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Martha Ann Ponder 1826 – 1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 DEC 1826

Birth Location: Goldhanger, Essex, England

Death Date: 10 JAN 1899

Death Location: Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

Father: William Ponder

Mother: Ann Grimwood

Spouse(s): Christopher Scowen

Children(s): Joseph Scowen

The story of Martha Ann Ponder began in 1826 in Goldhanger, Essex, England. Martha Ann Ponder married Christopher Scowen, and had children including Joseph Ponder Scowen. Martha Ann Ponder passed away in 1899 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha Ann Ponder began in 1826 in Goldhanger, Essex, England.
  • Martha Ann Ponder married Christopher Scowen, and had children including Joseph Ponder Scowen.
  • Martha Ann Ponder passed away in 1899 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Ponder
1790 – 1834
Birth Location: Goldhanger, Essex, England
WP
Ann Grimwood
1791 – 1869
Birth Location: Terling, Braintree, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Christopher Scowen
1830 – 1913
Birth Location: Boxford, Suffolk, England
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Children(s)

Joseph Scowen
1854 – 1920
Birth Location: Beckingham, Essex, England
JS

Martha Ponder's Ancestors

Self
Martha Ponder
1826 – 1899
Birth Place: Goldhanger, Essex, England
Parents
William Ponder
1790 – 1834
Goldhanger, Essex, England
Ann Grimwood
1791 – 1869
Terling, Braintree, Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Ponder's Descendants

1.
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Martha (Ann) Ponder (3 DEC 1826 – 10 JAN 1899) m. Christopher Scowen (17 JAN 1830 – 2 DEC 1913)
  1. 1. Joseph (Ponder) Scowen (11 OCT 1854 – 23 NOV 1920) m. Mary (Ann Louisa) Cole (21 MAR 1858 – 4 SEP 1944)
    1. 1. Mary (Emma) Scowen (26 DEC 1879 – 13 FEB 1953) m. Ernest (Samuel) Lawmon (15 MAR 1877 – 16 FEB 1959)
    2. 2. Joseph Scowen (1882 – 10 NOV 1939) m. Lucy (Eleanor) Bradford (19 OCT 1890 – 13 JUL 1964)
    3. 3. William (Ponder) Scowen (27 FEB 1888 – 5 AUG 1979) m. Doris (Louisa Mary) Fuller (7 JUL 1898 – 8 APR 1985)
      1. 1. Arthur Scowen (14 NOV 1918 – 23 NOV 1918)
      2. 2. Olive (Sylvia) Scowen (7 JAN 1920 – 7 APR 2010) m. Ivan (Ross) Boyd (15 SEP 1909 – 2 FEB 1989)
      3. 3. Carlisle (Joseph) Scowen (29 JUN 1921 – 29 APR 1990) m. Miriam (Fanny) Gilling (13 DEC 1924 – 17 OCT 2014)
        1. 1. Nancy (Carol) Scowen (12 JAN 1950 – ) m. Bryan Jones (Abt 1950 – ) m. David (Raymond) Blake (7 APR 1949 – 25 APR 2021)
        2. 2. Pauline (Dorothy) Scowen (28 OCT 1951 – ) m. _ Woodfield (Abt 1951 – )
        3. 3. Philip Scowen (Abt 1953 – )
      4. 4. William (Sylvanus) Scowen (11 APR 1923 – 20 DEC 2009) m. Cora (Elizabeth) Borlase (14 JAN 1925 – 21 SEP 2016)
        1. 1. Douglas (Colin) Scowen (28 NOV 1947 – ) m. Elizabeth Hawkes (Abt 1947 – )
        2. 2. Graham (Basil) Scowen (Abt 1948 – ) m. Diane (Ruth) Guise (Abt 1951 – )
        3. 3. Lorraine (Ann) Scowen (2 JUN 1951 – ) m. Robert (William) Hawkes (Abt 1951 – )
        4. 4. Margaret (Elizabeth) Scowen (Abt 1952 – ) m. Michael Ewers (Abt 1952 – )
        5. 5. Warwick (Gordon) Scowen (28 OCT 1953 – ) m. Margaret (Audrey) Ross (29 JAN 1954 – )
      5. 5. Mabel (Ethel) Scowen (4 OCT 1925 – 8 AUG 1982)
      6. 6. Levina (Mary) Scowen (8 FEB 1928 – 25 JUN 1975) m. Vincent (George) Borlase (21 FEB 1930 – 29 MAR 2014)
        1. 1. Ruth (Levina) Borlase (19 MAR 1951 – 4 OCT 1961)
        2. 2. Gwendolyne (Heather) Borlase (5 NOV 1952 – ) m. Alan (Edward) Scrimgeour (Abt 1952 – )
        3. 3. Dorothy (Joy) Borlase (Abt 1955 – 12 DEC 2018) m. Thomas Watson (Abt 1955 – )
        4. 4. Miree (Suzanne) Borlase (2 NOV 1958 – 26 SEP 2021) m. Andrzej Surus (Abt 1958 – )
        5. 5. Basil (Vincent) Borlase (1 NOV 1959 – ) m. Deborah (Elizabeth) Scrimgeour (Abt 1959 – )
      7. 7. Elwyn (Peter) Scowen (12 DEC 1932 – 23 AUG 2019)
      8. 8. Dorothy (Leonie) Scowen (3 JUN 1936 – 2013) m. Logan (Gordon) Charteris (12 APR 1933 – 1 JUN 1981)

Martha Ponder's Timeline

4 Records

1826
3 DEC 1826
Birth of Martha Ann Ponder in Goldhanger, Essex, England
Goldhanger, Essex, England
1826
3 DEC 1826
Martha Ann Ponder was baptized in St Peter, Goldhanger, Essex, England
St Peter, Goldhanger, Essex, England
1899
10 JAN 1899
Age 73
Death of Martha Ann Ponder in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
1899
14 JAN 1899
Age 73
Burial of Martha Ann Ponder in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 DEC 1826
    Event Place: Goldhanger, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 DEC 1826
    Event Place: St Peter, Goldhanger, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 JAN 1899
    Event Place: Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 14 JAN 1899
    Event Place: Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
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