• When his son, George, refused to continue traveling with the company, George stayed behind with him, hoping to continue on to Utah the following spring. Unfortunately he died before beginning the journey. Further research is needed to determine whether he died in 1856 or 1857.

  The family sailed to America in 1856 on the ship Horizon.

Edward Martin Company (1856)

• Age at Departure: 53
• Head of Household
• Died en Route

Sources

• 1851 England and Wales Census.
• Condie, Gibson, Reminiscences and diary, 1865-1910, 42-43.
• Joseph Beecroft, Journals 1844-1882, Volume 6, 1856 March-1859 April.
• Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger A, p. 252.
• Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 258.
• Robinson, Jeff, e-mail communication, 17 Nov. 2006.
• Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America