Martha Maud Castle
21 Jul 1895–16 Mar 1986
Derrick's grandmother. The sixth of nine children, born at Baldock; she raised six children at Letchworth and sailed for Durban thirteen days before her brother died in London.
Family
Each person is marked by where that line came from, in words as well as colour.
What the record says
Documented Her baptism, marriage, passage and burial are all records; only the exact birth day is a tree's word.
Born 21 July 1895, Baldock· At the time: Britain and its colonies per the Record Atlas
Died 16 March 1986, Johannesburg· At the time: South Africa per the Record Atlas
| When | What | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 1895 | Born at Baldock | Birth registered in the September quarter of 1895 at Hitchin, vol 3a p551, which agrees with a birth in July. Baptised at Baldock on 22 September 1895. The day of birth, 21 July, comes from a second-cousin match's family tree. | Read with care |
| 31 Oct 1914 | Marries Henry Robert Wear | At the Congregational Church, Baldock. The Hertfordshire Express gives her address as Norton Street, Baldock, the first address this archive has for her. | Documented |
| 1914–1939 | Raises six children at Letchworth | At 72 Pix Road, in the same street as her husband's mother. | Documented |
| 10 Aug 1939 | Sails for Durban | The Dunvegan Castle, London to Durban, with four of her children. Britain declared war on 3 September. | Documented |
| 23 Aug 1939 | Her brother dies in London | George William Castle, of 85 Jackmans-place, Letchworth, in St Bartholomew's Hospital, thirteen days after her ship sailed. He died without a will; administration went to Margaret Castle, widow, and Cyril George Castle, printer. | Documented |
| 16 Mar 1986 | Dies at Johannesburg | Aged 90. Buried in her husband's grave, 56045, at West Park. | Documented |
Where this comes from
Each line of the table above names the record it rests on in its third column, and the grade at the top says how well the whole is evidenced. What is not established is said under its own heading below. How the grades and the labels on the chart are decided, and every source this archive holds.
The Leonard page, with the sailing and the probate · The Wear line · The tree
What is not established
- The exact day of her birth rests on one tree; no record read here gives it.
- Cyril George Castle, who shared her brother's administration, is not claimed as the brother's son.