Martha, daughter of Edward Wood and Mary was baptised at Rodmersham, Kent, England on 6 August 1780.[1] Martha married (1) Richard Beeching on 8 Oct 1804 at Shadoxhurst, Kent in England. Their witnesses were Robert Beeching and George Law.[2]
Richard passed away Dec 1809 and was interned on 10 Dec 1809 at Shadoxhurst, Kent, England [3] After, Richards death, Martha married John Link on 28 September 1813 at Great Chart in Kent. [4]
1841 living at Godinton Park Ashford, born in Kent
Brown-13495 15:12, 2 June 2018 (UTC) No baptism found on FamilySearch, FindMyPast, Ancestry.co.uk, kent-opc.org Could the name have been Beeching originally?
Process of elimination to identify Martha:
Reviewed the Rodmershan parish records for any Martha born around 1780, and found there were only two Martha's baptised within a 10 year period. Martha Wood was baptised in 1780.
Marriage at Shadoxhurst (6 hours walk from Rodmershan) between Martha Wood and Richard Beeching was found via a search on Findmypast & Familysearch, along with a burial record for Richard.
Sources
↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NYZF-2QH : 11 February 2018, Martha Wood, 06 Aug 1780); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,473,707.
↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNHD-WZP : 11 April 2018), Richard Beeching and Martha Wood, 08 Oct 1804; citing Shadoxhurst, Kent, England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,737,007.
↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J891-B4J : 10 February 2018), Richard Beeching, burial 10 Dec 1809; citing Shadoxhurst, Kent, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,866,581.
↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NND9-Q99 : 10 February 2018), John Link and Martha Buching, 28 Sep 1813; citing Great Chart, Kent, England, reference item 3 p 2, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,786,212.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQKK-NNQ : 12 December 2017), John Link, Ashford, Kent, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑Death LINK, MARTHA 86 GRO Reference: 1866 D Quarter in WEST ASHFORD Volume 02A Page 362
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