Great Grandfather died in WW1 im starting to think not

[DavyTee68]

Whilst everyone is pondering on this here is Martha

She’s a fearsome looking lady 

I still think she did away with William.
I noticed on the Ryton Burials a unknown man was found on the foreshore of the River Tyne at Ryton Willows about 1910 i think it was, probarly him 

[groom]

Whilst everyone is pondering on this here is Martha

She’s a fearsome looking lady 

Certainly was, but she must have had a good nature to attract 3 husbands.

[DavyTee68]

Whilst everyone is pondering on this here is Martha

She’s a fearsome looking lady 

Certainly was, but she must have had a good nature to attract 3 husbands.

Do you not remember the news articles earlier Groom ?
She beat her mother up and attacked William's assailants with a poker 

[heywood]

Well this is fantastic news. I was out for the evening, came back to see pages of posts and such great posts.  Well done John 

[groom]

Do you not remember the news articles earlier Groom ?
She beat her mother up and attacked William's assailants with a poker

Oh gosh, I'd forgotten about that! Perhaps she was the one who did the proposing and they were too frightened to say no. 

[Jomot]

I don't suppose you know if Jacob was a miner do you ?

According to his RN Divisional Service Record, yes, he was.

If you saw Martha it would surprise you she could find one husband never mind three.
She must have been a hell of a charmer coz she certainly wasn't a looker 

Jacob's attestation in 1906 notes that he was considered unfit due to defective vision 

[DavyTee68]

Do you not remember the news articles earlier Groom ?
She beat her mother up and attacked William's assailants with a poker

Oh gosh, I'd forgotten about that! Perhaps she was the one who did the proposing and they were too frightened to say no. 

 

[DavyTee68]

I don't suppose you know if Jacob was a miner do you ?

According to his RN Divisional Service Record, yes, he was.

If you saw Martha it would surprise you she could find one husband never mind three.
She must have been a hell of a charmer coz she certainly wasn't a looker 

Jacob's attestation in 1906 notes that he was considered unfit due to defective vision 

HA explains a lot 

[DavyTee68]

Well this is fantastic news. I was out for the evening, came back to see pages of posts and such great posts.  Well done John 

Still need to find what happened to William.
Johns research definatly fits with my grandads story all be it his stepdad.
Hopefully the 1910 death cert will finalise things
So much new information today though including confirming that Martha Jnr married Louis Bell which I wasn't sure on.
Excellent work everyone