Vida Priestley Marten

1908 - Abt 1982  (74 years)

• Name	Vida Priestley Marten  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1908  [3]
  	age 34 at immigration
  Born	23 Jun 1908	Cardiff, Glamorgan
  Gender	Female
  Birth	23 Jun 1908  [3, 4, 5]
  Birth	Abt Aug 1908	Cardiff, Glamorgan   [6]
  Residence	29 Sep 1939	5 Lexden Terrace, St Julian's Street, Tenby, Pembrokeshire   [4]
  Residence	1943	Kenya   [3]
  Immigration	14 May 1943	Liverpool, Lancashire   [3]
  	Ship: "Britannic" from Kenya, via Cape Town
  Residence	14 May 1943	5 London Terrace, Tenby, Pembrokeshire   [3]
  Residence	1958	Kenya   [3]
  Immigration	26 Feb 1958	London   [3]
  	Ship: "Braemar Castle" from Dar-Es-Salaam
  Name	Vida P Marten  [7]
  Name	Vida P Unknown  [4]
  Name	Vida Priestley Howes  [5]
  Name	Vida Priestley Unknown  [3]
  Died	Abt Nov 1982	Yeovil RD, Somerset   [5]
  Notes	daughter of Major Edward Ralph Marten & Gwladas Tydfil, nee Williams Small caution: the church where the marriage took place per The Times is not in Kensington RD. Perhaps the marriage first took place in a Register Office and was subsequently blessed in church?
  Person ID	I29128	ONS
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2023

  
  

  Family	Wing-Commander Arthur Milner Dickeson Howes,   b. 8 Jun 1903, Croydon, Surrey ,   d. 24 Feb 1988, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand  (Age 84 years)
  Married	17 Jul 1937	St Ethelburga, Bishopsgate, London   [2]
  Married	Abt Aug 1937	Kensington RD, London   [7]
  	Note that St Ethelburga's church is in the City of London, not Kensington RD. The implication appears to be that the couple married in the Register Office in Kensington and then received a church blessing at st Ethelburga's.
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living   3. Living
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2021
  Family ID	F9423	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Jun 1908 - Cardiff, Glamorgan Birth - Abt Aug 1908 - Cardiff, Glamorgan Married - 17 Jul 1937 - St Ethelburga, Bishopsgate, London Married - Abt Aug 1937 - Kensington RD, London Immigration - 14 May 1943 - Liverpool, Lancashire Immigration - 26 Feb 1958 - London Died - Abt Nov 1982 - Yeovil RD, Somerset  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S247] Tim Howes. [S255] The Times, 1937 Jul 20. [S242] Ancestry.com Migration records, www.ancestry.com. [S1956] 1939 Register, findmypast.com, ancestry.com. [S480] BMD register (England & Wales) - deaths - multiple sources. [S35] Freebmd. [S475] BMD register (England & Wales) - marriages - multiple sources.