Martha Worrall

Brief Life History of Martha

When Martha Worrall was born in 1835, in Smethwick, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Worrall, was 26 and her mother, Ann James, was 23. She married Thomas Erasterus Bladen on 28 May 1858, in Warwick, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Tipton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and New York, United States in 1870. She died on 10 June 1889, in Cohoes, Albany, New York, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Waterford, Saratoga, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Erasterus Bladen
1816–1899
Martha Worrall
1835–1889
Marriage: 28 May 1858
Adelaide Anne Bladen
1859–1935
James William Bladen
1860–1864
Madeline Martha Bladen
1862–1921
Thomas William Bladen
1864–1867
James Erastus Bladen
1866–1949
Agnes Lavinia Bladen
1867–1939

Sources (23)

  • Copy of Martha Bladen in household of Thomas Bladen, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
  • Martha Worrall, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Martha Worrall, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Worrell .

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

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Thomas Bladen Sr.

Thomas Bladen was born the son of William Bladen and Margaret Barker. He was born 9 Jun 1819 in Madeley, Shropshire, England. He, along with his wife and five small daughters, came to the United Stat …

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