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Martha Susannah Constance (Best) Scriven (1839 - 1926)

Martha Susannah Constance Scriven formerly Best aka Bourke, Tompson
Born in New South Wales, Australiamap
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Wife of — married 28 Nov 1855 (to 18 Jun 1859) in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australiamap
Wife of — married 21 Mar 1862 (to 30 Jan 1867) in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australiamap
Wife of — married 2 Mar 1873 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australiamap
Descendants descendants
Mother of and
Died at age 86 in Randwick, New South Wales, Australiamap
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Biography

Martha, daughter of Robert Best & Clara, was born on 28 December 1839 and baptised on 13 April 1840 in St. John, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia.[1]

Martha married James Bourke in 1855 in Albury (County of Goulburn), New South Wales.[2][3]

By special license, at Wagga Wagga, on the 28th November, by the Rev. John Maher, Mr. James Burke, youngest son of Mrs. John Peter, Gumly Gumly, to Miss Martha Susannah Best, second daughter of Mrs. R. H. Best, Wagga Wagga.

James died suddenly in 1859:[4]

DEATH. On Tuesday, 7th instant, at Big Springs, after a short but painful illness, Mr. James Bourke, aged 24, much and deservedly respected.

Martha gave birth to a daughter after her husband's death, at the home of her mother and stepfather:

BIRTH. On the 21st instant, at the residence of E. C. Pearson, Esq., Wagga Wagga, Mrs. James Bourke, relict of the late James Bourke, Esq., of a daughter.[5]

Martha married Henry E Tompson in 1862 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.[6]

On the 21st ultimo, by license, at Wagga Wagga, by the Rev. Richard W. Young, Henry Edwin, second son of Frederick A. Tompson, Waterview, to Martha Susannah, relict of the late James Bourke, Esq., of the Springs, Wagga Wagga[7]

Martha was widowed a second time when Henry died in 1867.

TOMPSON—January 30th, at his residence, Gumly Gumly, near Wagga Wagga, Henry Edwin, second and beloved son of Frederick and Eliza Tompson, of Waterview, Wagga Wagga, in the 29th year of his age. Deceased leaves a young widow, and an extensive circle of sorrowing relations to mourn his early death.[8]

Martha married Evans Charles Scriven on 2 March 1873 in Hobart, Tasmania.[9][10]

MARRIAGES. SCRIVEN—TOMPSON.—On the 2nd inst., at St. David's Cathedral, Hobart Town, by the Very Rev. Fredk. H. Cox, Charles Evans Scriven, manager Bank of New South Wales, Wagga Wagga, N.S.W., to Martha C. Tompson, of Broadmeadows, Melbourne.[11]

Martha, child of Robert H & Clara, died in 1926 in Randwick, New South Wales.[12]

SCRIVEN.-December 22, 1926, at St. Hilliers, Alison-road, Randwick, Martha Susannah, relict of the late C. E. Scriven, inspector, Bank of New South Wales, aged 87 years. (Private interment.)[13]

Third marriage:[14]

SCRIVEN—TOMPSON.—On the 2nd inst., at St. David's Cathedral, Hobart Town, by the Very Rev. Fredk. H. Cox, Charles Evans Scriven, manager Bank of New South Wales, Wagga Wagga, N.S.W., to Martha C. Tompson, of Broadmeadows, Melbourne.

Death:[15]

SCRIVEN.—December 22, 1926, at St. Hilliers, Alison-road, Randwick, Martha Susannah, relict of the late C. E. Scriven, inspector, Bank of New South Wales, aged 87 years. (Private interment.)

Sources

  1. ↑ Baptism: "Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981"
    Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 993953
    Ancestry Record 9776 #1799232 (accessed 9 October 2022)
    Martha Best baptism on 13 Apr 1840 (born 28 Dec 1839), daughter of Robert Best & Clara, in St. John, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia. "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTCT-G7V : 12 October 2023), Martha Best, 1840.
  2. ↑ Marriage: "Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950"
    Nsw Pioneer Index - Pioneer Series 1778 - 1888; Volume Number: V
    Ancestry Record 1780 #3725508 (accessed 9 October 2022)
    Martha S Best marriage to James Bourke in 1855 in Albury (County of Goulburn), New South Wales.
  3. ↑ Family Notices (1855, December 8). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 7. Retrieved October 11, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12975715
  4. ↑ Family Notices (1859, June 11). Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser (NSW : 1858 - 1859; 1866; 1872 - 1874), p. 2. Retrieved October 11, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105998166
  5. ↑ Family Notices (1859, October 22). Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser (NSW : 1858 - 1859; 1866; 1872 - 1874), p. 2. Retrieved October 11, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105997618
  6. ↑ Marriage: "Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950"
    Nsw Pioneer Index - Pioneer Series 1778 - 1888; Registration Number: 3114
    Ancestry Record 1780 #1511210 (accessed 9 October 2022)
    Martha S Bourke marriage to Henry E Thompson in 1862 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.
  7. ↑ Family Notices (1862, April 1). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved October 8, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28623097
  8. ↑ Family Notices (1867, February 9). Sydney Mail (NSW : 1860 - 1871), p. 9. Retrieved October 8, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article166802779
  9. ↑ Marriage: "Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950"
    Tasmanian Pioneer Index 1803-1899; Registration Number: 152
    Ancestry Record 1780 #592418 (accessed 9 October 2022)
    Martha Susanna C Tompson marriage to Evans Charles Scriven on 2 Mar 1873 in Hobart, Tasmania.
  10. ↑ Libraries Tasmania, Names Index:
    Tompson, Martha Susanna C
    Record Type: Marriages
    Gender: Female
    Age: Adult
    Description: Widow
    Spouse: Scriven, Charles Evans
    Gender: Male
    Age: Adult
    Description: Widower
    Date of marriage: 02 Mar 1873
    Registered: Hobart
    Registration year: 1873
    Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:877378
    Resource: RGD37/1/32 no 152
    https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/877378
  11. ↑ Family Notices (1873, March 22). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 4. Retrieved October 11, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5850477
  12. ↑ Death: "Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985"
    Nsw Pioneer Index - Between the Wars Series 1919-1945; Registration Number: 18171
    Ancestry Record 1779 #4567553 (accessed 9 October 2022)
    Martha S Scriven death 1926, child of Robert H & Clara, in Randwick, New South Wales.
  13. ↑ Family Notices (1926, December 24). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 8. Retrieved October 11, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16342896
  14. ↑ Family Notices (1873, March 22). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 4. Retrieved October 11, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article5850477
  15. ↑ Family Notices (1926, December 24). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 8. Retrieved October 11, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16342896
  • Australian Marriage Index, 1788-1950
  • Libraries Tasmania, Names Index:
Tompson, Martha Susanna C
Record Type: Marriages
Gender: Female
Age: Adult
Description: Widow
Spouse: Scriven, Charles Evans
Gender: Male
Age: Adult
Description: Widower
Date of marriage: 02 Mar 1873
Registered: Hobart
Registration year: 1873
Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:877378
Resource: RGD37/1/32 no 152
https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Record/NamesIndex/877378
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145741342/martha-susannah-scriven: accessed 11 October 2023), memorial page for Martha Susannah Best Scriven (1839–22 Dec 1926), Find a Grave Memorial ID 145741342, citing Waverley Cemetery, Bronte, Waverley Council, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Chris PIGOTT (contributor 46872562).

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Wilcox-3947 Laura Wilcox
Please reconsider the merge between Best-1665 and Tompson-188. The reason the last name is different is because she married Charles under the name of her second husband. Her birth surname was Best.

If you look at the profile of Charles Scriven, I have added a link to "Australian Royalty" for Charles. If you look at his profile which includes his first marriage to Helen Maria Chilcott, then click on the active link to his second marriage to Martha, you will see the connection clearly.

Additionally I have updated Martha's profile and added her middle name Susannah. It was not originally included as her profile was created by my father on information from someone else.

Although the birth year and place for Martha are different on our profiles, there is no source to support she was born in Tasmania in 1945.

I also (temporarily ignored all the sources on Martha's profile) and independently found Sources for her baptism, three marriages, and death. Through National Library of Australia, Findmypast, and NSW BDM. I also found and added sources to Charles profile and expanded the original one.

Cheers

posted on Tompson-188 (merged) by Laura Wilcox
edited by Laura Wilcox
Jones-36835 Peter Jones
Hi Laura

I have now merged these profiles. There is probably some work to do to better (more consistently) format the biography. Are you okay if I leave that with you and the profile managers? Cheers

posted by Peter Jones
Wilcox-3947 Laura Wilcox
Thanks Peter, much appreciated. Will eventually sort out the formatting of the Biography and Sources. Cheers Laura
posted by Laura Wilcox
edited by Laura Wilcox
Wilcox-3947 Laura Wilcox
Best-1665 and Tompson-188 appear to represent the same person because: They both married Charles Evans Scriven on the same date in the same place (he was her third husband).
posted on Tompson-188 (merged) by Laura Wilcox
Scrivens-11 Bob Scrivens
Best-1665 and Tompson-188 do not represent the same person because: different last names,dob
posted on Tompson-188 (merged) by Bob Scrivens
Emmett-561 Kaitlyn Emmett
Best-6941 and Best-1665 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicate profiles, please merge
posted by Kaitlyn Emmett

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