Martha Blower [1821

[1821 - 1869]

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Baptised: 8 August 1821, Baddesley Ensor Indep., IGI C077121-0078

Father: John Blower

Mother: Frances Dutton

5-generation pedigree

Siblings:

Hephzibah Blower [21 March 1818 - ] married May 1845, St Pancras Old Church Robert Welton
1. John Charles Welton [1846 -] married JUN qtr 1866 Clerkenwell Mary Caulton Williams
  1. Martha Emma Welton [JUN qtr 1867 Clerkenwell - DEC qtr 1888 St Pancras]
  2. Frank George Welton [MAR qtr 1869 St Pancras -]
  3. Oliver John Welton [DEC qtr 1871 - SEP qtr 1887]
  4. Grace Sarah Welton [DEC qtr 1874 -] married DEC qtr 1900 Edmonton Arthur Stanley Trendell (Hawthorn Grove, Enfield: RG13/1271 f84 p19)
    (45 Acton St, Marylebone: RG10/219 f41 p76, RG11/196 f37 p16; 56 Acton Street: RG12/125 f64 p61, RG13/142 f62 p66)
  (41 King Street, Clerkenwell: HO107/1516 f100 p40; 3 Foundling Terrace, St Pancras: RG9/106 f16 p28; Grendon: RG11/3057 f61 p14)
Frances Blower [9 July 1818 - ]
Frances may have been the Frances Bloore who was John Kirk's first wife. And if so, his marriage to Martha would have been illegal. But John Kirk's first wife is shown as being aged 32 on her death in November 1847, implying birth in 1815.
Martha Blower [1821 - 1869]
Elizabeth Blower [1826 - ]
Living with Martha and John Kirk at the 1851 census, and Hephzibah Welton in the 1881 censuS
Joseph Blower [29 March 1829 - ]
John Blower [20 August 1836 - ]

Married: John Kirk 20 November 1848

Marriage Certificate:

Solemnized at	St Pancras Church
in the Parish of	St Pancras
in the County of	Middlesex
When Married	20 November 1848
Name and Surname	Martha Blower
Age	Full age
Condition	Spinster
Residence	Guilford Street
Father's Name	John Blower
Father's Profession	Miner
Witnesses	Robert Walton, Hephzibah Walton Bride's sister and brother-in-law. Neighbours to the Kirks, living at 41 King Street in the 1851 census

Children:

Harberson Joseph Kirk
Martha Kirk
George Kirk
Ernest A E Kirk
Robert Kirk
Hephzibah Kirk

Died: 5 January 1869, Clerkenwell

Death Certificate:

Registration District	Clerkenwell
in the Sub-District of	Goswell Street
in the County of	Middlesex
When and where died	5 January 1869, 140 St John Street Road
Name and Surname	Martha Kirk
Sex	Female
Age	48 years
Occupation	Wife of John Kirk, Watch Engraver
Cause of death	Disease of the Valves and Substance of the Heart. PM
Informant	Edwin Lan Kester, Coroner for Middlesex. Inquest held 7th January 1869
When Registered	18 January 1869

Addresses:

1848	Guilford St
1851	43 King St, Clerkenwell
1858	14 Coles Terrace Barnsbury Rd
1861	26 Lower Smith St, Clerkenwell

A Martha Blower is listed in the 1841 census of Baddesley Ensor (HO107/1130/2 f5 p4). But her age is given as 14, and there is no other evidence confirming this as the right entry.

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