Martha
Craig
Born in Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
Daughter of Robert Craig
and Margaret (Mark) Craig
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Thomas Eccles
— married
13 Dec 1867 in Linen Hall St., Belfast, Co. of Antrim, Ireland
Descendants 
Mother of
Margaret Mark (Eccles) Skinner, Elizabeth Eccles, Robert Craig McAllister Eccles, Samuel Eccles, Elizabeth (Eccles) Richardson, Thomas Eccles, Martha (Eccles) McQuade, James Eccles, William John Eccles and Ann Jane (Eccles) Hollow
Died
at about age 50
in Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 29 May 2016
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Biography
Martha Craig was born in Antrim, Ireland to Robert Craig (a carpenter) and Margaret Mark.
She married Thomas Eccles, flax dresser in Belfast.
They emigrated to New Zealand on the "Auckland" in 1875.
They had a large family of nine children, three of whom were born in Ireland and she died in Oamaru, New Zealand in 1897
Martha was born in 1847. She passed away in 1897 of pneumonia.
Sources
- Marriage certificate registered General Register Office Dublin,Ireland 1867
- Death certificate Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand reg.17th August 1897
- Family knowledge.
- Marriage Certificate. Linen Hall Street Parish of Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland
13Dec 1867 Thomas Eccles, full age, batchelor, Flax Dresser, father Samuel Eccles, Baker Martha Craig, minor, Spinster, father Robert Craig, Confectioner
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha 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 Martha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha 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 Martha:
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~6.25%
~6.25%
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Categories: Oamaru, Otago
Appreciate the work you have done on this profile.
Made an edit to the marriage data, please note that Northern Ireland did not exist until partition 1921-22 so I deleted this word from marriage location.
There is a research link on your drop down menu to look for more sources 're birth and death
Any questions please ask:-)
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