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Title: Martha Collard of Yeovil
Post by: chicken on Monday 05 December 16 08:36 GMT (UK)

Trying to find Martha COLLARD of Yeovil, Somerset who I believe married Samuel LUCAS in 1825. Specifically trying to find her dob and confirm the ship that her husband Samuel was assigned to in 1835. I have HMS Ashear but I think the spelling must be wrong.

Title: Re: Martha Collard of Yeovil
Post by: maddys52 on Monday 05 December 16 08:46 GMT (UK)

Free Reg has their marriage 4 April 1825 at St John Yeovil (by banns). Witnesses Henry and Charles Bragg.

Title: Re: Martha Collard of Yeovil
Post by: maddys52 on Monday 05 December 16 09:01 GMT (UK)

Is this the family in 1851 in Park St Yeovil?

Samuel    47   Yeovil
Martha     43   Yeovil
Edwin       16  Tadmouth, Devonshire
William     13  Stonehouse, D
Christopher 6  Stonehouse, D
John J         3  Yeovil
Sarah          1  Yeovil

H0107/1930/328

If so, then Martha born around 1807/8.

Title: Re: Martha Collard of Yeovil
Post by: maddys52 on Monday 05 December 16 09:07 GMT (UK)

Should have kept looking - yes, in 1861 with mother Sarah Collard (80, Crewkerne)

RG09/1644/89

Samuel            58    Yeovil
Martha             52    Crewkerne
Christopher      17    Stonehouse
John                14    Yeovil
Sarah J             12   Yeovil
Sarah Collard    80   Crewkerne

Title: Re: Martha Collard of Yeovil
Post by: chicken on Monday 05 December 16 09:31 GMT (UK)

Thanks Maddys52,

That's a great help and verifies some other data I had

Title: Re: Martha Collard of Yeovil
Post by: maddys52 on Monday 05 December 16 09:37 GMT (UK)

Do you have them in the 1871?

Samuel    69   Yeovil
Martha     64   Yeovil
Sarah J    21    Yeovil

GBC/1871/2419/0097

Can't see a baptism for Martha straight away, but will keep looking.  ;)

and Martha in 1881 with daughter Sarah now married at Wellington St Yeovil:

Frederick W Leach  26   Martock
Sarah J Leach        31   Yeovil
Mabel Leach            1   yeovil
Martha Lucas         73   Crewkerne
Mary Leach (mother) 45  York
Alma Leach (neice)    13 Yeovil

RG11/2393/76

Title: Re: Martha Collard of Yeovil
Post by: maddys52 on Monday 05 December 16 10:17 GMT (UK)

Trying to work out where this family fits in to see it helps track down Martha's birth.  :-\ but can't quite tie Ann to Sarah?

1851 in Chudworth Lane, Dowlish Wake

John Wallbridge    49  Whitestaunton  (miller and baker)
Ann Wallbridge     51  Crewkerne
John W (son)        21  Dowlish Wake
Sarah Collard (visitor) 69  Crewkerne  (annuitant)

H0107/1927/83

Title: Re: Martha Collard of Yeovil
Post by: maddys52 on Tuesday 06 December 16 00:57 GMT (UK)

Hi chicken - meant to add yesterday that it might be an idea to ask a moderator to move this thread to "Somerset". People there may be able to help more.

Title: Re: Martha Collard of Yeovil
Post by: maddys52 on Tuesday 06 December 16 02:50 GMT (UK)

Trying to piece this together bit by bit ...

Ann DUNNELL married John WALLBRIDGE 18 Aug 1825 at St James Chillington, and Sarah DUNNELL (of Chillington) married James COLLARD (of Crewkerne) 12 March 1807 at St James Chillington.

Ann and Sarah were both baptised at Crewkerne to William and Elizabeth (Betty) DUNNELL and the ages fit, with a number of other children you can look up on Free Reg.

James and Sarah COLLARD have a number of children baptised at Crewkerne, but I can't see Martha ...

Title: Re: Martha Collard of Yeovil
Post by: maddys52 on Tuesday 06 December 16 08:40 GMT (UK)

Ok, finally found Martha - transcribed as COLLAND (in familysearch and Free Reg) baptised 6 March 1808 at St Bartholomew's Crewkerne, parents James and Sarah.  :D (and a register note that she was 3 weeks old)

Title: Re: Martha Collard of Yeovil
Post by: gdunnet on Thursday 08 March 18 19:22 GMT (UK)

The only additional info that I have is that Edwin Lucas was born in Falmouth not Tadmouth in 1835

Title: Re: Martha Collard of Yeovil
Post by: maddys52 on Friday 09 March 18 01:05 GMT (UK)

Hello gdunnet and welcome to rootschat!

"chicken" who started this thread hasn't been active on rootschat since 6 Dec 2016 (and didn't reply to the info I had located then), so not sure if they will see your post. If they still have the same email they will get a notification that new posts have been added to the thread.

Thanks for the correction, and welcome again  ;D