Martha Louisa Hibberd

[kagera]

I am looking for information about  Martha Louisa Hibberd born about 1860 who lived in Barford St Martin, Wilts and who married John William Allen about 1882.  They moved to India where he worked for the railway. Two of their children were born in India.

Many thanks!

[rosie99]

Hi kagera

Welcome to rootschat 

What sort of information are you after for Martha to save us duplicating what you already have.

Is this her christening 
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NDYJ-YYC

Birth June qtr 1860   
Martha Louisa Hibberd
Wilton    5a   211

She is not appearing on census with her parents Lot & Martha

Rosie

[KGarrad]

Welcome from me, too!

Marriage:

September qtr 1882
West Ham district     vol 4a, page 142

Hibberd, Martha Louisa
+ and on the same page +
Allen, John William

[KGarrad]

1881 census: Class: RG11; Piece: 614; Folio: 85; Page: 22
7 Telegraph Hill, Lambeth

Pynolt, James Thompson  Head  M  31  Gardener, Domestic  b Caversham, Berkshire
Pynolt, Julia Alice  Wife  F  28  b Bercott, Wiltshire
Pynolt, Agnes Lilian  Daughter  F  1 month  b Brixton, Surrey
Hibbard, Martha Louisa  Visitor  F  21  b Bercott (Transcribed as Hercott?!)

Maybe a sister?

[KGarrad]

1871 census: Class: RG10; Piece: 1959; Folio: 30; Page: 31
The Rookery, Baverstock, Wiltshire

Hebberd, Lot  Head  M  52  Coachman (Domestic Servant)  b Barford St Martin
Hebberd, Martha  Wife  F  42  b Westbury, Wiltshire
Hebberd, Julia  Daughter  F  13  b Hurdcott
Hibbard, Martha  Daughter  F  11  Scholar  b Hurdcott
Hibbard, Herbert  Son  M  8  Scholar  b Hurdcott
Hibbard, Agnes  Daughter  F  5  Scholar  b Hurdcott
Hibbard, Alfred  Son  M  3  b Hurdcott
Hibbard, Sarah E  Daughter  F  1  b Hurdcott


The family is split over 2 census pages.
Page 1 has them transcribes as Hebberd; page 2 has them as Hibbard!

[kagera]

Thank you for the replies.  Rosie, you are spot on as we had no information about Martha's parents.
Thanks to your christening information, we have now found her in the 1861 census (listed as Martha L ...the transcriber had thought it was Martha A, but the image showed it was Martha L) with her parents Lot and Martha.

Thank you KGarrad, for the information from the 81 census which I had noted a few years ago, but thought it wasn't the right Martha; however, I now see that Martha had a sister named Julia A born in 1858 who was 3 years old on the 1861 census.  Also the 1882 marriage date fits and so does the spouse's name.  John William Allen would have been my great grandfather, who I believe died in the 1950's.

Many thanks everyone!

[LizzieL]

I'm researching Thomas Hibberd, who married in Southampton and at sometime I assume the family moved down to Christchurch, because both daughters were married there.
I am having difficulty finding when and where he was born. The nearest in assumed age (I know when his wife was baptised) and location to South west Hants is Thomas baptised 11 Feb 1871 in Barford St Martin (parents Thomas and Ann). I was dubious because even that seems rather distant from Southampton and Christchurch. Although looking it a map, it is on reasonably direct roads, so not so inaccessible. But I have now found other Hibberds from that village residing in Christchurch during the 1800s, so it is looking a little more likely.
They are Temperance and her two sisters Jane (married name Garner) and Elizabeth (married name Drummond). They are daughters of Daniel and Mary Ann Hibberd.  Your Lot Hibberd who is  Temperance's contemporary is the son of William and Hannah bapt 18 Oct 1818 in Barford St Martin. Ancestry has quite a lot of Hibberd baptisms in Barford St Martin, so might take some sorting out.