The KINGs of Great Yarmouth

Question

In attempting to find the origins of Henry Clarence KING https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/King-54271 I have come across his father at William Teasdale KING https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/King-25356.

William Teasdale KING is, however, married to the wrong woman (Martha Postle). From the newspaper article at http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article207931570 I have clear indication that William Teasdale KING, son of William KING and Elizabeth Larn TEASDALE, dies in South Australia in 1897 - not 1913 Great Yarmouth. His wife is Susannah LAVINGTON - not Martha Postle.

In an attempt to sort it out, I tried going to the corresponding FamilySearch profiles only to find the families of least two William KINGs smashed together in a complete mess.

HELP! Are there any experts in the KINGs of Great Yarmouth that can sort this out?

Answer 1

No expert of the King family, but it does seem very obvious that Martha is wrong.

The William King who married (Nov 19 1864) Martha Parcel was a labourer and his father William was a malster

I started a free space page which I'm happy to hand over to you and you might find easier for research notes. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:William_King_Research

You could also use it to investigate the other William Kings to rule them out. It's a tough one. Probably finding his emigration would be a help.

Comments

Thanks Gill, much appreciated. It's getting towards midnight here, so I'll take a look at the page tomorrow.

I agree, though, Martha is wrong. The William King in South Australia seems to have been associated with shipping.

Thanks again, Chris.

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We have the profile manager of William Teasdale King on the case also, and she has reached the same conclusion - that Martha married a different William King.

Thanks to all for helping.