William John Matthew Martin

1860 - 1942  (82 years)

• Name	William John Matthew Martin
  Born	16 May 1860	Colac, VIC, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Buried	Nov 1942	The Church of England Section of the Yarrawonga Cemetery, Yarrawonga, VIC, Australia   [1]
  	Grave 371N
  Died	21 Nov 1942	a Private Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia   [2]
  Newspaper	24 Nov 1942	the Chronicle, Camperdown, VIC, Australia   [3]
  	Remarkable Record for Longevity Broken with Death of Mr. W. J. M. Martin The death in a private hospital, Melbourne, on Saturday, of Mr. William John Matthew Martin, formerly of Birregurra, at the age of 82, breaks a link in a family, which possesses a remarkable record for longevity. The eldest of a family of eight was born at Birregurra in 1853 and the youngest in 1869, and Mr. Martin's death was the first, their average age being 80 years nine months. Their mother was over 90 when she died, and their maternal grandfather, Mr. Matthew Farndale, lived to the great age of 92. Came from England 89 years ago The late Mr. Martin's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Martin, arrived at Birregurra from England in 1853, and resided there for many years, earning the esteem of a wide circle of friends. The late Mr. John Martin went to live at Yarrawonga many years ago, following rural pursuits very successfully. His wife, who predeceased him some years ago, was Miss Irene Erlandson, member of a well known Colac family. There are two sons, Erland and Farndale. Mr. Martin was a brother of Mesdames W. M. Aspland, T.Parkinson and Miss M. Martin, of Camperdown. Mrs H. Smith (Brunswick) is another sister, and brothers are Messrs Edgar Martin (Williamstown) and Mr Alfred Martin (Yarrawonga).
  Name	Jack Martin
  Person ID	I127	Mote/McInnes
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2014

  
  

  Father	William John Martin,   b. 05 May 1829, Kildale, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 26 May 1888, "Hawthorne", Birregurra, VIC, Australia  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Farndale,   b. 01 Apr 1831, Kilton, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 20 Jan 1923, "Kilton", Camperdown, VIC, Australia  (Age 91 years)
  Married	Abt Sep 1852	Hensington, London, England   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F69	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Irene Erlandson,   b. 27 Feb 1870, Colac, VIC, Australia ,   d. 22 Nov 1938, St. Ann's Hospital, Yarrawonga, VIC, Australia  (Age 68 years)
  Married	30 Sep 1897	Colac, VIC, Australia   [5]
  	by Rev. Robert Brown
  Newspaper	30 Sep 1922	The Argus, Melbourne, VIC, Australia   [3]
  	MARTIN-ERLANDSON (Silver Wedding).-On the 30th September, 1897, at Colac, by the late Rev. Robert Brown. William John, eldest son of Mrs. Martin and the late William Martin, of "Hawthorne," Birregurra, to Irene, second daughter of the late Allan and Mary Erlandson, of Rae street, Colac. (Present address, "Iburn Ridge,' Wilby).
  Children	1. John Erland Martin,   b. 09 Jun 1898, Wilby, VIC, Australia ,   d. 19 Dec 1965, Bright or Brighton, VIC, Australia  (Age 67 years)   2. Allan Eugene Farndale Martin,   b. 19 Oct 1907, Yarrawonga, VIC, Australia ,   d. 09 Nov 1995, Australia  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2021
  Family ID	F101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 May 1860 - Colac, VIC, Australia Married - 30 Sep 1897 - Colac, VIC, Australia Died - 21 Nov 1942 - a Private Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Jack Martin William John Matthew "Jack" Martin
  		000127w1 The wedding of William John Matthew Martin and Irene Erlandson in 1897. Photograph provided by Stephen Brooks.; wedding

  
  

• Sources

  [S253] The Brooks Family Events, Stephen Mark Brooks, (2001), Erlandson Family Tree. [S41] Vic Deaths 1921-85, Compiler: Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria, (Macbeth Genealogical Services, 526 Hampton St, Hampton 3188, December 1998), Place: B Hill; Registration Number: 12316. [S999] Trove. [S192] The Farndale Directory, Volume 3, Page 54. [S320] The Martin/Bird Families.