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Martha Mary Rebecca Short 1912–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jan 1912

Birth Location: Weymouth, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 13 Jan 1995

Death Location: Poole, Poole Unitary Authority, Dorset, England

Father: William Short

Mother: Mary Johns

Spouse(s): George Edwards, Reginald Seymour

Children(s): Mary Edwards, Joan Edwards, Patricia Grist

Martha Mary Rebecca Short was born in 1912 in Weymouth, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Thomas Short And Mary Ann Rebecca Johns. In 1921, Martha Mary Rebecca Short resided in Poole, Dorset, England. In 1937, Martha Mary Rebecca Short resided in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England. Martha Mary Rebecca Short married George William Charles Edwards, Reginald Frank Seymour, and had children including Joan Edith Lillian Edwards, Mary K Edwards, Patricia I J Grist. Martha Mary Rebecca Short passed away in 1995 in Poole, Poole Unitary Authority, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • Martha Mary Rebecca Short was born in 1912 in Weymouth, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Thomas Short And Mary Ann Rebecca Johns.
  • In 1921, Martha Mary Rebecca Short resided in Poole, Dorset, England.
  • In 1937, Martha Mary Rebecca Short resided in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England.
  • Martha Mary Rebecca Short married George William Charles Edwards, Reginald Frank Seymour, and had children including Joan Edith Lillian Edwards, Mary K Edwards, Patricia I J Grist.
  • Martha Mary Rebecca Short passed away in 1995 in Poole, Poole Unitary Authority, Dorset, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Short's Ancestors

Self
Martha Short
1912–1995
Birth Place: Weymouth, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Thomas Short
1866–1938
Melcombe Regis, Weymouth, Dorset
Mary (Ann Rebecca) Johns
1883–1959
Weymouth, Dorset, England
Grandparents
William (Thomas) Short
1827–1869
Weymouth, Dorset, England
Martha Rashley
1833–1901
Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Thomas (Henry) Johns
1861–1930
Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Rebecca Carpenter
1863–1946
Bath, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Mary Bailey
1799–1841
Stephen Rashleigh
1801–1875
Charlotte Elliott
1806–1875
James Johns
1819–1875
Mary 1828-1876
1828–1876
James Carpenter
1820–1892
Elizabeth Ham
1831–1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Job Bailey
1772–1827
Dinah Charles
1777–1860
Robert Raishley
1760–1837
Martha Dammin
1757–1847
George Elliott
1759–1842
Grace Simmons
1773–1853
Thomas Shoulders
1800–1875
Elizabeth 1806-1879
1806–1879
Thomas Carpenter
1781–
Ann Miss
1795–1859
William Ham
1804–1863
Sarah Abrahams
1803–1873

Martha Short's Descendants

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Martha (Mary Rebecca) Short (2 Jan 1912–13 Jan 1995) m. George (William Charles) Edwards (8 May 1909–Aug 1988) m. Reginald (Frank) Seymour (23 Feb 1910–31 Jan 1982)
  1. 1. Mary (K) Edwards 1941–1941
  2. 2. Joan (Edith Lillian) Edwards 1939–2009 m. Walter (Leslie) Loveland 1933–2013
  3. 3. Patricia (I J) Grist 1936–2009 m. Leslie Grist 1932–1972

Martha Short's Timeline

4 Records

1912
2 Jan 1912
Birth of Martha Mary Rebecca Short in Weymouth, England, United Kingdom
Weymouth, England, United Kingdom
1921
1921
Age 9
Martha Mary Rebecca Short resided here in Poole, Dorset, England
Poole, Dorset, England
1937
1937
Age 25
Martha Mary Rebecca Short resided here in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
1995
13 Jan 1995
Age 83
Death of Martha Mary Rebecca Short in Poole, Dorset, England
Poole, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1912
    Event Place: Weymouth, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom
    [2] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 1510180, ED 1, Sch 182; Book: 10180

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Poole, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 1510180, ED 1, Sch 182; Book: 10180

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1937
    Event Place: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Gloucestershire, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1974, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England; Gloucestershire, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1974

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1995
    Event Place: Poole, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Poole, Poole Unitary Authority, Dorset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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