Another plea for help, its the same family as before but Martha Allbrook vanishes in 1871, please tell me if you can find her What I do know Martha Allbrook was born in Spitalfields in London in 1834 and died as Martha Bates in 1923 in South Shields. I have her baptism Her husband was William Thomas Bates who was born in Greenwich in 1839. St Alphege, Greenwich William Thomas Bates Baptism 19 Jan 1840 son of Edward and Elizabeth Mary Bates 1851 at Belmont Road Lee Thomas Marriott 30 born Greenwich Clerk and Elizabeth Marriott 21 Thomas Marriott 3 John Marriott 1 Martha Allbrook 16 Visitor and wife's sister Martha's visit could relate to the death of both parents in 1846 and 1848 1861 at 7 Thannet Place, Lewisham Thomas Marriott 40 Stockbrokers Clerk and Elizabeth Marriott 31 John Marriott 11 Henry Marriott 6 Fredrick Marriott 4 Charles Marriott 1 Martha Allbrook 26 visitor and sister in law Emma Wilkins 28 visitor Harriott Moat 13 servant Now there is a pertinent marriage: Marriages Jun 1867 DUNN Isabella S. Shields 10a 743 1868 Birth of Child: Amelia Emily Bates 1868 Oct-Nov-Dec South Shields 10a 617 1871 Martha is not living with the Marriott family in George Lane, Lewisham 1871 Census William Bates and Family at Cullercoates South Shields William Bates 31 seaman born Kent Isabella Bates 31 born South Shields Amelia Bates 2 born South Shields Elizabeth Bates 1 Month born Cullercoats 1873 Birth of a child: Charlotte Emma Bates 1873 Jan-Feb-Mar Tynemouth 10b 223 1875 Birth of a child Edward Bates 1875 Oct-Nov-Dec South Shields 10a 730 Deaths Sep 1878 BATES Isabella 39 S. Shields 10a 434 Marriage Martha Allbrook 1880 Jan-Feb-Mar Lewisham 1d 111 Groom William Thomas Bates 1881 at 142 Cleveland Street, Westoe William Thos. Bates 41 Engineer and Shipbuilder's Clerk and Martha Bates 42 Amelia Emily Bates 12 Charlotte Emma Bates 8 Edward Bates 5 Sarah Isabella Hurst 10 Niece 1891 at 7 St Aidan Place, Westoe William Bates 51 Shipyard clerk and Martha Bates 52 Charlotte E Bates 18 Edward Bates 15 In the 1901 census she is blind. She died in South Shields in 1923 age 89 I do have the 1901 and 1911 census but they are not relevant to the query so I have omitted them. Michael Allbrook