William Martin
(1879-1890)

Death of William Martin newspaper report
Above: William Martin news report. Source: Cambridge Evening News, 31st July 1990.

William Martin was the fourth of the twelve children of James Martin and his wife Sarah Elizabeth Giddings of Little Downham, Cambridgeshire, England.

At the age of ten, William was sadly killed in an accident involving a horse and cart at nearby Pymoor, Cambridgeshire, England.

Life Events

Born

  • 23rd October 1879 in Little Downham Fen, Little Downham, Cambridgeshire, England.

Baptism

  • 22nd February 1880 at the Ely Primitive Methodist Church, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.

Census and Residence

  • 1881: 1yrs, Main Drove House on Railway, Little Downham, Cambridgeshire, England.

Death

  • 28th July 1890 at Pymoor, Cambridgeshire, England, aged 10 years. Cause of death: 'Accidental Death' - as determined by an inquest.

Buried

  • 30th July 1890 at Lawn Lane Cemetery, Little Downham, Cambridgeshire, England.

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