Born about in Aylesford, Kent, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Spong
and Rosamond (Walters) Spong
Sister of
John Spong, Daniel Spong, Thomas Spong, Thomas Spong Esq, William Spong, William Spong and George Spong
Wife of
William Rowan GCB
— married
22 Jan 1811 in Malling, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Died
at about age 87
in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Feb 2021
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Biography
Spouse: Field Marshal Sir William Shearman Rowan,[1] GCB (18 June 1789 – 26 September 1879). Married: 21 January 1811 at West Malling in Kent.
Marriage Notice - Kentish Weekly Post or Canterbury Journal February 1, 1811
- On Tuesday, Jan, 22, at Malling, Captain William Rowan, 52d regiment, to Martha, third daughter of G. Spong, esq. of Aylesford.
They did not have any children.
She died in 1874.
Death Notice - Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser March 26, 1874
- March 19, at Bath, aged 86, Martha, wife of General Sir William Rowan, G.C.B.
Sources
- England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
- A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Ireland by Sir Bernard Burke and Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, Publication date 1912, Family: Rowan of Mount Davys
- Wikipedia - William Rowan
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