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Title: Martha Wright
Post by: joliz on Sunday 20 April 25 12:47 BST (UK)

Hi,
Can anyone help me find the parents of martha wright, Martha was born abt 1814,Martha Married William Carr in 1836 in Langham, Norolk.  On the 1851 cen Martha's birth place says St Answend , suffolk,1861 cen says Birthplace unknown and 1871 cen doesnt give any place born and 1881 cen says born Southtown , Norfolk.
Any help would be great

Thanks
Jo

Title: Re: Martha Wright
Post by: BumbleB on Sunday 20 April 25 13:04 BST (UK)

Perhaps not a lot of help, but Dennis Wright was one of the witnesses to the marriage.

Title: Re: Martha Wright
Post by: amondg on Monday 09 June 25 07:25 BST (UK)

Southtown is near Gorleston Suffolk

The church at Gorleston is St Andrews.  (1851 census the name being corrupted?)

I would try the Suffolk registers in the area of and including Gorleston.

Title: Re: Martha Wright
Post by: gc1 on Monday 09 June 25 12:55 BST (UK)

There is a tree on Family search site that has this

Martha Wright
Birth: 1814 Clifton, Bedfordshire, England
Death: 1881 Edgefield, Norfolk, England

Husband
William Carr
Birth: 20 January 1812 Langham, Norfolk, England
Death: Dec 1891Langham, Norfolk, England

Married
30 October 1836 (1st November 1936) ??? ???
Langham, Norfolk, England

But no parents listed Sorry :'( :'(

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNN2-1FM?lang=en