• Born: 4 Oct 1838, Fordington, Dorset, England ^{2 3}
• Baptised: 4 Oct 1838, Fordington, Dorset, England ⁴
• Marriage (1): NIALL, James on 13 Nov 1871 in Primitive Methodist Church, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia ¹
• Died: 27 Mar 1918, District Hospital, West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia at age 79 ⁵
• Buried: 28 Mar 1918, Methodist Cemetery, West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia

  Noted events in her life were:

• Birth, 4 Oct 1838, Fordington, Dorset, England. ³ Shows time of birth - generally indicates one of twins. Therefore Martha and Mary [baptised same date] twins.
Surname on UK Free BMD spelt BUSSEL
Birth certificate - 20 minutes to 12 A.M. (time of birth provided as she is a twin of Mary)

• Census: Parish of All Saints, 6 Jun 1841, Dorchester, Dorset, England. ⁶ Residence: Durngate Street

• Census: Parish of the Holy Trinity, 30 Mar 1851, Dorchester, Dorset, England. ⁷ Residence: Freaks Alley
Rank: Scholar

• Census: Fordington, 7 Apr 1861, Dorchester, Dorset, England. ⁸ Residence: Millers Close
NOTE: Martha was recorded twice in the 1861 census - once with her parents, and once with her cousin where she apparently worked as a general servant - alternatively there are two Martha BUSSELLs

• Census: Fordington, 7 Apr 1861, Dorchester, Dorset, England. ⁹ Residence: High Street
NOTE: Martha was recorded twice in the 1861 census - once with her parents, and once with her cousin where she apparently worked as a general servant
Household - alternatively there are two Martha BUSSELLs
Eliza BUSSELL aged 25
Georgina BUSSELL aged 1 (daughter of Eliza)
Susan BUSSELL aged 51 (sister of Charles BUSSELL and mother of Eliza)
Martha BUSSELL aged 22

• Occupation: general servant, 7 Apr 1861, Dorchester, Dorset, England. ⁹ Residence: High Street

• Occupation: general servant, 7 Apr 1861, Dorchester, Dorset, England. ⁸ Residence: Millers Close

• Miscellaneous. Immigration : death certificate shows "Time in Oz" - about 40 years in NSW and Queensland. If they were actually married in Brisbane as per the marriage certificate in 1871, then the 40 years is actually closer to 50 as she died in 1918.

According to Uncle Jim (James Stephen NIALL), she went back to England and returned at the request of her son Charles to support the case contesting James's will. She then died in Oz.

Death - Annabella BUSSELL, 1848, Infant, RC Maitland V1848 2264 116 - any connection?

REMA Immig : Around 1871 (or earlier?)

• Land, 1863, Queensland, Australia. ¹⁰

• Death, 27 Mar 1918, District Hospital, West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. ¹¹

Martha married James NIALL, son of Thomas NIALL and Ann JOHNSON, on 13 Nov 1871 in Primitive Methodist Church, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.¹ (James NIALL was born on 11 Oct 1827 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England, baptised on 4 Nov 1827 in St Matthew's, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England,¹² died on 15 Jul 1903 in West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia ¹³ and was buried on 16 Jul 1903 in Church Of England Cemetery, Campbell Hill, New South Wales, Australia.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage, 13 Nov 1871, Primitive Methodist Church, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ¹⁴