Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Bowes was christened on 15 January 1807, in Horsham Saint Faith, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Bowes, was 54 and her mother, Frances Lowe, was 35. She married Robert Risebrook on 25 December 1829, in Horsham Saint Faith, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She died before 1839, at the age of 31.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Martha in entry for James Risebrooke, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Martha in entry for Alfred Rinbrooke, "England, Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941"
Spouse and Children
1808– Male
1807–1839 Female
Children (5)
1829–1830 Female
1830– Male
1832– Male
1834– Male
1836– Male
Parents and Siblings
1752–1837 Male
1772–1814 Female
Siblings (11)
1790–1790 Male
1791–1809 Female
1793– Female
1796– Female
1798– Male
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World Events (5)
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
1815
1823
Name Meaning
English (northern): habitational name from Bowes (formerly in North Yorkshire, now in County Durham), or from some other place so called, the placename being derived from the plural of Old English boga ‘bow’, here referring to bends in a river. Alternatively, a topographic name for someone who lived ‘(at the) arches or bridge’. See Bow 1.
English: variant of Bow , with excrescent -s.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Buadhaigh (see Bogue ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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