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| Martha MILES (1807 - 1886) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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Elizabeth BRIDLE (1824 - 1830) William BRIDLE (1827 - 1922) John Edward BRIDLE (1829 - 1908) Sarah BRIDLE (1831 - 1912) Susannah Helena BRIDLE (1833 - 1912) Mary BRIDLE (1836 - 1919) Thomas BRIDLE (1840 - 1913) Martha BRIDLE (1843 - 1916) George BRIDLE (1846 - 1933) Emma BRIDLE (1848 - 1933) |
Martha MILES (1807 - 1886) + William BRIDLE (1797 - 1873) |
Edward MILES | ||
| Susannah (MILES) | ||||
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| b. 04 Feb 1807 at Prospect, New South Wales, Australia |
| m. 30 Jul 1823 William BRIDLE (1797 - 1873) at Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia |
| d. 30 Nov 1886 at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia aged 79 |
| Parents: |
| Edward MILES |
| Susannah (MILES) |
| Events in Martha MILES (1807 - 1886)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 04 Feb 1807 | Martha MILES was born | Prospect, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | ||
| 30 Jul 1823 | 16 | Married William BRIDLE (aged 26) | Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 22 Aug 1824 | 17 | Birth of daughter Elizabeth BRIDLE | Macquarie Fields, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| 18 Jan 1827 | 19 | Birth of son William BRIDLE | Macquarie Fields, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 17 Jul 1829 | 22 | Birth of son John Edward BRIDLE | Minto, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| 11 Jun 1830 | 23 | Death of daughter Elizabeth BRIDLE (aged 5) | New South Wales, Australia | house fire | 73 |
| 21 Nov 1831 | 24 | Birth of daughter Sarah BRIDLE | Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| 12 Nov 1833 | 26 | Birth of daughter Susannah Helena BRIDLE | Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| 13 May 1836 | 29 | Birth of daughter Mary BRIDLE | Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| 06 Jun 1840 | 33 | Birth of son Thomas BRIDLE | Windsor, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| 14 Dec 1843 | 36 | Birth of daughter Martha BRIDLE | Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| 31 Mar 1846 | 39 | Birth of son George BRIDLE | Monaro, New South Wales, Australia | 71 | |
| 13 Jul 1848 | 41 | Birth of daughter Emma BRIDLE | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| 26 Jul 1873 | 66 | Death of husband William BRIDLE (aged 76) | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| 30 Nov 1886 | 79 | Martha MILES died | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 73 | |
| Personal Notes: |
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MARTHA BRIDLE nee Miles
By Sheila Garner Martha was born at Prospect on 4 February 1807, the second daughter of Edward and Susannah Miles. She and her two sisters, Susannah and Elizabeth, were fortunate to be educated by their mother. At the age of sixteen she married William Bridle at St Peter's Anglican Church, Campbelltown on 30 June 1823. They made their home at Macquarie Fields where William had land. lt was while living there that six children were born. ln 1830, the eldest, Elizabeth, aged five, was tragically burnt to death in a house fire. William was becoming dissatisfied with living in comparative civilisation and having heard of the southern lands being opened up, decided to set off to Maneroo to see for himself. During this time, in 1840, a seventh child was born at Windsor where Martha's parents lived. On William's return, after selling up, he and his family set off for Maneroo. It was such a long, tedious journey. Possessions were loaded onto bullock wagons with Martha and the children, probably in a dray; not knowing what lay ahead. There were probably often frightening thoughts, day and night, of being confronted by aborigines (some friendly, some not), bushrangers and escaped convicts. No doubt she often had to reassure the children. Finally they arrived al lsland Lake, Maneroo, where they built a home of slabs and bark. Three more children were born there. When they were living at Macquarie Fields, the children were able to attend school, but now it fell to Martha to educate them. Life was hard for women in those days. Distance was great and the travel long and arduous. Fresh supplies of stores were often late in coming and Martha would have had to improvise in many ways. As well as mother, she was medical adviser, nurse, seamstress, Sunday school teacher, cook, governess and had a dozen other jobs. ln 1848, William and Martha sold the Maneroo property, lsland Lake, to their son-in-law, Oltmann Lampe. The family then travelled to Talbingo by bullock dray (the first vehicles to come over the mountain) and with Martha on horseback carrying the youngest baby, Emma, on the saddle in front of her. William and his family were the first to pioneer this route from Maneroo to Talbingo, a feat that caused much comment at the time. ln 1865, with the older members of the family married, Martha and William sold the property at Talbingo to the same son-in-law and moved to Fitzroy Cottage in Tumut, which meant the younger children could attend a private school, conducted by Mrs Large, the local doctor's wife. William acquired extensive town and farming land so the children would have a heritage. Martha remained at Fitzroy Cottage after William died on 26 July 1873, until her death on 30 November 1886. She is buried in the Pioneer Cemetery beside William. What an amazing lady she was, passing on to her children the soundest heritage of all, the upbringing they were given. As a pioneer mother, Martha's life was one of hard work, sacrifice, and devotion to her husband and children. |