Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Botten was born on 25 May 1840, in Sydenham, London, England, United Kingdom, her father, Edward Botten, was 32 and her mother, Elizabeth Waples, was 39. She married John Manson on 2 January 1867, in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. In 1851, at the age of 11, her occupation is listed as scholar in Croydon, London, England, United Kingdom. She died on 22 January 1926, in Rocky Lead, Victoria, Australia, at the age of 85, and was buried in Creswick, Victoria, Australia.
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- Martha Botten, 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
- Martha Botten, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Copy of Family Notices - 04 Jan 1867, The Ballarat Star. Marriages
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World Events (8)
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1851
Become the Colony of Victoria from 2 July.
1868 · Abolition of Public Hangings at Newgate
On May 26, 1868 the Capital Punishment Act was put into action. This made it so that public hangings no longer existed at Newgate in London.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Button 1 and 2.
Norwegian: habitational name from any of various farms named Botn, Botten, or Botnen, from Old Norse botn ‘small valley, valley end’. Compare Botner .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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