Martha was the first child of Paulina and James Foster. (GRO ref: Sculcoates 9d 180)

The 1871 census shows Paulina left her eldest daughter Martha amelia with her aunt Sophia Hornsey/ Josephs. Perhaps this allowed Martha amelia to go to school during Paulina's second marriage to Edmund Hyldon. In the 1871 census Paulina and Edmund were travelling the highways maintaining government telegraph -see 1811info 2f.

1871 Census Sun/Mon. 2/3rd April 1871
Source:      FHL Film  TNA Ref RG10
             Piece 4787 Folio 42 Page 23 Sched 200
Dwelling:    6 Princes Street
Place:       Holy Trinity, Hull, York, England

Name               Rel     Mar  Age  Occ              Birthplace
Sophia Jacob       Head     W    23  Tailoress emp 1  Yorks, Newbald 
Elizabeth Hornsey  Mother  Mar   60  Farmers Wife     Yorks, Nafferton
Frederick Jacob    Son            2                   Yorks, Hull 
Amelia Foster      Niece         10                   Yorks, Hull

There is an enumeration errors. Frederick age was originally placed in the female column, aged 10, and then crossed out. It appears to be confused with Amelia.

Martha Amelia's marriage to Charles Thomas

In the March quarter of 1879 Martha amelia Foster married Charles Thomas (GRO ref: Stockton 10a 75) Charles Thomas was born in the first quarter of 1860. (GRO ref: Stockton 10a 67)

1881 Census  Sun/Mon 2/3rd April 1881
Source:      FHL Film  TNA Ref RG11 
             Piece 4894 Folio 141 Page 14 Sched 43                      
Dwelling:    3 Cross Street 
Place:       St Thomas Parish, Stockton, Durham, England

Name                  Rel   Mar Age  Occ                   Birthplace
Charles Thomas        Head  Wid  71  Jobbing Cutler        Durham, Stockton
John Thomas           Son    U   23  Jobbing Cutler        Durham, Stockton
Charles Thomas (jnr)  Son    M   21  Jobbing Cutler        Durham, Stockton
Amelia Thomas         Dau    M   19  Jobbing Cutlers wife  Durham, Stockton
Charles james Thomas  Son Infant 7m  Son                   Durham, Stockton

Charles James R Thomas was born in the third quarter of 1880 in Stockton. (GRO ref: Stockton 10a 86)

Their children

1891 Census   Sun/Mon 5/6th April 1891
Source:       FHL Film  TNA Ref RG12
              Piece 4052 Folio 156 Page 30 Sched 159
Dwelling:     9 Bolton House
Place:        Stockton on Trees, Durham, England

Name            Rel  Mar Age  Occ      Employ    Birthplace
Charles Thomas  Head  M   30  Showman  Employer  Durham, Stockton
Amelia Thomas   Wife  M   29                     Yorks, Hull
Paulina Thomas  Dau   U    8  Scholar            Durham, Stockton
Lavinia Thomas  Dau   U    6  Scholar            Durham, Stockton
Rosetta Thomas  Dau   U    4  Scholar            Durham, Stockton

1811info2e, sheet 2

The 1891 census makes no mention of Charles junior, nor does he appear in a general search of Ancestry's 1891 census index. There is no indication, in FreeBMD, of the early death of a Charles james Thomas between 1881 and 1930 in Stockton, or a marriage between 1900 and 1916 when a Charles Thomas married Joanna Kennedy. (GRO ref: Stockton 10a 139) A Charles james Thomas, of the Dorset Regiment, was killed in action on 19 October 1914 and is buried in Bethune Cemetery. Another Charles Thomas died in the North Riding aged 42.

Paulina was born in the fourth quarter of 1882. (GRO ref: Stockton 10a 56) There is no apparent evidence of Paulina in the Ancestry 1901 index.

Rosetta, their third child, was born in the second quarter of 1887. (GRO ref: Stockton 10a 44)

In 1901, Lavinia, their second child, was born fourth quarter of 1882. (GRO ref: Stockton 10a 141) In 1901 she was living with her Aunt Madalina and grandmother.

1901 Census        Sun/Mon 1st March/1st April 1901
Source:            FHL Film  PRO Ref RG13
                   Piece 4626 Folio 43 Page 21 Sched 112
Dwelling:          36 Craister Street
Place:             Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, England

Name             Rel   Mar Age Sex Occ                   Status    Birthplace
Thomas Cook      Head   M   36  M  Labourer in shipyard  Employed  Durham, Stockton
Madalina R Cook  Wife   M   36  F                                  York, Hull
Paulina Cariss   M-i-L Wid  65  F                                  York, Nafferton
Lavinia Thomas   N-i-L  U   16  F  General servant       Employed  Durham, Stockton

There are possible marriages of:

• Paulina Thomas in the September quarter of 1907 in Monmouthshire. (GRO ref: Bedwelty 11a 231)
• Rossetta Thomas in the December quarter of 1911, possibly to George Botterill (Botterill is a family name). (GRO ref: Sculcoates 9d 277)

Martha amelia's death

Martha amelia Thomas died in the June quarter of 1895, aged 33. (GRO ref: Stockton 10a 40)

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