Martha (Croft) Cheeseman (1814 - 1869)

Born 7 Sep 1814 in Benenden, Kent, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Cheeseman — married 20 Jun 1836 in Benenden, Kent, England, UK

Descendants

Died 13 Nov 1869 at age 55 in Redfern, NSW, Australia

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Biography

Christening: 18 Sep 1814. Kent, England. ^[1][2]

Martha (Croft) Cheeseman came free to the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

Died 13 Nov 1869. Redfern, NSW, Australia. ^[3][4]

Buried 21 Nov 1869. Rookwood Cemetery. ^[5]

Marriage
1. Husband Thomas Matthews. Wife Martha Croft. Child: Thomas Matthews. NOT MARRIED.
2. Husband Thomas Blackwell. Wife Martha Croft. Child: Henry Cheeseman. NOT MARRIED.
3. Husband John Cheeseman. Wife Martha Croft. Child: William Cheeseman. Child: Ann Cheeseman. Child: Elizabeth Cheeseman. Child: Mary Cheeseman. Child: John Cheeseman. Child: Emma Cheeseman. Child: Caroline Cheeseman. Child: Thomas Cheeseman. Child: Fanny Cheeseman. Child: Sarah Ann Cheeseman. Child: George Cheeseman. Marriage 20 Jun 1836. Benenden, Kent, England. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1 COPY HELD
2. ↑ Source: #S2 England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 Name: Martha Croft Gender: Female Christening Date: 18 Sep 1814 Christening Place: Kent, England Father's Name: Stephen Croft Mother's Name: Judith Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I05240-6 System Origin: England-EASy GS Film number: 1786435 Reference ID: 1
3. ↑ Source: #S7 2049/1869 CHEESMAN MARTHA; ALFRED C and ANN - REDFERN (Don't know why parents were listed as such as Martha's parents were listed as Stephen and Judith on shipping record when they arrived in Australia - maybe husband John did not complete death info). (Martha had a brother Alfred).
4. ↑ Source: #S11 The Sydney Morning Herald - Monday 22 November 1869 On the 13th instant, at her residence, Rose Hill-street, Redfern, MARTHA, the wife of Mr. JOHN CHEESMAN, aged 55 years, deeply regretted.
5. ↑ Source: #S8 SAG No. 107956 - Undertaker G. Shying. buried 21 Nov 1869 (Grass plot)
6. ↑ Source: #S1 At Benenden, Cranbrook 20 June 1836 CHEESMAN John (of Hawkhurst) and Martha Croft (of Benenden) Witnesses: Charles Croft and Dot Finch Vicar: Daniel Boys (Copy held). Marriage Licences V36, Fol 154 1836 (21 May 1836). Ancestry: Kent, England, Extracted Parish Records Text: John Cheesman of Hawkhurst bach & Martha Croft of Benenden sp, at B. 21 May 1836. Book: Volume 36 Collection: Kent, Surrey, London: - Canterbury Marriage Licences, 1810-1837 (Marriage). Transcription details from www.findmypast.co.uk state date as 12 June 1836 ( Data provider: Kent Family History Society).

• Source: S1 *Notes
• Source: S11 *Historic Australian Newspapers, 1803 to 1954 Publication: http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home
• Source: S2 *Ancestry Publication: www.ancestry.com
• Source: S7 *NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages www.bdm.nsw.gov.au
• Source: S8 *Rookwood Cemetery Inscriptions - CDRom Society of Australian Genealogists