13. | Martha Rebecca Jane Churchill was born in 1839 in Fennor, Tipperary, Ireland (daughter of John Churchill and Rebecca Lawrence); died on 6 Feb 1901 in St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia; was buried on 8 Feb 1901 in Baptist Cemetary, Rookwood , New South Wales. Australia. Notes:
Martha Emigrated to Austrailia in 1864, and then sponsored her sister Mary Ann and then her brother John to join her. She had a hard life bringing up her three children on her own after her husband Clarence deserted them. She worked as a domestic all her life untill she died in 1901, suffering a horrible death after being hit by the tender of train number "99" on a station level crossing. .
Her great grand daughter is Judith Knox.
Residence in 1867 Newtown, Sydney Australia
Died:
Inquest 7th Feb 1901. Martha was hit by a train on a station level crossing on the 6th February 1901. She was hit by the tender of trian number 99.
She was a widow age 63.
Notes:
Married:
St Johns Baptist Church, Mudgen. Clarence was a batchelor living at Hill End. & Martha was a spinster living at Mudgen.
The Witnesses at the wedding were Peter Campbell & Ann Webb.
Children:
- 6. Clarence William Henry Linden was born in 1873 in Hill End, New South Wales, Australia; died in 1925 in Ryde, New South Wales, Australia.
- Martha Rebecca Linden was born in 1875 in Hill End, New South Wales, Australia; died in 1926.
- Florence F Linden was born in 1877 in Newcastle,New South Wales, Australia; died in 1877 in Hill End, New South Wales, Australia.
- Samuel Frederick Linden was born in 1879 in Goulbourn, New South Wales, Australia; died in 1879 in Goulbourn, New South Wales, Australia.
- Arthur E Linden was born in 1884 in Goulbourn, New South Wales, Australia; died in 1915 in Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia.
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