INDEX - MARTIN

• Alexander and Christina Martin of Goodiman
• Alexander John - born 1871
• Robert Lonsdale Martin- born 1873
• Samuel - born 1875 
• Jane - born 1877 
• William - born 1879 
• Christina Ellen - born 1881
• James Lorne* - born 1883
• Edward - born 1886
• Florence Isabella - born 1888 
• Thomas Ernest - born 1891
• Jessie - born 1892
• Albert - born 1894
• Louisa Maria - born 1896

• John Ashby Martin of Cassilis

• Robert Martin Snr of Richmond and Cobbora
• Robert Martin Jnr of Richmond and Cobbora
• Robert Cooper Martin
• Henry Cooper (1848-1933, born Cobbora), 
• Robert William Martin (1850-1931, died at Mendooran)
• Thomas Lockward Martin
• Mary Elizabeth (1851-1852, born Cobbora), 
• Mary (1852-1923, died Tallawang), 
• Edward John Martin (1854-1954, born Gulgong), married Sophia Ann Chapman
• Edward John (born 1883)
• Amos Harold (born 1885)
• Bertie (born 1887)
• Kenneth Clarence (born 1889)
• Ivo Victor (born 1892) married Lily Eliza May Jenkins
• Percival C (born 1913)
• Lillian R (born 1915)
• Eric E (born 1919)
• Dorothy
• Hector
• Cecil H (born 1895)
  
• Caroline Ann (1856-1945, born Cobbora) and 
• Thomas (1856-1887, born Cobbora). 

• Martin's House, Cobbora

Martins of Cobbora, 5 generations

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Martin Families in the Gulgong District

Even today, Martin is a common name in the Gulgong area so it can be quite tricky unravelling the historical information for the family or families with this name. And as if that isn't enough, "Hillside" is a property name in just about every district including Mudgee, Gulgong, Goolma, Gollan, Cobbora, Coonabarabran and everywhere in between. 

I recently encountered information relating to Martins' living at "Hillside". There is one Trove reference to "Hillside" Goodiman:

1912 - DEATH AT GULGONG
At an early hour on Thursday morning there died at Nurse Jonas' private hospital. Christine Martin, relict of the late Alexander Martin, of  'Hillside,' Goodiman...

There are various references to "Hillside" at Cobbora or Cobbora Road. 

• Many of these relate to a Mr W Brown; but
• Later on there's a mention of a Mr. T. L. Martin, of "Hillside," Cobbora (father of Harold Martin of Gulgong)

So it seems "Hillside" is the correct address for two Martin families.

I briefly considered whether it could be the SAME place because:

• "Goodiman" might refer to the Parish in general rather than the area of the property Goodiman owned by my relatives; and
• The property Goodiman owned by my relatives was on the Cobbora Road; and
• The property adjacent to them belonged to a "Robert Martin"; and
• Mr Brown of "Hillside" Cobbora was said to have a fabulous orchard! and Barbara Gurney's research mentioned that "The [Martin] farm at Goodiman had a lovely fruit orchard".

BUT:

• Mr Brown was at Hillside Cobbora between at least 1915 and 1918.
• Alexander Martin's move to Hillside Goodiman was in the mid-1870s and his wife and children (William, Samuel, Florence and Jessie) were mentioned as "from Goodiman" in the years between 1903 and 1919.

So, unless the Browns and Martins all lived on the same property it is likely that two Martin families lived in two properties called "Hillside", both with orchards and both connected to the Cobbora Road!

* James Lawrence Martin, born 1883, died in 1902, at the age of 19. The cause was listed as "ASTHMA BRONCHITIS" which he had suffered for 15 years. Eugene O'Connell, from the neighbouring property of Goodiman, and Benjamin Campbell were listed as witnesses.