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Birth28 Dec 1902, MaryLeBone, London
Death4 Apr 1988, Vale View, Selworthy, Minehead, Somerset
General1st dau,
Father(John) Stapleton Martin (ca1847-1922)
MotherHelen Gertrude Busfeild (1873-1957)
Notes for Helen Beresford Martin
Her birth:

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Dec 1902   (>99%)
MARTIN Helen Beresford Marylebone 1a 538
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Her marriage:

Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Sep 1924   (>99%)
De Courcy-Ireland Gerald B Martin Pershore   6c  427
Hill Alice Howells Pershore 6c 427   
Howells William Hill Pershore 6c 427   
Ireland Gerald B D Martin Pershore 6c 427   
Martin Helen B S De Courcy-Ireland Pershore   6c  427
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Are these all their children?  The first is not in the right area, but the others are all together in Hants.

Surname First name(s) Mother District Vol Page
Births Mar 1925   (>99%)
Ireland Ronald Martin Whitehaven 10b 1119   
Births Mar 1927   (>99%)
Ireland George J Martin Southampton 2c 151   
Births Jun 1928   (>99%)
Ireland Marguerite J Martin Eastleigh 2c 191   
Births Jun 1930   (>99%)
Ireland Yvonne B Martin Eastleigh 2c 175   
Births Sep 1932   (94%)
Ireland Patricia E Martin Eastleigh 2c 184   
Births Sep 1934   (>99%)
Ireland Geoffrey R Martin Winchester 2c 223

2018, TFPL: FindMyPast has a slightly larger list of candidates.  But the odd thing is that none of them were given the ‘De Courcey-Ireland’ surname yet their parents had the full name in 1939 and their mother’s death was clearly registered with that surname.  I think a little more evidence is needed to decide which, if any, were their children.  Newspaper adverts?  But nothing found in any of FindMyPast’s newspapers.

There were on FindMyPast between 1923 and 1963 some 23 birth records for surnames of ‘de Courcy-Ireland’ but none of these had a mother’s name of martin.

I think they had no children.
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Her death index:

First name(s) HELEN BERESFORD
Last name DE COURCY-IRELAND
Gender Unknown
Birth day 28
Birth month 12
Birth year 1902
Death quarter 2
Death year 1988
District Taunton Deane
Register number 488
County Somerset
Volume 23
Page 1234
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
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Will notes for Helen Beresford Martin
Her probate index:

IRELAND, Helen Beresford de COURCY- of Vale View Selworthy Minehead Som died 4 April 1988  Probate Bristol 3 June £14917  8851404587F
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Notes for Gerald Blakeney & Helen Beresford (Family)
Their marriage:

Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Sep 1924   (>99%)
De Courcy-Ireland Gerald B Martin Pershore   6c  427
Hill Alice Howells Pershore 6c 427   
Howells William Hill Pershore 6c 427   
Ireland Gerald B D Martin Pershore 6c 427   
Martin Helen B S De Courcy-Ireland Pershore   6c  427
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Re-created by Tim Powys-Lybbe on 14 May 20220