Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Wall was born in 1804, in Sheldon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Wall, was 45 and her mother, Hannah Bolus, was 29. She married Thomas Kirby on 11 March 1827, in Sheldon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She died in January 1881, in Meriden, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 77, and was buried in Sheldon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (30)
- Martha Kirby in household of Thomas Kirby, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
- Birmingham, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937
Spouse and Children
1806– Male
1804–1881 Female
Children (8)
about 1827– Female
1828–1829 Male
1829–1898 Male
1831– Male
1834– Male
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Parents and Siblings
1759–1836 Male
1775–1855 Female
Siblings (9)
1795– Male
1797– Female
1801– Female
1804–1881 Female
1806– Male
+4 More Children
World Events (6)
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 4
1815
Age 11
1830
Age 26
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived by a stone-built wall, e.g. one used to fortify a town or to keep back the encroachment of the sea (Middle English wall ‘wall’, Old English wall, weall, from Latin vallum ‘rampart, palisade’), or a habitational name from a place so named, such as Wall (Staffordshire).
English (West Midlands): topographic name for someone who lived by a spring or stream, northern Middle English wall(e) (Old English (Mercian) wæll(a); compare Well ).
Irish (of Norman origin): Anglicized form of de Valle (Gaelicized form de Bhál), the name of a Norman family established in Munster and Connacht.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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