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Jessie Sinclair Martin 1840 – 1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1840

Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 22 Dec 1915

Death Location: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Father: Thomas Martin

Mother: Catherine HEPBURN

Spouse(s): William Birrell

Children(s): James Birrell, James Birrell, Katherine Birrell, Jessie Birrell, Jessie Birrell, Annie Birrell, George Birrell, Florence Birrell, William Birrell, Eleanor Birrell, William Birrell, Eleanor Birrell

Early life: Jessie Sinclair Martin arrived in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland in 1840, born to Thomas Martin and Catherine Suttie HEPBURN. Over time, Jessie Sinclair Martin formed a family with William Francis Birrell, which included James Anderson Birrell, James H Birrell, Katherine Hepburn Birrell, Jessie Sinclair Martin Birrell, Jessie S.M. Birrell, Annie Maude Birrell, George Philip Birrell, Florence 'Florry' Mary Birrell, William Francis Birrell, Eleanor Emily Birrell, William F Birrell and Eleanor E Birrell. Jessie Sinclair Martin concluded life in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England in 1915.

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Parents

Thomas Martin
1808 – 1867
Birth Location: Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland
TM
Catherine HEPBURN
1805 – 1867
Birth Location: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
CH

Spouses(s)

William Birrell
1843 – 1920
Birth Location: Scotland
WB

Children(s)

James Birrell
1868 – 1950
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
JB
James Birrell
1869 –
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
JB
Katherine Birrell
1870 – 1959
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
KB
Jessie Birrell
1875 – 1912
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
JB
Jessie Birrell
1875 –
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
JB
Annie Birrell
1877 – 1958
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire
AB
George Birrell
1878 – 1941
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
GB
Florence Birrell
1881 – 1899
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
FB
William Birrell
1882 – 1934
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire
WB
Eleanor Birrell
1884 – 1960
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire
EB
William Birrell
1883 –
Birth Location: Shrewsbury
WB
Eleanor Birrell
1884 –
Birth Location: Shrewsbury
EB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 9 Feb 1840
    Event Place: Kirkaldy, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, 1871 England Census, 1881 England Census, 1891 England Census, 1901 England Census, 1911 England Census, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2373; Folio: 56; Page: 1; GSU roll: 6097483, Class: RG11; Piece: 2653; Folio: 110; Page: 34; GSU roll: 1341637, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2770; Folio: 60; Page: 20; GSU roll: 835402, Class: RG13; Piece: 2829; Folio: 172; Page: 24

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1840
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 23 Feb 1840
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy,Fife,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1868
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, St Michael, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2770; Folio: 60; Page: 20; GSU roll: 835402

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Shrewsbury St Chad, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2653; Folio: 110; Page: 34; GSU roll: 1341637

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Birmingham, St John, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2373; Folio: 56; Page: 1; GSU roll: 6097483

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2829; Folio: 172; Page: 24

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Edgbaston, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 Dec 1915
    Event Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Birmingham, Metropolitan Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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