Thomas Martin
- Born: 13 Aug 1815, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
- Marriage (1): Zipporah Simmons on 27 Sep 1859 in Clarendon Street, Chillwell, Victoria, Australia
- Died: 1873, Geelong, Victoria, Australia aged 58
- Buried: 1873, Australia
 General Notes:
Info Source: Penny Simmons
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Butcher.
Thomas married Zipporah Simmons, daughter of Charles Simmons and Sarah Carter, on 27 Sep 1859 in Clarendon Street, Chillwell, Victoria, Australia. (Zipporah Simmons was born about 1842 in Downham Market, Norfolk, England, christened on 25 Dec 1842 in Downham Market, Norfolk, England, died on 4 Jan 1898 in Waun Ponds, Shire of Barrabool, County Grant, Victoria, Australia and was buried in Jan 1898 in Eastern Cemetery, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.)
Marriage Notes:
Marriage Witnesses: Owen Johns and William Lamble.
Illegal marriage Zipporah Simmons . Thomas Martin
8 Oct 1859
The Melbourne Argus (Geelong)
At the Police Office this morning (7 Oct 1859), a Mr. Thomas Martin appeared before the Bench, to answer a charge of abduction, in having married a young girl named Zipporah Simmons, daughter of Mr. Simmons, innkeeper, Waurn Ponds, with- out his consent, she being under 17 years of age. The Bench, consisting of the Mayor and Police Magistrate, ordered the case to be adjourned for adjudication before the Newtown and Chilwell Bench, the offence having been committed within its jurisdiction. The charges against the Rev. Charles Hodges, the officiating clergyan, and Owen Johns and William Lambie, as accessories before the act, were also ordered to stand over for disposal before the same Bench.
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