Martha (Williams) Green (1856 - 1928)

Born 1856 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of John Sydney Green — married 29 Sep 1877 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Died 14 Mar 1928 at about age 72 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

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Biography

Martha was born in 1856, the daughter of John Williams and Mary Griffiths.^[1][2]

In 1857, the Williams family migrated to Victoria as Unassisted Passengers aboard the "Guy Mannering". They docked in November.^[3]

Martha married John Sydney Green, son of John William and Mary Green, in Sydney on 29 Sep 1877.^[4] They had 5 children:

1. an unnamed infant (1878-1878);^[5][6]
2. John William Green (1880-?);^[7]
3. Fanny Green (1882-?);^[8]
4. Florence Green (1884-?);^[9]
5. Edward (1887-?).^[10]

Martha Green (Williams) passed away in Dunedin, NZ in 1928, aged 72.^[11][12]

Research Notes

Birth

1. Williams, Martha, 1856, UK GRO Births^[1]
   • Name: WILLIAMS, MARTHA
   • Mother's Maiden Surname: GRIFFITHS
   • GRO Reference: 1856 M Quarter in MERTHYR TYDFIL Volume 11A Page 314

Family

1. Green - Williams, 1877, NSW BDM - Marriages: 1039/1877^[4]
   • Registration number: 1039/1877
   • Groom's Family Name: GREEN
   • Groom's Given Name(s): JOHN SYDNEY
   • Bride's Family Name(s): WILLIAMS
   • Bride's Given Name(s): MARTHA
   • District: SYDNEY
   • (The index search narrows date of marriage to 29Sep1877)
2. Green, Unnamed, 1878, NSW BDM - Births: 25339/1878^[5]
   • Name: GREEN UNNAMED
   • Registration number: 25339/1878
   • Father's Given name(s): JOHN SYDNEY
   • Mother's Given name(s): MARTHA
   • District: YOUNG
   • (The index search narrows date of birth to 3Nov1878)
3. Green, Unnamed, 1878, NSW BDM - Deaths: 10746/1878, accessed 28Jan2019^[6]
   • Name: GREEN FEMALE INFANT
   • Registration number: 10746/1878
   • Father's Given name(s): JOHN S
   • Mother's Given name(s): MARTHA
   • District: YOUNG
   • (The index search gives date of death as 3Nov1878)
4. Green, John, 1880, NSW BDM - Births: 20613/1880, accessed 28Jan2019^[7]
   • Name: GREEN JOHN WILLIAM
   • Registration number: 20613/1880
   • Father's Given name(s): JOHN SYDNEY
   • Mother's Given name(s): MARTHA
   • District: LAMBTON
5. Green, Fanny, NSW BDM - Births: 24517/1882, accessed 28Jan2018^[8]
   • Name: GREEN FANNY M
   • Registration number: 24517/1882
   • Father's Given name(s): JOHN S
   • Mother's Given name(s): MARTHA
   • District: NEWCASTLE
6. Green, Florence, 1884, NSW BDM - Births: 27792/1884, accessed 28Jan2019^[9]
   • Name: GREEN FLORENCE N
   • Registration number: 27792/1884
   • Father's Given name(s): JOHN S
   • Mother's Given name(s): MARTHA
   • District: NEWCASTLE
7. Green, Edward, 1887, NSW BDM - Births: 30055/1887, accessed 28Jan2019^[10]
   • Name: GREEN EDWARD S
   • Registration number: 30055/1887
   • Father's Given name(s): JOHN S
   • Mother's Given name(s): MARTHA
   • District: NEWCASTLE

Passing

1. Williams, Martha, 1856, NZ BDM - Deaths: 1928/302, accessed 28Jan2019^[11]
   • Registration Number: 1928/302
   • Family Name:Green
   • Given Name(s): Martha
   • Date of Birth/Age at Death: 72Y
   • (The index search narrows date of death to 14Mar1928)
2. Green, Martha, Family Notices, 1928^[12]

   Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Saturday 17 March 1928, page 16

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   DEATHS

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   GREEN.—March 14. at Dunedin. N.Z., Martha Griffith, late of Newcastle and Sydney, wldow of the late John Sydney Green. (By cable.)

   ...

See Also

1. CapeWill Tree on MyHeritage^[13]
   • For all the information I have on Martha Green (Williams , 1856-1928) and her close family see my tree on MyHeritage that I am progressively transcribing. (B. Williams, 28Jan2019)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Williams, Martha, 1856, UK GRO Births, https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp, accessed 28Jan2019
2. ↑ WikiTree: younger sister Ada's birth registration (Vic BDM)
3. ↑ WikiTree - Williams Family Immigration
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Green - Williams, 1877, NSW BDM - Marriages: 1039/1877, https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/marriages, accessed 28Jan2019
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Green, Unnamed, 1878, NSW BDM - Births: 25339/1878, https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/births, accessed 28Jan2019
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Green, Unnamed, 1878, NSW BDM - Deaths: 10746/1878, https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/deaths, accessed 28Jan2019
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Green, John, 1880, NSW BDM - Births: 20613/1880, https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/births, accessed 28Jan2019
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Green, Fanny, NSW BDM - Births: 24517/1882, https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/births, accessed 28Jan2018
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Green, Florence, 1884, NSW BDM - Births: 27792/1884, https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/births, accessed 28Jan2019
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Green, Edward, 1887, NSW BDM - Births: 30055/1887, https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/births, accessed 28Jan2019
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Williams, Martha, 1856, NZ BDM - Deaths: 1928/302, https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search, accessed 28Jan2019
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Family Notices (1928, March 17). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 16. Retrieved January 28, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16449900
13. ↑ Williams, Martha, 1856, CapeWill Tree on MyHeritage, https://www.myheritage.com/person-6000489_239487041_239487041/martha-green-born-williams, accessed 28Jan2019