Martha "Mattie / Mat" Cunning Thomas

Her middle name comes from her grandmothers maiden name - Martha Kirkwood

 18 July 1924  at Ironworks Institute Muirkirk after Bans according to the forms of the Established Church of Scotland  Edward Mullen Thomas, Coal Miner, Bachelor, 19, Bridge Street Muirkirk, son of Agnes Thomas afterwards married to James Burns Bricklayer and Martha Cunning  Kirkwood spinster, 20, Kanes Row Muirkirk daughter of Robert Kirkwood coal miner and Jeanie McBride Kirkwood ms McKay

1901

* Name	Martha Kirkwood

• Age 2
• Estimated Birth Year abt 1899
• Relationship Daur
• Father's Name Thomas Kirkwood
• Mother's Name Maggie Kirkwood
• Gender Female
• Where born Muirkirk, Ayrshire
• Registration Number 607
• Registration district Muirkirk
• Civil parish Muirkirk
• County Ayrshire
• Address Main St
• ED 2
• Household schedule number 69
• Line 25
• Roll CSSCT1901_234
• Household Members Name Age
• Thomas Kirkwood 34
• Maggie Kirkwood 34
• Robert Kirkwood 7
• Lizzie Kirkwood 4
• Martha Kirkwood 2

This indicates possibly that she had been previously married she already 4 months pregnant with the second child Michael was born if the marriage date is correct.

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

• Name: Annie Kirkwood Schaad [Annie K Schaad] [Annie Kirkwood Mair]
• Gender: Female
• Race: White
• Birth Date: 7 Dec 1922
• Birth Place: Muirkirk Ays, United Kingdom
• Death Date: 28 Jan 2006
• Father: Mathew Mair
• Mother: Martha C Kirkwood
• Type of Claim: Original SSN.
• Notes: May 1958: Name listed as ANNIE KIRKWOOD SCHAAD; 08 Feb 2006: Name listed as ANNIE K SCHAAD

England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007

• Name: Martha Cunning Thomas
• Birth Date: 26 Jul 1903
• Date of Registration: Sep 1978
• Age at Death: 75
• Registration district: Stafford
• Inferred County: Staffordshire
• Volume: 30
• Page: 0964

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995 pg. 8110

• Name: Martha Cunning Thomas
• Death Date: 13 Jul 1978
• Death Place: Cannock Staffs
• Probate Date: 15 Sep 1978
• Registry: Birmingham
• Thomas, Martha Cunning of 9 Deerhurst Rise Rawnsley Cannock Staffs died 13 July 1978 Probate
• Birmingham 12 September £1731 783293816J
• on 12 September 1978 1731 GBP-Great-Britain [Pound sterling / £]=3,364.03 USD-United States [US dollar / $] 1 GBP=1.943401

BURIAL: 685. Treasured memories of Edward Thomas loving husband of Martha Kirkwood d. 21.2.1975 aged 70y. Also the above Martha Kirkwood d. 13.7.1978 aged 74y. God bless