William ROSE

[fred21]

thanks so much, perhaps this is the case,  I'll delete all the information we have and just leave it blank since it seems we will never know for sure who are the correct parents for Martha.

William and Hannah seem possible contenders though on both her marriage certs and death she stated her mother's name as Ann  - it could be a shortened form of Hannah which occasionally did happen but for now I will leave her mother's name down as Ann since we don't know for sure if Hannah and Ann are the same person.

Maybe one day some more information will turn up.

Martha certainly lived an interesting life and worked as a servant in Governer Grey's household here in New Zealand

[David Boulding]

I have a William Rose (RM = Royal Marine) - and my direct line - born in 1799 or 1808 in Ulcombe (I favour the latter date as being most probable). He was married to Ann (nee Henderson).

The Mary born in 1824 Chatham may or may not be their child

William Rose b1799 or 1808? Ulcombe - d nk   joined Royal Marines 1826 (says age 18? - would be born 1808) - left RM 1847  (1841 Short St, Minster, Sheppey - William away) (1851 RM pensioner Boughton Monchelsea)
Ann Henderson b1803 Woolwich - d   (not found in 1861 census)
Frindsbury 1828
[1824 William & Ann Rose   Mary    Chatham - in doubt if is "my Wm" as prior to marriage in 1828]
[1824 William & Ann Rose   William    Chatham - in doubt if is "my Wm"]
1829 William & Ann Rose   William    Chatham - d1890 11 Aug Australia m Jane Elizabeth (adm hospital like TP Rose) also a RM?
1833 William & Ann Rose   Isabella Ann    Chatham - m1859 Samuel Middleton at Frindsbury
1836 William & Ann Rose   Thomas Price   Chatham [my direct line & gt grandfather] m1876 (1) Elizabeth Craydon m1878 (2) Eliz Fowler
1841 William & Ann Rose   Mary Ellen   Sheerness
1841 William & Ann Rose   Eliza      Kent
1846 William & Ann Rose   John      Gillingham - d1924
1847 William & Ann Rose   Charles James   Aylesbury, Bucks
1851 William & Ann Rose   Robert E   Boughton Monchelsea