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Title: Martha Coles born c1822 in Wellingborough
Post by: Spain on Friday 06 January 12 16:14 GMT (UK)
Martha Coles, aged 24, a Shoe Closer aged 24 and daughter of Thomas Coles, a shoemaker, married Henry Bonham, a 29 year old coal dealer, son of John Bonham also a coal dealer, at Northampton Register Office on 21 October 1846. I have traced the couple from there in census records which consistently point to Martha's birth c1822 in Wellingborough. There were 2 Thomas Coles born in Wellingborough in 1793 who might be Martha's father - but I cannot find any birth/baptism record for her in Wellingborough which might confirm a link to either of them (or indeed to anyone else!).
Has anybody come across Martha in Wellingborough c 1822?
Thank you!
Title: Re: Martha Coles born c1822 in Wellingborough
Post by: jacques on Friday 06 January 12 16:31 GMT (UK)
Hello

No luck with birth of Martha but there are two people with an interest in a Martha Coles born 1822/1823  in Wellingborough namely Margaret and Emma are you connected to either of them, worth contacting them anyway.

Pam
Title: Re: Martha Coles born c1822 in Wellingborough
Post by: jacques on Friday 06 January 12 16:35 GMT (UK)
Forgot to say on GenesReunited.

Pam
Title: Re: Martha Coles born c1822 in Wellingborough
Post by: wozzle on Friday 06 January 12 16:47 GMT (UK)
martha coles daughter of thomas coles/mary coles was baptised on the 7th may 1823 at wellingborough church of england
abode at time of baptism; west end
fathers occ; shoemaker
taken from www northants-familytree.net
Title: Re: Martha Coles born c1822 in Wellingborough
Post by: Annette7 on Friday 06 January 12 16:53 GMT (UK)
Her baptism is on the new familysearch -

Martha Coles bp.7/5/1823 Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, dau. of Thomas and Mary Coles.

Siblings:

Jane bp.14/2/1816
William bp.29/10/1817
Eliza bp.1/2/1818 (? date seems out somehow)
John bp.1/2/1819
Mary bp.8/9/1820
James bp.26/5/1822

Annette
Title: Re: Martha Coles born c1822 in Wellingborough
Post by: mgeneas on Friday 06 January 12 18:07 GMT (UK)
Seem to be 2 couples named Thomas and Mary

The places of abode given in the baptisms in date order
near Butchers Row
Broad Green
St John St
Broad Green
West End
West End
West End

and 2 marriages in Wellingborough
Thomas Coles to Mary Wilkinson 13 Oct 1814
Thomas Coles to Mary Gammony 22 Aug 1816

Both were bachelor, shoemaker and spinster and all of this parish and by banns
Title: Re: Martha Coles born c1822 in Wellingborough
Post by: Spain on Saturday 07 January 12 10:45 GMT (UK)
I think I need some lessons about posting replies.......
I am very grateful to everyone for their rapid replies. I now have some more names to investigate including deciding which Thomas and Mary were the parents of Martha. There do not seem to be any Richards in subsequent generations so I think I will concentrate on Thomas son of William. Thank you again