ELIZABETH GOODHIND was born in Dartford, Kent, England on November 10, 1855. She was also known as "Lizzie." On August 1, 1875, at the Parish Church in Crayford, Kent, she married WALTER FREDERICK MARTIN, (born November 21, 1852 in Dartford, he died there on April 3, 1903 at the age of 50) son of John and Emma (Buckland) Martin.
Elizabeth passed away on April 18, 1949 at Dartford at the age of 93.
[Much of the information about Elizabeth comes through the kindness of Valerie Wright, a present day decendant of Elizabeth - TSG]
Walter was a carpenter and Elizabeth managed the home. The couple remained in Dartford for their entire lives. They had seven children:
A. KATE MARTIN was born in Dartford on January 19, 1876. She married HARRY GEORGE MAGRATH (born in July 22, 1874 in Winkfield, Berkshire) on September 16, 1899 at Holy Trinity Church. In her teens and early twenties, Kate cared for her grandmother, Ann (Norman) Goodhind. Kate died in Dartford on January 6, 1943 at the age of 66. Harry died there on April 4, 1959 at the age of 84. Three known children:1. DOROTHY KATE MAGRATH was born in October 17, 1900 in Dartford. She died in Thanet, Kent on February 24, 1986 at the age of 85. Unmarried.
2. NELLIE LUCY MAGRATH was born in Dartford on June 13, 1902. She married FRANK THOMAS BIRCH (born February 12, 1899 in Gravesend, Kent) at Dartford in 1928. Frank died on October 21, 1974 at the age of 75; Nellie died at Thanet, Kent on February 2, 1987 at the age of 84.
3. HARRY WALTER MAGRATH was born in July 27, 1905 in Dartford. He married AMELIA GLADYS MAUD ROWE (born September 27, 1904 in Dartford) in 1926 at Dartford. Walter died on November 15, 1981 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan at the age of 76. Amelia died on January 12, 2000 in Harpers Woods, Wayne County, Michigan at the age of 95. One son:B. ELIZABETH MARTIN was born in Dartford on June 3, 1877. She married SYDNEY ALBERT WIGGINS (born in 1869 in Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire) there in 1900. The family is found living in Brighton, Sussex in the 1911 UK census and the 1939 Register. Sydney died at Brighton in 1937 at the age of 68; Elizabeth died there in 1949 at the age of 71. Two known children:a. RONALD ALAN MAGRATH was born in Dartford, Kent on March 5, 1926. He married PHYLLIS M. LUKE (born September 18, 1922 in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.) Phyliis died on Jan 5, 2012 in Mt. Clemens, Michigan at the age of 89. Ronald died a few months later on May 31, 2012, also in Mt. Clemens, at the age of 86. One son.1. LILIAN LUCY WIGGINS was born January 5, 1902 in Brighton. She married CHARLES R. TILLEY (born November 30, 1903) there in 1929. She died in 1973 at Waltham Forest, London. She was 71 years old.C. WALTER MARTIN was born in Dartford on October 2, 1878. He died there on December 24, 1952 at the age of 73. He never married.
2. CHARLES ALBERT WIGGINS was born in October 17, 1904 in Brighton. He married IVY GWENDOLINE M. MILLS (born February 15, 1902 in Lewes, Sussex). Ivy died in June of 1964 in Brighton at the age of 61; Charles died in Hove, Sussex in 1972. He was 68 years old.
D. HARRY MARTIN was born in Dartford on September 23, 1880. Harry was a carpenter, like his father. He married GRACE BREWER (born May 8, 1881 in Bromley (Sidcup), Kent) on April 26, 1902 in Sidcup. The couple purchsed first one, then a second, cottage at Leyton Cross Road, Dartford Heath, Wilmington, Kent. The second cottage, beside the first, was turned into a general stores, at one time called "Handy Stores," and run by Grace. Harry, being a carpenter, built the shop frontage onto the cottages and did all the interior work of counters and cabinets himself. Grace passed away on January 9, 1955 in Sidcup at the age of 73. Harry died in December 30, 1958 at the age of 78 in Wilmington, Kent. The couple had five children:1. HARRY MARTIN was born October 16, 1903 in Dartford. He was more commonly known as "Ala" within the family. He was an Engineer and never married. He died on November 4, 1936 at home in Wilmington, Kent at the age of 33.E. ANNIE ("Nancy") MARTIN was born in Dartford on December 4, 1883. She married SYDNEY ALFRED BEX (born February 24, 1881 in Bexley Heath, Kent) at Bexley on November 19, 1901. The couple is found living in Bexleyheath, Kent in the 1911 UK census. Annie died in Dartford on July 28, 1955; she was 73. Sydney died on September 5, 1957 at the age of 77. Three known children:
2. WALTER JOHN MARTIN was born July 20, 1905 in Dartford. Walter was also a carpenter, later a house builder. In 1930, he married MAUD BROOKER (born May 10, 1903 in Woolwich, Kent). Walter passed away on June 9, 1943 at the age of 37. Maud died on February 26, 1980 in Sidcup at Queen Mary's Hospital at the age of 76. The couple had one son:a. JOHN WILLIAM MARTIN was born on January 14, 1931 in Erith, Kent. He was a Principal Scientific Officer at the Ministry of Defense. John died on October 17, 1966 in The Royal Marsdon Hospital, Chelsea, London. He was 35 years old. John married BETTY ANN BROWN, born December 20, 1929 in Hornsey, Middlesex. She died on May 10, 2010 in Bath, Somerset at the age of 80. Two daughters.3. FREDERICK MARTIN was born on May 8, 1917 in Dartford. Frederick was a printer. He married IRENE MABEL DIMOND in September 1952. He died on May 31, 2008 at the age of 91. The couple had no children.
4. Twin TOM MARTIN was born on February 11, 1923. Tom was a carpenter. He died on April 15, 2009 in Dartford. Tom was 86 years old. Never married.
5. Twin GRACE MARTIN was born on February 11, 1923. Grace ran the store with her mother and later on her own. She died on March 3, 2003 at the age of 80. Never married.1. MABEL ANNIE BEX was born in May 12, 1902 in Dartford, Kent. She married REGINALD BETTERIDGE (born January 3, 1903 in London) on December 6, 1931 at Dartford. Reginald died at Grimsby on Jan 4, 1978 at the age of 78; Mabel died in Lincolnshire in November of 2004 at the age of 102.F. FREDERICK MARTIN was born in Dartford on August 17, 1883. In 1910, he married NAOMI AGNES BLACKMAN (born July 12, 1885 in Stoughton, Surrey; died in Southwark, London on July 20, 1931 at the age of 46). Frederick died on March 27, 1932 at the age of 49. One daughter:
2. CONNIE LUCY BEX was born March 13, 1906 in Erith, Kent. In 1929, She married JOHN ALFRED O'NEILL (born about 1906 in Elham, Kent). John died on November 29, 1941 in Kent at the age of 35; Connie died on July 25, 1995 in Chichester, West Sussex at the age of 89. One known son:
a. HUGH JOHN O'NEILL was born May 9, 1935. He married PAMELA VALERIE SCHAESSENS (born October 8, 1932 at Marylebone, Middlesex). She died in Rugby, Warwickshire in 1976 at the age of 43. Hugh died on Febrary 5, 2000 in Dorking, Surrey at the age of 64. Possibly three children.3. DENNIS BEX was born March 21, 1908 in Dartford, Kent. He married ZOE CAREY in 1967 at Maidstone, Kent. He died in Tonbridge, Kent on October 7, 1976 at the age of 67.
1. LUCY ELIZABETH MARTIN was born February 10, 1911 in Dartford. In 1935, she married GEORGE HANKINS BIDWELL (born October 21, 1907 in Dartford). George died on November 11, 1945 in Plymouth, Devon at the age of 38. Lucy died in Gravesend, Kent on June 6, 1998 at the age of 87. Possibly three children.G. LUCY MARTIN was born in Dartford about 1886. She died on November 24, 1912 at the age of 26.
