Margaret (Gibbs) Martin (bef. 1823 - 1890)

Born before 19 Sep 1823 in Little Eversden, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

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Died 1890 after age 66 in Caxton, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Margaret (more often called Margaretta) Gibbs was christened on 19 September 1823^[1]. She was the daughter of John Gibbs, a shoemaker, and Margaret (or, usually, Margaretta) Gibbs, née Howard.

Margaretta had left home by the 1841 census^[2], when she would have been about 18; she was living in Little Shelfod, Cambridgeshire, and probably working as a domestic servant, as she was in the 1851 census^[3]. By that time however she had moved to Friern Barnet, in the London borough of Barnet.

In 1853 Margaretta married William Martin in St Luke's, London. She then seems to have moved back to Little Eversden, where she was recorded as a 'labourer' in 1861^[6]. She was at that time living with her recently widowed mother, and had a daughter Jane^[5]. By the next census^[9], her mother had died, but Margaretta had two more children, William^[7] and Mary^[8]. Her occupation was not recorded, but ten years later in the 1881 census Margaretta was working as a laundress^[10]. In all these censuses, Margaretta was described as married, not widowed; husband William's whereabouts are a mystery.

Margaretta died in 1890, aged 66^[11].

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Christening: Name: Margaret Gibbs; Gender: Female; Christening Date: 19 Sep 1823; Christening Place: , LITTLE EVERSDEN, CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND; Father's Name: John Gibbs; Mother's Name: Margaret. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JSGC-38H : 11 February 2018, John Gibbs in entry for Margaret Gibbs, 19 Sep 1823); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,040,470.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1841 census: Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire. Margaretta Gibbs, female, 17, Cambridgeshire. "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQRZ-9FQ : 10 April 2019), Thomas Charles and James Edmd Edmd Law and Mary Bridgman and Susannah Colyer and Margaretta Gibbs, Little Shelford, Cambridgeshire, 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.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} 1851 census: Friern Barnet, Middlesex. Emma Smith, Head, F, 72, Widow, Annuitant, Norwich, Norfolk; William W Smith, Son, M, 43, Unmarried, Farrier, London, Middlesex; Eliza J Jarman, Visitor, F, 41, Unmarried, Sandwich, Kent; Blive Chapman, Servant, F, 33,Widow, Ladys Maid, London, Middlesex; Jane Riches, Servant, F, 31, Married, Cook, Enfield, Middlesex; Thomas Riches, Servant, M, 33, Married, Footman, Shipdham, Norfolk; Sarah Dyke, Servant, F, 33, Unmarried, House Maid, Stalbridge, Dorset; Margaret Gibbs, Servant, F, 26, Unmarried, House Maid, Eversden, Cambridgeshire; Elizabeth Griffith, Servant, F, 20, Unmarried, Dairy Maid, Tutchwick, Buckinghamshire. "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGXP-C25 : 1 November 2017), Margaret Gibbs in household of Emma Smith, Friern Barnet, Middlesex, England; citing Friern Barnet, Middlesex, England, p. 5, 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. ↑ Marriage: Name: Margaretta Gibbs; Event Type: Marriage; Event Place: St. Luke, London, England; Registration District: St. Luke; County: London; Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec; Registration Year: 1853; Volume: 1B; Page: 847; Affiliate Line Number: 38; Possible Spouse: Emily Chambers; Possible SpouseX: William Martin; Possible SpouseXX: Ralph Page. "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DSB-XZM : 13 December 2014), Margaretta Gibbs, 1853; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1853, quarter 4, vol. 1B, p. 847, St. Luke, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Birth of daughter Jane Martin: MARTIN, JANE , mother's maiden name GIBBS, GRO Reference: 1859 J Quarter in CAXTON Volume 03B Page 455. General Register Office online index.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} 1861 census: Jane's age must be a mistake, perhaps for 2-3. Little Eversden, Cambridgeshire. Margaret Gibbs, Head, F, 72, Widowed, Retired, Little Eversden, Cambridgeshire; Margaret Martin, Daughter, F, 36, Married, Labourer, Little Eversden, Cambridgeshire; Jane Martin, Granddaughter, F, 23, Single, Little Eversden,. "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7YV-X9C : 19 April 2019), Margaret Martin in household of Margaret Gibbs, Little Eversden, Cambridgeshire, 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.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Birth of son William Martin: MARTIN, WILLIAM , mother's maiden name GIBBS, GRO Reference: 1862 D Quarter in CAXTON Volume 03B Page 417. General Register Office online index.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Birth of daughter Mary Ann Martin: MARTIN, MARY ANN , mother's maiden name GIBBS, GRO Reference: 1865 S Quarter in CAXTON Volume 03B Page 444. General Register Office online index.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} 1871 census: Little Eversden, Cambridgeshire. Margaret Martin, Head, F, 45, Married, St Eversden, Cambridgeshire; Jane Martin, Daughter, F, 12, Single, Scholar, St Eversden, Cambridgeshire; William Martin, Son, M, 8, Scholar, St Eversden, Cambridgeshire; May Martin, Daughter, F, 6, Scholar, St Eversden, Cambridgeshire. "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFFC-FKC : 11 December 2017), Margaret Martin, 1871.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} 1881 census: Little Eversden, Cambridgeshire. Margaret Martin, Female, Married, 55, Laundress, Lt. Eversden, England. "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27C-JTL5 : 11 December 2017), Margaret Martin, Little Eversden, Cambridgeshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 3, Piece/Folio 1655/14, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,497.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Death: MARTIN, MARGARETTA , age 66, GRO Reference: 1890 D Quarter in CAXTON Volume 03B Page 296. General Register Office online index.