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N247-P8C : 13 March 2020), Martha Berryman in entry for Thomas Purchase, 1846.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGPD-WS8 : 12 September 2019), Martha Purchase in household of Thomas Purchase, Portsea, Hampshire, England; citing Portsea, Hampshire, England, p. 32, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M71B-DQT : 23 October 2019), Martha Purchase in household of Thomas Purchase, Portsea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 20 January 2020), database entry for Purchase, Martha. Age at death: 34. GRO Reference: 1861 J Quarter in PORTSEA ISLAND, Volume 02B Page 233.
6. ↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J8Q9-R2F : 10 February 2018), Martha Purchase, burial 19 May 1861; citing Portsea, Hampshire, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 918,873.