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View Tree for Edward MartinEdward Martin (b. Abt. 1851, d. 6 June 1907)

Edward Martin (son of James Martin and Catherine O'Connell) was born Abt. 1851 in Danesfort Co. Kilkenny Ireland, and died 6 June 1907 in Port Pirie South Australia. He married Elizabeth Fitzpatrick on 27 May 1878 in Yarcowie South Australia, daughter of William Fitzpatrick and Honora Flaherty.

 Includes NotesNotes for Edward Martin:
Unable to find his birth in Ireland nor his arrival date in Adelaide.
Recorded as a teamster and carter in the north of South Australia in 1887,although he described himself as a farmer on his marriage cerificate in 1878.
Took up a 14 year Crown Lease in June 1880 at Pandappa dam in the Hundred of Wonna, consisting of three sections - 83, 84 and 86. The lease reverted to the Crown when Edward and his family walked off the land and headed to the mines in Broken Hill in 1892.

Worked on the Smelters at Broken Hill until late 1890s then took his young family to Port Pirie.
He died there in 1907 and is buried in the Catholic Section of local cemetery

More About Edward Martin and Elizabeth Fitzpatrick:
Marriage: 27 May 1878, Yarcowie South Australia.

Children of Edward Martin and Elizabeth Fitzpatrick are:
  1. +Catherine Martin, b. 17 March 1879, Terowie South Australia, d. 14 March 1966, Adelaide South Australia.
  2. Honorah Martin, b. 23 September 1880, Terowie South Australia, d. 21 August 1956, Adelaide South Australia.
  3. Anastasia Martin, b. 22 July 1882, Terowie South Australia, d. 8 February 1913, Broken Hill NSW.
  4. +James (Peter) Martin, b. 1 July 1884, Wonna South Australia, d. 9 May 1975, Adelaide South Australia.
  5. Elizabeth (Lilian) Martin (Jacobs), b. 22 September 1885, Wonna South Australia, d. 28 April 1960, Adelaide South Australia.
  6. Margaret (Maggie) Martin (Johnson), b. 19 January 1887, Wonna South Australia, d. 9 September 1958, Port Pirie South Australia.
  7. Mary Ann (Mollie) Martin (Lavis), b. 19 January 1887, Wonna South Australia, d. 13 December 1965, Adelaide South Australia.
  8. Rose Ellen Martin, b. 11 March 1891, Broken Hill NSW, d. 3 October 1976, Clare South Australia.
  9. Gertrude (Doss) Martin (Gifford), b. 11 March 1893, Broken Hill NSW, d. 30 December 1971, Clare South Australia.
  10. William MIchael Martin, b. 16 April 1895, Broken Hill NSW, d. 2 March 1954, Adelaide South Australia.
  11. Edward Joseph Martin, b. 24 February 1897, Broken Hill NSW, d. 1 August 1897, Broken Hill NSW.
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