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Hi Heather - I found another connection a better one.
Having another look I see that my great great great grandfather Michael Martin who married his cousin Jane Martin, well Jane and your catherine are sisters.
I will try not to confuse you  here -

John Martin Married Catherine Martin (these are Catherine's parents, it seems the martin family like to marry their cousins)

Info I have on John Martin
B.C 1800 in St Agnes (? error for St. Gluvias)
Bap. 18 Jan 1801 at Stithians.
Miner of Ponsanooth 1820
Labourer of ST. gluvias 1821
Miner of St. Gluvias 1822
Powder-maker of St Gluvias 1824
Gunpowder manufacturer of St Gluvias 1825 and 1828
Miner of St gluvias 1837
Lavourer of Laity Moor in St gluvias, aged 40, 1841
Copper-miner of Tregost in Stithians, aged 51, 1851
Illiterate.

Info I have on his wife Catherine Martin
Daughter of Henry Martin,(who was a labourer of st Gluvias) and mother was Catherine Thomas
Bap 24 sep 1794 at Stithians
Married John Martin 8 Aug 1819 at Perranarworthal
Died 2 Aug 1854
Bur. at Stithians
Illiterate

Children of John Martin and Catherine Martin

James Martin Bap 23 Mar 1820 at Perranarworthal (Labourer)

Edward Martin - Bap 24 Mar 1822 at Perranarworthal

Elizabeth Martin - Bap 10 April 1825 at St Gluvias married Charles Williamson, cordwainer of penryn, mar 29 feb 1852

Catherine Martin  - Bap 3 June 1827 at St . Gluvias Married Nicholas Dunstan

Jane Martin - Bap 5 oct 1828 at St Gluvias married Michael Martin miner of Stithains 11 Aug 1849 and Emigrated to australia in1851 (This is my line)

Ann Martin bap 26 mar 1837 at St Gluvias married thomas Knuckey, miner of Crellow in Stithians mar 29 dec 1849 in stithians

Mary Martin bap 26 mar 1837 at St Gluvias, emigrated to Australia at the age of 19 in 1856, she was a servant in Ballarat, she married Thomas Prish, miiner of Ballarat.  They married on the 16th aug 1856 at ballarat (he died 1912 aged 79 at oakleigh in Victoria.

John Martin bap 2 april 1821 at St gluvias. (Powder maker) emigrated to australia on the ship the 'Pakenham' arrived at adelaide, SA 23 mar 1849. died 21 March 1896, aged 76 at Bridge Road Richmond Meilbourne, Victoria, he was literate.
married first Ann (nanny) weeks 25 dec 1845 at St gluvias, she died 5 dec 1873 at Scotchmans lead, Bunninyong Mine, Ballarat
then married Margaret Morton, widow of mount pleasant in Ballarat, she had 10 children by her 1st husband.
they married 3 amr 1891 by lic, at Ballarat.
They moved to Western australia and she died 11 oct 1931 at Leederville, bur, karrakakatta Cemetery

William Martin - bap 12 sep 1824 at St gluvias. - Emigrated to Australia 1848 - first to South australia for 4 years and then to Victoria.  Died  abte 1875 at Avoca in Victoria
He married Jane (or fanny) possibly died in Austrlaia, she had 3 children who died young. she died about 1852
2nd marriage to Margery Penhallurick on the 30 april, 1856 at Ballarat, Victoria.
She remar. 1 nov 1875 at Avoca in Victoria, John Nichols Simmons (a cornishman form camborne) by whom she had a son - John Charles Belman simmons B 5 nov 1877.

Heather I could go on and on, I can follow both lines of John martin and catherine martin back.
If you want this let me know ok.
I have a full history on my martin family  and most brothers and sisters so let me know else you  need and I will forward it on
Megan

Hi Heather
We are related if you go all the way back to the 16th Century.
3 brothers David, Richard and Martin Martin, Your discendants come down the David Martin line (1598-1666/7) and mine come down his brothers line Martin Martin.
I heard about this book about 2 years ago, it has neally every Martin from Stithians in it as well as their partners and children.
I was very lucky to find it in a second hand book shop in some village in England, I saw a list of their books on the internet and sent away for it, it cost me $100 but I would of paid $1000. It is very hard to find as it is not in print anymore.
It also has alot of information about stithians and the important families.
One paragraph which you might be interested in is -

'Several other families hovered on the edge of gentry status, e.g. the Baths from about 1630, the Martins from about 1690 and the Dunstons also from about 1690'.

At the begining of the year (2006) I went to Stithians in Cornwall and I purchased a series of books on its history and what life was like, they are very interesting, they tell you all about the conditions of the mines etc what they ate and mentions lots of names and families - I will get them out and have alook through for the Dunston name.

I do have another Dunston in my tree, John Dunston married Grace Elizabeth Martin in Willunga, SA June 1878.
By the way where in Australia are you, I live in Brisbane
Have a very happy New year.
Megan

Hi is it possible to look for deaths in SA for these people - parents were Edward James Martin and Ellen Margaret wilks

1. Dorothea Wilks born 1890 Norwood, married Herbert Powell in 1916 had last child in 1927 -Death for Dorothea needed

2. Benjamin Charles Martin born 1896 (married Olive SHarples) - Death for Ben needed

3. Alfred Ernest Martin Born 4 April 1900 (married Julia Howson) - Death for Alfred needed

4. - Lesley Martin - born June 13 1903 - death for Les needed

5. Frederick James Martin born June 5th 1905 - death for Fred needed

6. George Martin born sept 30 1907 (married Edith hill) - Need death for George

7. Edward Albert Martin born 2 July 1911 - need death for Edward

8. twins Beatrice and Pearl martin born Dec 6th 1913 - I think they died as infants - death needed

9. - female martin born 14 Oct 1915  - did she die on the same day?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Everyone have a very Happy New Year, may all your new years wishes come true.

Megan

Why do people put information on the internet when they can't reference it?
I have come across my family lines in a variety of websites that are just so so wrong.
When I have emailed them with a nice email saying that some of the information is incorrect and I was more than willing to send them copies of BMD certificates etc to back it up I get no answer and the information remains there forever!!! for all the next generations to mix it all up even more.
For example in one tree that is on the internet my great great grandmother is attached to parents(the wrong ones) that had a child with the same name as her in the same year, but their child died when she was only 5 months old - so anyone researching that family will attach my family to their tree if they want to save themselves some work - and don't kid yourself there are plenty of people out there trying to save themselves from doing the hard work and spending the time and money in getting it right.

I needed to have a vent - Thank you for listening
Megan