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Martha Johnston (Rowell) Betts (1846 - 1924)

Martha Johnston Betts formerly Rowell
Born in Monkwearmouth, County Durham, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 78 in South Shields, County Durham, Englandmap
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Biography

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Martha (Rowell) Betts was born in Monkwearmouth, County Durham, England.

Martha was born in 1846 in Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, County Durham, England.[1]

Martha lived in Monkwearmouth, Sunderland as a child, with her parents Thomas Rowell and Isabella (Donaldson) Rowell (1820-1868).[2][3] She was the eldest of at least five children.

Martha married Thomas Betts on 8 May 1870 at Monkwearmouth, Durham.[4]

Martha died in South Shields, County Durham, England in 1924, age 77.[5]

Sources

  1. GRO online index of births, ROWELL, MARTHA JOHNSTON, mother's maiden surname DONALDSON. GRO Reference: 1846 S Quarter in SUNDERLAND UNION Volume 24 Page 314
  2. "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGV9-DK7 : 20 October 2017), Martha Rowell in household of Thomas Rowell, , Durham, England; citing , Durham, England, p. 39, 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.
  3. "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M76T-Q2J : 13 December 2017), Martha Rowell in household of Thomas Rowell, Monkwearmouth Shore, Durham, England; 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.
  4. "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NXGY-DSJ : 9 March 2018), Thomas Betts and Martha Rowell, 08 May 1870; citing Monk-Wearmouth, Durham, England, reference 496, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,514,569.
  5. GRO online index of deaths, BETTS, MARTHA, age at death 77. GRO Reference: 1924 M Quarter in SOUTH SHIELDS Volume 10A Page 1303




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