Martha Ellen Williamson

Female1881–1957

Brief Life History of Martha Ellen

When Martha Ellen Williamson was born in 1881, in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Jesse Williamson, was 27 and her mother, Sarah Anne Cook, was 24. She married David Holbrook on 28 July 1907. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Pitstone, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1891. She died in 1957, in Hampstead, London, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 76.

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Family Time Line

David Holbrook
1878–1962
Martha Ellen Williamson
1881–1957
Marriage: 28 July 1907
David Jesse Holbrook
1909–1969
Dorothy Ethel Holbrook
1914–1978

Sources (5)

  • Martha Ellen Williamson in household of Jesse Williamson, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • Martha Ellen Williamson, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
  • Martha E Holbrook in household of David Holbrook, "England and Wales National Register, 1939"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    28 July 1907
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1884

    Age 3

    Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

    1888 · The Whitehall Mystery

    Age 7

    The Whitehall Mystery has some ties to Jack the Ripper, the victim was female and had been dismembered. The arms were found first; the headless torso to which they belonged was found a month later. The rest of the body was never discovered and the mystery was never solved.

    1908

    Age 27

    London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

    Name Meaning

    English (Northern) and Scottish: from the Middle English personal name William + patronymic -son ‘son of William’. This surname is also found in Northern Ireland (Ulster), especially in Antrim.

    Americanized form of Norwegian, Danish, and North German Wilhelmsen , Swedish Wilhelmsson, or Dutch and North German Willemsen , all cognates of 1.

    History: This surname was brought to North America from northern England and northern Ireland independently by numerous different bearers from the 17th century onward. Timothy Williamson is recorded in Plymouth Colony in 1643.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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