Martha Cook, Sheet, Hampshire

I don't know if you already have the grandparents of Martha Cook?

Martha born 1849 her grandparents are Thomas Cook & Elizabeth Fisher
Martha born 1820 her grandparents are William Cook & Elizabeth (Betty) Kelsey

Most of the info is on http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb..../PetBaps-C.htm

[Merry]

Martha Cook b 1820 Sheet Hants:

I thought I had eliminated all the potential Martha's from the 1851 and 1861 census, but clearly not! lol

These are her children:

HUGHES, JOHN WALTER mmn COOK

GRO Reference: 1862 J Quarter in SHEPPEY Volume 02A Page 644

HUGHES, ELIZABETH mmn COOK

GRO Reference: 1857 D Quarter in KIDDERMINSTER Volume 06C Page 249

Here are those children with Martha and her husband, John Hughes in 1871:

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interacti...nSearchResults

At the moment the problem is that Martha probably had a previous marriage so her name wasn't Cook when she married John Hughes (at least, I can't find a Cook/Hughes marriage yet).

At the moment I can't find them in 1861 with dau Elizabeth.

[Merry]

I don't know if you already have the grandparents of Martha Cook?

I was just apologising for posting info you already had!

I've just remembered there was another dau in that 1871 household - Mary Ann aged 20 who was married to Henry Marfleet and had been to India. Maybe she is a clue?

[Merry]

The marriage of Mary Ann Hughes in India gave her father's name as Samuel Christopher John Hughes, so I was looking for the wrong first forename. Here is the marriage:

Marriages Mar 1849

Fisher Martha Portsea I. 7 202
Hughes Samuel Christopher John Portsea 7 202

I remember thinking I had eliminated a Martha Fisher, so I obviously did that wrong!!

[Merry]

Marriages Dec 1846

Cook Martha Portsea 7 241
Fisher John Portsea 7 241

I realise what happened now - I saw this marriage and then looked at the 1851 census where I identified a different, older, couple as being the above couple. I don't think they had any children, so I couldn't look to see if the wife's name was originally Cook.

Obviously your Martha would have been a Hughes by 1851.

Marriages Mar 1849

Fisher Martha Portsea I. 7 202
Hughes Samuel Christopher John Ports

I'm a bit confused here - how did she become Martha Fisher? I do have Fishers in the tree, but no Martha. (only Mary Ann)

[Merry]

Here they are in 1851. Martha has forgotten her birthplace!

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/interacti...nSearchResults

I was reading John's service record earlier. I think they may have been overseas in 1861.

[Merry]

Originally Posted by geniebug

I'm a bit confused here - how did she become Martha Fisher? I do have Fishers in the tree, but no Martha. (only Mary Ann)

See post #25

Let me digest this - I have to go out soon, but will get back to you.

[Merry]

OK. I'm going to bed now!