Martha Eliza (Allamby) Sedgman (1845 - 1934)

Born 13 Feb 1845 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Ezeckiel Sedgman — married 1869 in Colony of Victoria

Descendants

Died 17 Dec 1934 at age 89 in Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Martha Eliza Allamby (married name Sedgman) was born on 13 February 1845 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England^[1], the daughter of Martha Eliza (Bartlett) Allamby and William Allamby.

She was married to Samuel Ezeckiel Sedgman in 1869 in Colony of Victoria^[2].

Their children included:

Martha Eliza SEDGMAN 1870-1950^[3]

Samuel William SEDGMAN 1871-1938^[4]

James Frederick SEDGMAN 1872-1873

Sarah Elizabeth SEDGMAN 1873-1953

George Ernest SEDGMAN 1875-1940^[5]

Florence Mabel Hannah SEDGMAN 1876-1950

Adelaide Mary Louise SEDGMAN 1877-1958

Etheline Maude SEDGMAN 1882-1883

Eliza died on 17 December 1934 in Moonee Ponds, Victoria, Australia, aged 89 years^[6] and was buried at the Melbourne General Cemetery^[7].

Death Notice 18 Dec 1934^[8]

SEDGMAN. —On the 17th December, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Sarah Pout, 26 Park Street, Moonee Ponds, Martha Eliza, relict of the late Samuel H. Sedgman, loving mother of Martha (Mrs. A. Pearson), Samuel, Sarah (Mrs. S. E. Pout), George Ernest, Florence (Mrs Cook) and Adelaide (Mrs. Hatton), in her 90th year. Sweet rest.

Research Notes

The ALLEMBY family arrived in the colonies sometime between 1857 and 1859 (birth of Martha's siblings) however no records have been located.

Sources

1. ↑ General Register Office UK: Births. ALLAMBY, MARTHA ELIZA; BARTLETT; GRO Reference: 1845 M Quarter in WHITECHAPEL UNION; Volume 02 Page 617. https://www.gro.gov.uk/
2. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: marriages; Registration number 1248 / 1869; Family name: ALLAMBY; Given name(s) Eliza Martha; Spouse's family name: SEDGMAN; Spouse's given name(s) Samuel. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
3. ↑ Birth record: 18525 / 1870. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history. (Name: Martha Eliza SEDGMAN); (Place: RICHMOND); (Mother: Eliza Martha ALLAMBY); (Father: Samuel)
4. ↑ Birth record: 10595 / 1871. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history. (Name: Samuel William SEDGMAN); (Place: MELB); (Mother: Eliza Martha ALLAMBY); (Father: Samuel)
5. ↑ Family Notices (1902, April 16). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197255382.

   SEDGMAN— HALLS.— On the 26th February, at the residence of the bride's parents, 62 McIlwraith- street Princes Hill, North Carlton, by the Rev. Charles Tregear, George Ernest, the youngest son of Samuel and Eliza Sedgman, of Ascot Vale, to Daisy Ardilletta, eldest daughter of Thomas and Julia Halls, late of Dunolly.

6. ↑ Death record: 11037 / 1934. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Name: Martha Eliza SEDGMAN); (Place of death: MOONEE PONDS); (Age at death: 89); (Mother: Martha Eliza BARTLETT); (Father: ALLAMBY William)
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204241360/martha-eliza-sedgman: accessed 28 June 2023), memorial page for Martha Eliza Allamby Sedgman (1845–17 Dec 1934), Find a Grave Memorial ID 204241360, citing Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by Tony M. (contributor 48299134).
8. ↑ Family Notices (1934, December 18). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved June 28, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205082277