Martha (Coates) Fenton (abt. 1783 - 1858)

Born about 1783 in Rathdrum, Wicklow, Ireland

Descendants

Died 21 Dec 1858 at about age 75 in Red Banks, Swan Port, Tasmania, Australia

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Biography

MARTHA COATES (Coates-1576)

PARENTS.

BIRTH. Abt. 1783, Rathdrum, Wicklow, Ireland

MARRIAGE. date unknown, location unknown

MARRIAGE. date unknown, James Fenton (I), son of ??

Children:

(1) Elizabeth Fenton, b. abt. 1810, d. 6 Dec 1852, m. 24 Sep 1835, George Hall, son of??

(2) Ann Fenton, b. abt. 1813, d. 11 Mar 1856, m. 22 Dec 1835, Edward Carr Shaw, son of Bernard Shaw & Frances (Carr) Shaw

(3) Michael Fenton, b. ??, d. ??, m. ??

IMMIGRATION. Tas Gov Archives: Arrival on the Othello:

Name: Fenton, Michael

Record Type: Arrivals

Arrival date: 18 Feb 1834

Ship: Othello

Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:420788

Resource CSO1/1/702/15368

http://bit.ly/1P8EiAr

(4) Charles Fenton, b. ??, d. ??, m. ??

IMMIGRATION. Tas Gov Archives: Arrival on the Othello:

Name: Fenton, Charles

Record Type: Arrivals

Arrival date: 18 Feb 1834

Ship: Othello

Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:420789

Resource CSO1/1/702/15368

http://bit.ly/1OrB5j8

(5) James Fenton (II), b. 30 Nov 1820, d. 24 Jun 1901, m. 7 May 1846, Helena Mary Ann Monds, daughter of Thomas Monds (1797-1838) & Mary Ann (Carden) Monds

(6) Martha Fenton, b. abt. 1824, d. 2 Nov 1857, m. 7 Sep 1854, George Smith, son of ??

Death of Spouse: 30 Aug 1833, Bay of Biscay, aboard the OTHELLO en route to Australia

1833 SHIP OTHELLO - from Liverpool. James Fenton and family from Dunlavin, Ireland via steamship from Dublin to Liverpool. Martha - Widowed on the 4th day at sea - and her six children were met on the arrival of the Othello in Hobart by Cpts. Michael and Thomas [Fenton, who had preceded them to VDL] http://figtreenews.com/index.php/newletter/australian-menu/27-extracts-from-journal-of-a-voyage-and-the-miller-diary

IMMIGRATION. On the OTHELLO. 430 tons, Master Leggett. Departed Liverpool 26/27 Aug 1833. Arrived Hobart Town 18 Feb 1834.

IMMIGRATION. TRADE AND SHIPPING. The ship Othello, 404 tons, Capt. Legett, arrived on Tuesday from Liverpool 27th Aug. with goods. - Passengers Messrs. Murphy, Bryan (2), Grace, Croker, Mrs. Fenton and 6 children, Miss Sarah Rawson, with 104 in the steerage. The Othello was struck by lightning on the night of the 19th Sept, in lat. 10½ degrees N. long. 22¼ west. Jury masts were afterwards got up and the vessel arrived at Rio on the 29th Oct. having sailed 3145 miles since the disaster, the distance in a direct course being 2424 miles. Among the passengers by the Othello, are 2 farmers, 1 mason, 2 millwrights, 2 tanners, 1 chandler, 2 builders, 1 soap boiler, 1 nailer and 4 young women, namely, Janet McIntosh, Jane McKendrick, Harriet and Johanna Fitzgerald.

IMMIGRATION. Tas Gov Archives: Arrival on the Othello

Name: Fenton, Martha

Record Type: Arrivals

Title: Mrs

Arrival date: 18 Feb 1834

Ship: Othello

Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:420785

Resource CSO1/1/702/15368

(7 Mar 1834). WILLIAM THE FOURTH, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King Defender of the Faith, &c. In the administration of James Fenton, late of Dunlavin, County of Wicklow, Esquire, deceased, to the next of kin of the said James Fenton, and to all Christian people. GREETING, YOU and each of you, are hereby cited and warned, that you be and appear in our Supreme Court of Van Diemen's land, on Saturday the 8th of March next, at the Court House Hobart town, at ten of the clock in the forenoon, and that you and each of you then and there show cause to this honourable court, why administration of the goods and chattels, rights, credits, and effects of the said James Fenton, deceased, should not be granted to Martha Fenton, the widow and relict of the said James Fenton, deceased, or for ever renounce the administration of the goods, chattels, rights, credits and effects of the said deceased, intestate, as hath been represented to us. Witness the Honourable John Lewes Pedder, Esq. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Van Diemen's land, at Hobart town, aforesaid, this 20th day of February, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four, By the Court, W. SORELL, Registrar. G. Butler, proctor for the said Martha Fenton, widow of the said deceased.

CENSUS. 1848

Name: Fenton, Martha

Record Type: Census

Under 14: No

Year: 1848

Census district: Great Swan Port

Page: 33

Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:475368

Resource CEN1/1/78

DEATH. 21 Dec 1858, Red Banks, Swan Port, Tasmania, Australia

DEATH. 21 Dec 1858

Name: Fenton, Martha

Record Type: Deaths

Gender: Female

Age: 75

Date of death: 21 Dec 1858

Registered: Glamorgan

Registration year: 1858

Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:1199621

Resource RGD35/1/27 no 246

Cause: Decay of nature

Informant: Bernard Shaw, grandson, Red Banks

(1858). DEATH. On Tuesday, the 21st December, 1858, at Red Banks, Swan Port, Tasmania, the residence of her son-in-law, Edward Carr Shaw, Esq, J.P., MARTHA, relict of the late James Fenton, Esq , of Dunlavin, County Wicklow, Ireland, aged seventy-five years.

WILL OF MARTHA FENTON:

Name: Fenton, Martha

Record Type: Wills

Year: 1859

Will number: 788

Page: 402

Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:635157

Resource AD960/1/4

Sources

• Immigration: The Hobart Town Courier (Tas. : 1827 - 1839) Friday 21 February 1834, p3 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/4187268

• Arrival on the OTHELLO: http://bit.ly/1NXQEgO

• (1834). About Deceased Husband's Estate: The Hobart Town Courier (Tas. : 1827 - 1839) Friday 7 March 1834, p4 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/4186644

• Census 1848: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CEN1-1-78-33

• Death: https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-27p45j2k

• Death Notice: The Courier (Hobart, Tas. : 1840 - 1859) Friday 24 December 1858, p2 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/2465891

• Will of Martha Fenton: https://stors.tas.gov.au/AD960-1-4-788