Richard MARTIN 
Richard was born in 1814. Richard's father was Jonathan MARTIN. His paternal grandparents were Fenwick MARTIN and Izabel/Isabel THOMPSON. He was an only child. He died by commiting suicide, Cut throat at Uncles house, at the age of 24 on August 13th, 1838 in London committed suicide by cutting throat.1 General Notes
A tanner by trade, Jonathan Martin was twice married and livedat Bishop Auckland, Darlington and Norton. He was pressed intothe Navy and served under Nelson, being made a captain of the fo'castle in one of Nelson's prize ships. He wrote his life story beforebecoming a religious fanatic and after several warnings set fireto York Minster, causing £50,000 of damage. He was found to beinsane and eventually died in the Bedlam Asylum in May 1838after a confinement of nine years.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.<05 Nov 1744 in Black Ouston, Whitfield, Northumberland d.1813
- b.1782 d.03 Jun 1838 in St. Mary's Hospital, Bedlam Asylum, London
- b.1726 in Tow House, Henshaw, Haltwhistle d.< 1813 in , Kintyre, Scotland
- b.<19 Sep 1751 in Toehouse d.1813
- d.1813
- b.1814 d.13 Aug 1838 in London committed suicide by cutting throat
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