Martha (Hird) Dawson (bef. 1793 - 1875)

Born before 1 Mar 1793 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

Ancestors

Wife of William Dawson — married 2 Feb 1814 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 5 Sep 1875 after age 82 in Quebec, Canada

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Biography

Martha was christened on 1 March 1793 at All Saints, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England. She is the daughter of Paul Hird and Barbara Forster.^[1]

Her siblings John, the second John, Ellen and Forster all died in infancy or childhood and only her sister Mary married -- although she had 2 daughters, neither of them married.

Martha was a minor (not of full age) when she married William Dawson, a Master Mariner, on February 2, 1814 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England and her father Paul Hird was mentioned in the Marriage Bonds document as her natural and lawful father.^[2]

Martha died at age 82 on September 5, 1875 in Quebec, Canada and was buried on September 7th in Mount Hermon Cemetery in Quebec City, Quebec (Burial Plot R-86). Cause of death was general decay and she was listed as the widow of the late William Dawson with her religion being Wesleyan. The clergyman overseeing everything was Rev. Henderson.^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Northumberland, Parish Registers, 1538-1950", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2D-WFJC : Fri Nov 10 09:08:45 UTC 2023), Entry for Martha Hird and Paul Hird, 1 Mar 1793.
2. ↑ "England, Durham Diocese, Marriage Bonds & Allegations, 1692-1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CY-TFSH : Tue Oct 24 12:47:34 UTC 2023), Entry for William Dawson and Martha Hird, 1 Jan 1814.
3. ↑ Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2008.

SEE ALSO:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 01 December 2022, 02:51), entry for Martha Hird (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:M3RT-WZ5 ); contributed by various users.