Great Grandfather
I’m researching my great grandfather born 4th or 14th July 1873. William Hugh Martin. British origin resident Montreal Canada (according to uk census) This search has been ongoing for the last 10 years and we have not been able to find a birth certificate or any other information confirming his presence in Canada. He turns up in the UK Durham South Shields in 1900 married to Sophia Matilda Webb and a son William Alfred Martin. His marriage certificate in 1900 indicates that his father was Arthur Martin, horse dealer. Family members have previously said that there is a French Canadian connection. There is a photo of a man in a French Uniform (confirmed by Canadian military to be about 1870) We assume that this is Arthur. I just don’t know where to go from here. I’ve searched on my heritage and ancestry with no luck. We originally thought that his mother was Mary Eade married to William Henry Martin but the son they had was William Thomas Martin born in September 1873 in the US. He married someone else so we have discounted this. He could have been born out of wedlock or even born under another name. Not sure if any can help.