Richard Martyr b. 26 Feb 1844 46 Pembroke Street, Devonport, Devonshire, England d. 14 Jan 1898 3 Gifford Terrace, Plymouth, Devonshire, England

Richard Martyr

Male 1844 - 1898  (53 years)


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  • Name Richard Martyr 
    Born 26 Feb 1844  46 Pembroke Street, Devonport, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • General Register Office, Register of Births, Registration District of Stoke Damerel, Devonshire, England, JFM 1844, Volume 9, Page 571.

      Registration District of Stoke Damerel, Birth in the District of Clowance in the County of Devon in 1844, Register Entry No 300. On the 26th February, 1844 at 46 Pembroke Street, Devonport, Richard, son of Joseph Martyr and Mary Ann Martyr, formerly Ward, a Boot & Shoe Maker. Informant: The Mark of "x" Mary Ann Martyr, Mother, of the same address to Registrar, John Gedys on the 6th March, 1844.
    Gender Male 
    Died 14 Jan 1898  3 Gifford Terrace, Plymouth, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • General Register Office, Register of Births, Registration District of Stoke Damerel, Devonshire, England, JFM 1844, Volume 9, Page 571.

      Death in the Registration District of Plymouth in the Sub-district of Saint Andrew in the County of Plymouth, 1898, Register Entry No 476. On the 14th January, 1898, at 3 Gifford Terrace U.D. Richard Martyr, Male, aged 38 years, a Retired Solicitor's Clerk. Cause of Death: Cerebral Softening, 3 years, Certified by J.Wilson MRCP. Informant: H. Martyr, Widow of the Deceased, Present at Death of 3 Gifford Terrace, Plymouth. Registered on the Fifteenth January, 1898 to Registrar, H.J. Paston(?)
    Person ID I4080  Whitechapel
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2021 

    Father Joseph Martyr,   b. 20 Jun 1802, Norwich Court, Aldgate, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1869, 40 Pembroke Street, Stoke Damerel, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Anne Ward,   b. 23 Jul 1804, Plymouth Dock, Devonport, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Mar 1869, Stoke Damerel, Devonport, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 4 Apr 1825  Stoke Damerel, Devonport, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

      Name: Joseph Martyn
      Gender: Male
      Marriage Date: 04 Apr 1825
      Marriage Place: Stoke Damerel, Devon,England
      Spouse: Mary Ann Ward
      FHL Film Number: 916925, 916926, 916927

      Marraiges solemnized in the Parish of Stoke Damerel in the County of Devon in the Year of our Lord God, 1825. Register Entry No 786.

      Joseph Martyr of this Parish, Cordwainer and Mary Ann Ward of this Parish, Spinster were married in this Church by Banns with the consent of... this Fourth Day of April in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty Five
      By me John Harken, Curate

      This Marriage was solemnized by us {Joseph Martyr & The Mark "X" of
      M A Ward In the Presence of {John Ward & Nancie Godsey.
    Family ID F1234  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helen A Bryant,   b. Abt 1844, Hayle, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1910, 5 Greenside Road, Croydon, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Married 19 Mar 1867  Parish Church, Stoke Damerel, Devonport, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 for Richard Martyr, 1867, Q1-Jan-Feb-Mar, M, Volume 5b, Page 534.

      Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage, Registration District of Stoke Damerel, 1867, Marriage in the Registration District of Stoke Damerel in the Parish Church of Stoke Damerel in the County of Devonshire, Register Entry No 239.

      On the 19th March, 1867 Richard Martyr, aged 23 years, a Bachelor, a Clerk of Stoke Damerel, son of Joseph Martyr, Bootmaker, and:
      Helen Bryant, aged 23 years, a Spinster of Stoke Damerel, daughter of James Bryant, a Smith.

      Marriage witnessed by Joseph Martyr & Eliza Martyr and the Ceremony performed, after Banns by W.J.St Aubyn, Rector
    Notes 
    • General Register Office, Register of Marriages, Regsitration District of Stoke Damerel, Devonshire, England, JFM 1867, Volume 5b, Page 534.
    Children 
     1. Helen Susannah Martyr,   b. Abt Mar 1868, Stoke Damerel, Devonport, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1928, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years)  [natural]
     2. Joseph Richard Martyr,   b. 23 Sep 1869, 6 Hotham Place, Stoke Damerel, Devonport, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1932, Notter Bridge House, Saltash, Cornwall, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)  [natural]
     3. Beatrice Maud Martyr,   b. Abt Dec 1871, Plymouth, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Dec 1936, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years)  [natural]
     4. Henry James Martyr,   b. Abt Mar 1873, Plymouth, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Jun 1938, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years)  [natural]
     5. Robert Martyr,   b. 26 Feb 1875, Plymouth, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Mar 1940, Weymouth, Dorsetshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)  [natural]
     6. Eliza Martyr,   b. 15 Jan 1877, Plymouth, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Mar 1948, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)  [natural]
     7. William Harold Martyr,   b. Abt Jun 1880, Plymouth, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Mar 1881, Plymouth, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)  [natural]
     8. Ethel Martyr,   b. Abt Dec 1881, Plymouth, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Mar 1951, Smithtown, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years)  [natural]
     9. Florence Mary Martyr,   b. Abt Dec 1883, Plymouth, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Dec 1950, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years)  [natural]
     10. Richard Harold Martyr,   b. 22 Oct 1884, Plymouth, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1925, St Ann's Hospital, Juneau, Juneau, Alaska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)  [natural]
     11. Susannah May Martyr,   b. Abt Dec 1887, Plymouth, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2021 
    Family ID F292  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • The 1871 Population Census of England shows Richard MARTYR, aged 27 years, a Solicitor's Clerk, born Devonport, Devonshire, residing at 5 Albert Road, St Saviour, Plymouth together with his wife Helen MARTYR, aged 27 years, born Hayle, Cornwall and their 2 children: Helen S MARTYR, aged 3 years and Joseph R MARTYR, aged 1 year, both born Devonport, Devon.
      (RG 10/2118, Folio 51, Page 38, Schedule No 214 - 5 Albert Road, St Saviour, Plymouth, Devonshire, England).

      The 1891 Population Census of England shows Richard MARTYR, aged 47 years, a Clerk in Town Clerk's Office, born Devonport, Devon, residing at 5 Pentyre Terrace together with his wife, Helen MARTYR, aged 47 years born Hayle, Cornwall, and their 10 children: Helen S MARTYR, aged 23 years, a Draper's Clerk, Joseph R MARTYR, aged 21 years, a Clerk in Borough Treasurer's Office, both born Devonport, Devon; Beatrice M MARTYR, aged 19 years, Henry J MARTYR, aged 18 years, a Lithographer's Apprentice, Robert MARTYR, aged 16 years, a Grocer's Apprentice, Eliza MARTYR, aged 14 years, Ethel MARTYR, aged 9 years, Florence M MARTYR, aged 7 years, Richard H MARTYR, aged 6 years, all Scholars, and Susannah M MARTYR, aged 3 years, all born Plymouth, Devon.
      (RG 12/1728, Folio 132, Page 59, Schedule No 372 - 5 Pentyre Terrace, Charles, Plymouth, Devonshire, England).