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Martha Beckett 1832–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1832

Birth Location: Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 25 Jan 1908

Death Location: Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Beckett

Mother: Mary Porter

Spouse(s): James Vigrass

Children(s): Minnie Vigrass, Maud Vigrass, William Vigrass, Augusta Vigrass, Edwin Vigrass, Albert Vigrass, Lilla Vigrass, Percy Vigrass, John Vigrass, Deliah Vigrass

Martha Beckett was born in 1832 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England, the child of John Beckett And Mary Porter. In 1841, Martha Beckett resided in The Borough of Walsall, Walsall, Staffordshire, En. In 1861, Martha Beckett resided in Walsall Foreign, Staffordshire, England. Martha Beckett married James Vigrass, and had children including Albert Henry Vigrass, Augusta Amelia Vigrass, Deliah Augustus Vigrass, Edwin Paul Vigrass, John Thomas Vigrass, Lilla Jane Vigrass, Maud Mary Vigrass, Minnie Clara Vigrass, Percy James Vigrass, William Howard Vigrass. Martha Beckett passed away in 1908 in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Martha Beckett was born in 1832 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England, the child of John Beckett And Mary Porter.
  • In 1841, Martha Beckett resided in The Borough of Walsall, Walsall, Staffordshire, En.
  • In 1861, Martha Beckett resided in Walsall Foreign, Staffordshire, England.
  • Martha Beckett married James Vigrass, and had children including Albert Henry Vigrass, Augusta Amelia Vigrass, Deliah Augustus Vigrass, Edwin Paul Vigrass, John Thomas Vigrass, Lilla Jane Vigrass, Maud Mary Vigrass, Minnie Clara Vigrass, Percy James Vigrass, William Howard Vigrass.
  • Martha Beckett passed away in 1908 in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Beckett
1795–1839
Birth Location: Walsall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
JB
Mary Porter
1796–1871
Birth Location: St. Matthews, Walsall, Staffordshire, England
MP

Spouses(s)

James Vigrass
1835–1898
Birth Location: Walsall, Staffordshire, England
JV

Children(s)

Minnie Vigrass
1867–1963
Birth Location: Walsall, Staffordshire, England
MV
Maud Vigrass
1858–1939
Birth Location: England
MV
William Vigrass
1864–1907
Birth Location: Walsall, Staffordshire, England
WV
Augusta Vigrass
1869–1957
Birth Location: England
AV
Edwin Vigrass
1870–1892
Birth Location: England
EV
Albert Vigrass
1873–1937
Birth Location: Lincoln, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada
AV
Lilla Vigrass
1874–1888
Birth Location: Ontario
LV
Percy Vigrass
1859–1942
Birth Location: Walsall, Staffordshire, England
PV
John Vigrass
1861–1943
Birth Location: Walsall, Staffordshire, England
JV
Deliah Vigrass
1856–1859
Birth Location: Walsall, Stafford, England
DV

Martha Beckett's Ancestors

Self
Martha Beckett
1832–1908
Birth Place: Walsall, Staffordshire, England
Parents
John Beckett
1795–1839
Walsall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Porter
1796–1871
St. Matthews, Walsall, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Jonathan Beckett
1765–1806
Walsall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Langham
1762–
Walsall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Beckett
1717–1791
Mary Westley
1723–1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Beckett
1695–1747
Mary Wright
1697–1730

Martha Beckett's Descendants

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Martha Beckett (11 Mar 1832–25 Jan 1908) m. James Vigrass (11 Jun 1835–13 Jan 1898)
  1. 1. Minnie (Clara) Vigrass 1867–1963 m. William (Henry) Cox 1862–1944
    1. 1. Claribel (A.) Cox 1887–1992 m. Walter (Henry) Dupka 1886–1969
      1. 1. Wayne (Walter) Dupka 1911–1964
      2. 2. Virgene (C) Dupka 1910–1983 m. Clarence (Russell) Walton 1904–1982
        1. 1. Russell (Reighard) Walton 1939–2010
      3. 3. Elizabeth Dupka 1914–1980 m. John (Marion) Cupp 1913–1998
        1. 1. Barbara (Elizabeth) Cupp 1937–2019 m. Roger (S.) Weil 1934–2015
    2. 2. Lilly (Louise) Cox 1891–1977 m. Edward (Albert Collett) Jr 1897–1957
      1. 1. Jeanne (Louise) Collett 1920–2019 m. Harold (Vv .) Hegel 1915–2008
      2. 2. Lois (May) Collett 1923–2017
    3. 3. Edith (Alice) Cox 1885–1920 m. Burnett (Osborn) Bartlett 1879–1955
      1. 1. Willard (Burnett) Bartlett 1908–1920
      2. 2. Bartlett 1906–1906
    4. 4. Helen (M) Cox 1889–1983 m. Austin (Oliver) Long 1888–1967
      1. 1. Minette (Cox) Long 1919–2010 m. Edward (D.) Munson 1915–1974
      2. 2. Norman (Oliver) Long 1909–1977 m. Arlene Poole 1910–1993
      3. 3. Winthrop (A) Long 1911–2002 m. Marian Long 1912–
        1. 1. Winthrop (Austin Long) Jr 1943–1996
      4. 4. Robert (Eli) Long 1915–1989 m. Margaret Bain 1916–1989 m. Jeanne Lancaster 1921–1984
    5. 5. Dorothy (Blanche) Cox 1896–1973 m. Rudolph (Gustave) Heimann 1893–1964
      1. 1. Martin (Rudolph) Heimann 1917–1998 m. Louise (L) Limpert 1920–1999
      2. 2. William (Allen) Heimann 1921–1999 m. Catherine Krasovsky 1922–2017
        1. 1. William (Allen Heimann) Jr 1948–2021
      3. 3. Marjorie (Dorothy) Heimann 1918–2002 m. Charles (E.) Ray 1918–2008
      4. 4. Rudolph Heimann 1928–2017 m. Hazel Clay 1929–2020
      5. 5. Richard Heimann 1931–2014 m. Judith (Rae) Current 1933–2020
    6. 6. Roy (William) Cox 1893–1965 m. Florence (Amelia) Beckstein 1895–1991
      1. 1. Nancy (Amelia) Cox 1920–1996 m. Ralph (Henry) Karnitz 1916–1997
      2. 2. Roy (Martin) Cox 1925–1983 m. Joyce Dowling 1924– m. Bettie (Jane) Rank 1926–1997 m. Audrey (Leslie) Mayo 1928–1988
      3. 3. Elaine (H) Cox 1927–2024 m. Lloyd (W) Rote 1925–2001
      4. 4. Robert (Earl) Cox 1929–1997 m. Sylvia (Jane) Weisedel 1930–2008
        1. 1. Deborah (Jean) Cox 1950–1991
      5. 5. Jeannette (Florence) Cox 1931–2023 m. Paul (Emory) Schreiber 1930–2014 m. Michael (Peter) Kuzma 1925–2012
      6. 6. Marjorie (Mae) Cox 1936–2005 m. Glenn (O Kennedy) jr 1938–1997 m. Clarke (Sherman) Hellerman 1927–2002
      7. 7. baby Cox 1919–1919
      8. 8. Joann (Florence) Cox 1934–2024 m. Charles (John) Harrigan 1932–2014
      9. 9. Harold (William) Cox 1918–1985 m. Eleanor (Doris) Fellows 1919–2004
        1. 1. Patricia (Ann) Cox 1940–2024 m. Thomas (Donald) Fohrd 1939–1994
        2. 2. Kenneth (R) Cox 1945–2025
      10. 10. Kenneth (Roy) Cox 1922–1944 m. Corinne (Annette) Rinn 1923–2007
  2. 2. Maud (Mary) Vigrass 1858–1939
  3. 3. William (Howard) Vigrass 1864–1907 m. Matilda (Labrash) Vigrass 1865–
    1. 1. Frances (Martha Augusta) Vigrass 1894–
    2. 2. Leo (B) Vigrass 1893–
    3. 3. Victor (Laurence) Vigrass 1895–1986 m. Anna (Wilhelmina) Vigrass 1900–1994
      1. 1. Ruth (Frances) Vigrass 1922–2017 m. Orville (O.) Hetland 1924–1974
      2. 2. Lilian Vigrass 1923– m. Frank (A.) McConnell 1906–1985
      3. 3. Margurite Vigrass 1925–
      4. 4. Laurence (William) Vigrass 1929–2021
      5. 5. Barbara Vigrass 1935–2021 m. Richard (Wilson) Cunningham –1974
        1. 1. Kevin (Wilson) Cunningham –2006
  4. 4. Augusta (Amelia) Vigrass 1869–1957 m. Joseph Morden 1865–
    1. 1. Ernest (Edgar) Morden 1889–
    2. 2. Martha Morden 1893–
    3. 3. Charity Morden 1895–
    4. 4. Effie Morden 1896–
    5. 5. Francis Morden 1899–
  5. 5. Edwin (Paul) Vigrass 1870–1892
  6. 6. Albert (Henry) Vigrass 1873–1937 m. Rebecca (Magdalen) Plumtree 1878–1974
    1. 1. Minnie (M) Vigrass 1897–1975 m. Frederick (Robert) Higgins 1892–1984
      1. 1. Madeline Higgins 1920–
      2. 2. Oscar Higgins 1922–
      3. 3. Gerald Higgins 1923–
      4. 4. Stanley Higgins 1925–
    2. 2. Stella (May) Vigrass 1898–1980 m. Thomas (Emmet) Ryder 1888–
    3. 3. Myrtle (Alberta) Vigrass 1900–1982 m. Edward (Victor) Wallace 1906–
    4. 4. Howard (Albert) Vigrass 1902–1971 m. Orma (Laurine) Mackenzie 1899–1976
    5. 5. Gerald (Percey) Vigrass 1904– m. Ruth (Ellen) Downing 1905–
    6. 6. Emily Vigrass 1906–
    7. 7. John Vigrass 1911–
    8. 8. Clement (William) Vigrass 1908–1980 m. Grace McKinnon 1909–1996
    9. 9. Evelyn Vigrass 1913–
    10. 10. Harold Vigrass 1916–
    11. 11. Madeline Vigrass 1917–
    12. 12. Orma Vigrass 1920–
    13. 13. Anna Vigrass 1921–
  7. 7. Lilla (Jane) Vigrass 1874–1888
  8. 8. Percy (James) Vigrass 1859–1942 m. Jane (Ann) Good 1860–1932
    1. 1. Henry (Francis) Vigrass 1891–1951 m. Carrie Vigrass 1886–1966
    2. 2. Roland (James) Vigrass 1893–1969 m. Olive (Gertrude) Pearce 1897–
    3. 3. Anne (Beatrice) Vigrass 1897–1971 m. Joseph (Walter) Jackson 1891–1981
      1. 1. Cecil (Aubrey) Jackson 1919–1933
      2. 2. Norman (Sheldon) Jackson 1920–2009 m. May Hedge 1920–2012
        1. 1. James (Sheldon) Jackson 1951–2013
    4. 4. Minnie (Clara) Vigrass 1901– m. Harold (Edwin) Sleigh 1893–
    5. 5. Julie (Edna) Vigrass 1904–1993 m. William McMullen 1895–
    6. 6. Norman Viagrass 1900–1971 m. Ercelle (Jenetta Ida Gertrude) Weese 1899–1991
    7. 7. Marian (Irene) Vigrass 1895–1896
  9. 9. John (Thomas) Vigrass 1861–1943 m. Frances (Mary) Fry 1868–1956
    1. 1. Lilly (Augusta) Vigrass 1889–1966 m. Hugh (Middleton) Smythe 1882–1951
      1. 1. Earl (G M) Smyth 1919–2004 m. Arthur (Leonard) Gustafson 1913–1942 m. John (Walter Stevens) Jr 1916–1987
      2. 2. Frances (Margaret) Smyth 1921–1985 m. Harry Fine 1915– m. Dean (Oliver) Croyle 1924–1998
      3. 3. Hugh (Middleton Smyth) Jr 1929–2022 m. Elaine (Vivian) French 1930–2022
    2. 2. Victoria (Grace) Vigrass 1892–1984 m. Geroge (Alexander) Skinner 1885–
      1. 1. Frances (Grace) Skinner 1917–
    3. 3. Clara (Amelia) Vigrass 1896–1981 m. Cecil (Gordon) Morrison 1888–1952 m. Charles (William) Burrows 1878–1967
      1. 1. Alfred (Gordon) Morrison 1917–1975 m. Edythe (L.) Clark 1923–
      2. 2. Donald (John) Morrison 1919–2013 m. Marjorie Bennett 1917–1988
      3. 3. Charles (Douglas) Burrows 1921–1961
      4. 4. Doris (Evelyn Morrison) Burrows 1922–1999
      5. 5. Clinton (William) Burrows 1928–1994 m. Florence 1929–2000
    4. 4. Marie Vigrass 1901–1983 m. Paul (Frances) Padberg 1896–
    5. 5. Arthur (John) Vigrass 1894–1897
  10. 10. Deliah (Augustus) Vigrass 1856–1859

Martha Beckett's Timeline

8 Records

1832
11 Mar 1832
Birth of Martha Beckett in Walsall, Staffordshire, England
Walsall, Staffordshire, England
1841
1841
Age 9
Martha Beckett resided here in The Borough of Walsall, Walsall, Staffordshire, England
The Borough of Walsall, Walsall, Staffordshire, England
1861
1861
Age 29
Martha Beckett resided here in Walsall Foreign, Staffordshire, England
Walsall Foreign, Staffordshire, England
1871
1871
Age 39
Martha Beckett resided here in Walsall, St Matthew, Staffordshire, England
Walsall, St Matthew, Staffordshire, England
1881
1881
Age 49
Martha Beckett resided here in Croft Township and Spence, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
Croft Township and Spence, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 59
Martha Beckett resided here in Spence and Monteith and Christie, Muskoka and Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
Spence and Monteith and Christie, Muskoka and Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 69
Martha Beckett resided here in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1908
25 Jan 1908
Age 76
Death of Martha Beckett in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1832
    Event Place: Walsall, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, ON, Canada; Passenger Lists, 1865-1935; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: C-4527
    [2] 1891 Census of Canada
    [3] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Croft Township and Spence, Muskoka, Ontario; Roll: C_13244; Page: 20; Family No: 99
    [4] Birmingham, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1939
    [5] 1871 England Census
    [6] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 2014; Folio: 60; Page: 5; GSU roll: 542903
    [7] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Spence, Muskoka and Parry Sound, Ontario; Page: 1; Family No: 4
    [8] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 983; Book: 4; Civil Parish: Walsall; County: Staffordshire; Enumeration District: 7; Folio: 16; Page: 24; Line: 17; GSU roll: 474617
    [9] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: The Borough of Walsall, Walsall, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 983; Book: 4; Civil Parish: Walsall; County: Staffordshire; Enumeration District: 7; Folio: 16; Page: 24; Line: 17; GSU roll: 474617

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Walsall Foreign, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 2014; Folio: 60; Page: 5; GSU roll: 542903

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Walsall, St Matthew, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1872
    Event Place: Liverpool, England; Queenstown, Ireland
    Record Source: Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, ON, Canada; Passenger Lists, 1865-1935; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: C-4527

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1872
    Event Place: Quebec, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, ON, Canada; Passenger Lists, 1865-1935; Series: RG 76-C; Roll: C-4527

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Croft Township and Spence, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Croft Township and Spence, Muskoka, Ontario; Roll: C_13244; Page: 20; Family No: 99

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Spence and Monteith and Christie, Muskoka and Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Spence, Muskoka and Parry Sound, Ontario; Page: 1; Family No: 4

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1908
    Event Place: Dufferin Bridge, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Findagrave, Martha Beckett Vigrass 25 Jan 1908

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1908
    Event Place: Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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