3rd Great Grandparents; Mary Anne Martin and Thomas Sweetman

Mary Anne Martin (1821-1896)

Mary Ann Martin was born in 1821 in Herstmonceux, Sussex, the daughter of Ann and Spencer. She married Thomas SWEETMAN on 9 December 1843 in Wartling, Sussex. They had 12 children in 42 years. She died in March 1896 in Kent having lived a long life of 75 years.

In one census, after her husband had died, she is listed as a lodger in a house.

Thomas Sweetman (1810-1884)

Thomas SWEETMAN was born on 21 October 1810 in Wartling, Sussex. He married Mary Ann Sweetman on 9 December 1843 in his hometown. They had 12 children in 42 years. He died in December 1884 in Sandwich, Kent, at the age of 74. On his daughter, Sarah's, birth register, he is listed as a shoemaker.