On 4th January 1896, Geoffrey Arthur Martineau (1861-1934) and Jessie Clementina Madeley (1864-1947) were married at St Alphege Church, Solihull. The groom was a 34-year-old widower, listed as a manufacturer, whilst the bride was a 31-year old spinster, and the daughter of the late Charles Madeley JP (1829-1895), gentleman.