Martha Hansford 1846-1923

 

1846. Martha Hansford is born Ventnor I of W Mar 1846 to parents Jacob Hansford & Ann Mitchel

Newchurch ~5 k NW of Shanklin. Ventnor ~ 8k SSW of Shanklin

1851C. Martha Hansford, 5, is living Mill Street Newchurch, Isle of Wight with her parents

Jacob Hansford Head Married Male 42 1809 Cabinet Maker & Upholster Dorset, England  
Ann Hansford Wife Married Female 35 1816 - Isle of Wight, England  
Lydia Hansford Daughter Unmarried Female 14 1837 - Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England  
Stephen Hansford Son - Male 3 1848 - Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England  
Mary Ann Hansford Daughter - Female 6 1845 - Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England  
Martha Hansford Daughter - Female 5 1846 - Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England  
Asaph Hansford Son - Male 0 1851 - Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England  
Jane M Dennis Servant Unmarried Female 16 1835 - Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

1853. Her mother dies on the Isle of Wight

1854-1861. Her father decides to move his motherless family over to Portsea

1861C.Cannot find on FMP. But on Ancestry, Martha Hansford, 15, is living Little ?/, 6 Clarke Place, Portsea with her father, Jacob, 52, widower and Lydia 24 & Esther 3?

Who is Esther aged 3?? Think she must be Esther Elizabeth Hansford born 31/3/1852, Ventnor, before her mother died! - 3 could be 8?

1870 Martha Hansford marries Cornelius J Cassell , a bootmaker, Portsea Mar 1870 .

1871C. Martha Cassell is living St Vincent Street, Portsea

Cornelius J Cassell Head - Male 28 1843 - Hampshire, England  
Martha Cassell Wife - Female 25 1846 - Hampshire, England  
Esther L Cassell Daughter - Female 0 1871 - Hampshire, England

Cornelius & Martha had, at least, 5 children: Esther Lydia Cassell 1871, Edith J Cassell 1874, Ernest C H Cassell 1876, Wiiliam G Cassell 1878 &

1880. Katie M: Cassell was born Portsea Jun 1880 to Cornelius & Martha

1880 Just 6 months after the birth ot their last child, her husband, Cornelius Joseph Cassell, dies Portsea I. Dec 1880

1881C.Martha Cassell , 34, widow, is living at 15 Landport Street, Portsea, Portsea Island, Hampshire with her 5 children, aged just 1-10.. No occupation given

Martha Cassell Head Widow Female 34 1847 - Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England  
Esther L Cassell Daughter Single Female 10 1871 Scholar Portsea, Hampshire, England  
Edith J Cassell Daughter Single Female 7 1874 Scholar Portsea, Hampshire, England  
Ernest C H Cassell Son Single Male 5 1876 Scholar Portsea, Hampshire, England  
William G Cassell Son Single Male 3 1878 Scholar Portsea, Hampshire, England  
Kate M Cassell Daughter Single Female 0 1881 - Portsea, Hampshire, Englan

 

1891C. Martha Cassell, 42, widow, is living at Lawson Road, Portsea, Portsea Island, Hampshire with 3 of her children She is a needle woman & Lodging house Keeper

Martha Cassell Head Widow Female 42 1849 Needle Woman Lodging House Keeper Ventnor, Hampshire, England  
Ernest C H Cassell Son Single Male 15 1876 News Office Clerk Portsmouth, Hampshire, England  
William A G Cassell Son - Male 13 1878 Errand Boy To Pastry Cook Portsmouth, Hampshire, England  
Kate M Cassell Daughter - Female 10 1881 Scholar Portsmouth, Hampshire, Eng

 

1894. Martha Cassell , ~45, marries John Baker Shaw Portsea Dec 1894

She has a child with him . This must have been William John Shaw, born Dec 1897, died Jun 1898, Portsea . She would have been 51 at this birth

1901C.Martha Shaw, 51, is living at 21 Beach Road Portsmouth, Hampshire with her second husband and 3 of her children.

John B Shaw Head Married Male 45 1856 Brass Founder -Constantinople  
Martha Shaw Wife Married Female 51 1850 - Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England  
Edith J Cassell Step Daughter Single Female 26 1875 Domestic Southsea, Hampshire, England  
William A Cassell Step Son Single Male 23 1878 Labourer Boilers Shop Southsea, Hampshire, England  
Kate M Cassell Step Daughter Single Female 20 1881 - Southsea, Hampshire, England

1904. Esther Lydia Cassell married Albert Coles, Portsmouth Jun 1904 - these are Chris Brown's ggrandparents: Their child, Muriel Pattie Coles, - registered at birth as?? - married George W Brown in Hambledon Jun 1933 and gave birth to my father, Derek Michael Brown. Thus, Esther being Garry's Great Aunt, Garry is a second cousin of Derek M Brown.

1911C.Martha Shaw, 64, is living , in 2 rooms, at 192 St Augustine Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire with her eldest daughter, Esther Lydia Coles and her 3 children. She had been married - to John B Shaw- 17 years and had had 1 child who had died . Where is her husband ?

Martha Shaw Wife Married Female 64 1847 Ventnor I of Wight -  
Esther Lydia Coles Daughter Married Female 41 1870 Portsmouth Hants -  
Roland Coles Son - Male 5 1906 Portsmouth Hants -  
Grace Eliza Coles Daughter - Female 4 1907 Portsmouth Hants -  
Martha Muriel Coles Daughter - Female 1 1910 Portsmouth Hants

1923. Martha Shaw, 77, dies Portsmouth Dec 1923

1925. John B Shaw probably dies, aged 69, Portsmouth Sep 1925

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