Martha James

1814 - 1866  (52 years)   Has 4 ancestors and 19 descendants in this family tree.

John James

1791 - 1866  (75 years)

Birth	1791	Clatford, Wiltshire, England
Christened	8 May 1791	St. George, Preshute, Wiltshire, England
Died	1866	Froxfield, Wiltshire, England
Buried	21 Jun 1866	All Saints Churchyard, Froxfield, Wiltshire, England
Family	Elizabeth "Betty" Smith,   b. 1788, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Married	7 Oct 1811	St. George, Preshute, Wiltshire, England
Children	+ 1. Mary James,   b. 1812, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England   2. Martha James,   b. 1812, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England + 3. Martha James,   b. 1814, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England   4. William James,   b. 1816, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England + 5. George James,   b. 1817, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England

Elizabeth "Betty" Smith

1788 - 1869  (81 years)

Birth	1788	Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Christened	6 Apr 1788	St. Mary, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Died	Bef. 27 Jan 1869	Froxfield, Wiltshire, England
Buried	27 Jan 1869	All Saints Churchyard, Froxfield, Wiltshire, England
Father	William Smith,   b. 1747, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Mother	Mary Bailey,   b. 1755, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Married	11 Sep 1772	St. Mary, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Family	John James,   b. 1791, Clatford, Wiltshire, England
Married	7 Oct 1811	St. George, Preshute, Wiltshire, England
Children	+ 1. Mary James,   b. 1812, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England   2. Martha James,   b. 1812, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England + 3. Martha James,   b. 1814, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England   4. William James,   b. 1816, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England + 5. George James,   b. 1817, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England

Joseph Hale

1819 - 1887  (68 years)

Birth	1819	Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Christened	17 Feb 1819	St. Mary, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Died	8 Dec 1887	Reading, Berkshire, England
Buried	Aft. 8 Dec 1887	Reading Cemetery, Reading, Berkshire, England
Family	Martha James,   b. 1814, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Married	18 Apr 1844	St. John, Paddington, Middlesex, England
Children	1. Emma Hale,   b. 1844, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England   2. Arthur Henry Hale,   b. 25 Apr 1847, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England   3. Mary Hale,   b. 25 Nov 1848, Hungerford, Berkshire, England   4. Ellen Hale,   b. 3 Aug 1851, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England   5. Hannah Elizabeth Hale,   b. 29 Oct 1854, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England + 6. John Hale,   b. 5 May 1857, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England

Emma Hale

1844 -

Birth	1844	Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Christened	28 Aug 1844	St. Mary, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Father	Joseph Hale,   b. 1819, Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Mother	Martha James,   b. 1814, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Married	18 Apr 1844	St. John, Paddington, Middlesex, England

Arthur Henry Hale

1847 - 1892  (45 years)

Birth	25 Apr 1847	Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Christened	24 Oct 1851	Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Died	15 May 1892	Whiston, Lancashire, England
Buried	19 May 1892	St. Ann Churchyard, Rainhill, Merseyside, England
Father	Joseph Hale,   b. 1819, Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Mother	Martha James,   b. 1814, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Married	18 Apr 1844	St. John, Paddington, Middlesex, England
Family	Jane Wyers
Married	24 Apr 1869	Holy Trinity, Camden, Middlesex, England

Mary Hale

1848 -

Birth	25 Nov 1848	Hungerford, Berkshire, England
Christened	24 Oct 1851	Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Father	Joseph Hale,   b. 1819, Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Mother	Martha James,   b. 1814, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Married	18 Apr 1844	St. John, Paddington, Middlesex, England
Family	Thomas Parkinson
Married	4 Nov 1865	Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England

Ellen Hale

1851 -

Birth	3 Aug 1851	Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Christened	24 Oct 1851	Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Father	Joseph Hale,   b. 1819, Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Mother	Martha James,   b. 1814, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Married	18 Apr 1844	St. John, Paddington, Middlesex, England

Hannah Elizabeth Hale

1854 - 1890  (35 years)

Birth	29 Oct 1854	Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Christened	11 Mar 1857	Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Died	9 Mar 1890	Abingdon, Berkshire, England
Buried	Aft. 9 Mar 1890	Reading Cemetery, Reading, Berkshire, England
Father	Joseph Hale,   b. 1819, Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Mother	Martha James,   b. 1814, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Married	18 Apr 1844	St. John, Paddington, Middlesex, England

John Hale

1857 - 1927  (69 years)

Birth	5 May 1857	Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Christened	21 Oct 1857	Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Died	Bef. 12 Mar 1927	Stubbington, Hampshire, England
Buried	12 Mar 1927	St. Edmund Churchyard, Stubbington, Hampshire, England
Father	Joseph Hale,   b. 1819, Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Mother	Martha James,   b. 1814, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Married	18 Apr 1844	St. John, Paddington, Middlesex, England
Family	Amy Pope
Married	10 May 1884	Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
Children	1. Ada Flora Hale,   b. 1884   2. Elsie Hale,   b. 1885   3. Arthur Charles Hale,   b. 1891   4. John Henry Hale,   b. 1895

William James-Hale

1841 - 1923  (82 years)

Birth	1841	Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Christened	4 Jun 1842	St. George, Preshute, Wiltshire, England
Died	18 Apr 1923	Chelmsford, Essex, England
Buried	23 Apr 1923	Hanwell Cemetery, Hanwell, London, England
Mother	Martha James,   b. 1814, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Family	Ellen Alma Taylor
Married	18 Jan 1874	Ardington, Berkshire, England
Children	1. Gertrude Hale,   b. 1877   2. Elizabeth Hale,   b. 1878   3. Alice Hale,   b. 1880   4. John Hale,   b. 1884   5. Julia Hale,   b. 1886   6. Dorothy Hale,   b. 1889   7. Frederick Hale,   b. 1892   8. Robert Hale,   b. 1894

• Name	Martha James
  Birth	1814	Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
  Baptism	7 Jul 1814	St. Mary, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England   [1]
  	Martha daughter of John & Elizabeth James Abode: Marlbro Trade: Labourer
  		ID 182 Martha James Baptism Record
  Gender	Female
  1st Cousin 5x removed	Paternal
  Census Record	30 Mar 1851	Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England   [2]
  	Martha Hale - Wife Married Age: 35 Occ: Wife Born in: Wilts Marlborough
  		1851 England Census Great Bedwyn Wiltshire Folio 197 Page 4
  Census Record	7 Apr 1861	Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England   [3]
  	Martha Hale - Wife Married Age: 46 Occ: Wife Born in: Wilts Marlborough
  		1861 England Census Great Bedwyn Wiltshire Folio 42 Page 27
  Death	1866	Hungerford, Berkshire, England   [4]
  Burial	28 Apr 1866	St. Lawrence Churchyard, Hungerford, Berkshire, England   [5, 6]
  	Martha Hale Abode: Hungerford Buried: April 28 Age: 51 FAG#285895284
  Person ID	I182	Our Family Tree | Martha Smith Branch
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	John James,   b. 1791, Clatford, Wiltshire, England d. 1866, Froxfield, Wiltshire, England (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth "Betty" Smith,   b. 1788, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England d. Bef. 27 Jan 1869, Froxfield, Wiltshire, England (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	7 Oct 1811	St. George, Preshute, Wiltshire, England
  Family ID	F35	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Joseph Hale,   b. 1819, Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England d. 8 Dec 1887, Reading, Berkshire, England (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	18 Apr 1844	St. John, Paddington, Middlesex, England   [7, 8]
  	Joseph Hale Bachelor of full age Profession: Yeoman Residence: Clapton Berkshire Father: William Hale Yeoman Martha James Spinster of full age Profession: Not Noted Residence: Illegible Father: John James Labourer Witnesses were Robert Holloway and ? Wait
  		ID 182 274 James Hale Marriage Record
  Children	1. Emma Hale,   b. 1844, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England   2. Arthur Henry Hale,   b. 25 Apr 1847, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England d. 15 May 1892, Whiston, Lancashire, England (Age 45 years)   3. Mary Hale,   b. 25 Nov 1848, Hungerford, Berkshire, England   4. Ellen Hale,   b. 3 Aug 1851, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England   5. Hannah Elizabeth Hale,   b. 29 Oct 1854, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England d. 9 Mar 1890, Abingdon, Berkshire, England (Age 35 years) + 6. John Hale,   b. 5 May 1857, Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England d. Bef. 12 Mar 1927, Stubbington, Hampshire, England (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F50	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2025

  
  

  Family 2
  Children	+ 1. William James-Hale,   b. 1841, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England d. 18 Apr 1923, Chelmsford, Essex, England (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1814 - Marlborough, Wiltshire, England Baptism - 7 Jul 1814 - St. Mary, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England Marriage - 18 Apr 1844 - St. John, Paddington, Middlesex, England Census Record - Martha Hale - Wife Married Age: 35 Occ: Wife Born in: Wilts Marlborough - 30 Mar 1851 - Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England Census Record - Martha Hale - Wife Married Age: 46 Occ: Wife Born in: Wilts Marlborough - 7 Apr 1861 - Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England Death - 1866 - Hungerford, Berkshire, England Burial - 28 Apr 1866 - St. Lawrence Churchyard, Hungerford, Berkshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Wiltshire, England Baptisms, Page #10 Register #77. [S95] Great Bedwyn Wiltshire England Census 1851, HO 107/1686. [S96] Great Bedwyn Wiltshire England Census 1861, RG 9/724. [S2] GRO Death Index. 1866 J Quarter District of Hungerford Volume 02C Page 166 [S89] Berkshire, England Burials. [S18] Find a Grave Burials. [S88] Middlesex/London, England Marriages, Page #194 Register #388. [S6] GRO Marriage Index. 1844 J Quarter District of Kensington Volume 03 Page 279