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Peter Thompson Martin 1863 – 1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jan 1863

Birth Location: No 110 Sussex St Poplar London, England

Death Date: 14 Aug 1938

Death Location: Public Hospital, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Father: Robert Martin

Mother: Sarah Bisset

Spouse(s): Emma Hands

Children(s): John Martin, Gladstone Martin, Florence Martin, Samuel Martin

According to available records, Peter Thompson Martin was born in 1863 in No 110 Sussex St Poplar London, England, the child of Robert Stirling Martin and Sarah Spencer Bisset. Following those early years, Peter Thompson Martin married Emma Hands, and their family grew to include John William Martin, Gladstone Lena Martin, Florence Elizabeth Martin and Samuel Charles Martin. In the later years of life, Peter Thompson Martin died in 1938 in Public Hospital, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

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Parents

Robert Martin
1824 – 1903
Birth Location: Dundee, Angus, Scotland
RM
Sarah Bisset
1829 – 1904
Birth Location: Bakewell, Derbyshire, England
SB

Spouses(s)

Emma Hands
1865 – 1941
Birth Location: Rowington, Warwickshire, England
EH

Children(s)

John Martin
1897 – 1916
Birth Location: Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
JM
Gladstone Martin
1899 – 1971
Birth Location: Westshore, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
GM
Florence Martin
1901 – 1979
Birth Location: Western Spit, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
FM
Samuel Martin
1904 – 1982
Birth Location: Western Spit, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
SM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 11 Jan 1863
    Event Place: No 110 Sussex St Poplar London, England
    Record Source: Cairns Doole.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Year: 28 Dec 1871
    Event Place: Poplar Church, London, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Year: Bet. 28 Jul–20 Nov 1874
    Event Place: Arrived Napier from Gravesend on the ship called BEBBINGTON

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Weslyan Chapel, Woodstock Rd, Poplar

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Fisherman

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Merchant Navy till he had an accident and was discharged, he then spent time on Coastal traders until he fell and broke his arm and after that he was a cook on some of the Fishing Boats.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 Aug 1938
    Event Place: Public Hospital, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 16 Aug 1938
    Event Place: Park Island Cemetary, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

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