Martha FOSTER
- Born: Cir 1834, Denholme, Thornton, Yorkshire, England
- Baptised: 19 Apr 1835, Wilsden, Yorkshire, England
- Marriage (1): Benjamin EARNSHAW circa Sep 1856 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England
General Notes:
Surname from birth certificate of son Joseph Foster Earnshaw
Marriages Sep 1856 Bradford 9b 200 EARNSHAW Benjamin Foster Martha GALLAGHER Michael Kilkenny Mary
Possible Deaths Mar 1895 Earnshaw Martha 59 Halifax 9a 411 - based on living in Midgley in 1891
1841 census HO107/1297/7 F52 P25,26 Club houses (next door to Mary Ann) James Foster 45 Weaver Martha 45 David 20 weaver John 15 weaver James 15 weaver ? (male) 15 Benjamin 12 Sarah 8 Martha 6
1851 census HO107/2311 F245 P22 Denholme Lane, Club Houses, Denholme Gate (next house to Jonas & Mary) James Foster, Head, Mar, 58, Weaver Stuff, York Bradford Martha do, Wife, Mar, 54, Bobbin Winder, York Bradford Sarah do, Daur, U, 18, P L Weaver (Stuff), York Bradford Martha do, Daur, U, 16, P L Weaver (Stuff), York Bradford Nb most of Club houses occupied by Foster's
1861 census 6 New Street Denholme, Thornton RG9/3337 F55 P20 Benjamin Earnshaw, Head, Mar, 24, Worsted Powerloom Weaver, Yorks Thornton Martha do, Wife, Mar, 26, do, do Lavinia do, daur, , 3, , do Ada Jane do, daur, , 9months, , do
1871 census RG10/4310 F69 P10 Cross Halls, Micklethwaite, Bingley Benjamin Earnshaw, Head, Mar, 34, Worsted Weaver, Yorks Thornton Martha do, Wife, Mar, 36, , Yorks Thornton Joseph Foster do, Son, , 8, Bobbin Doffer, Yorks Thornton Benjamin Arthur do, Son, , 1, , Yorks Thornton Sarah Butterfield, Lodger, Unm, 18, Worsted Weaver, Yorks Thornton
1881 Census Dwelling:Clapham Buildings New Rd Census Place:Thornton In Bradford, York, England Source:FHL Film 1342070 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4469 Folio 90 Page 19 MarrAgeSexBirthplace Benjamin EARNSHAWM44 MDenholme, York, England Rel:Head Occ:Worsted Weaver Martha EARNSHAWM46 FDenholme, York, England Rel:Wife Occ:Formerly Worsted Weaver Benjamin A. EARNSHAWU11 MDenholme, York, England Rel:Son Occ:Scholar
1891 census RG12/3602 F88 P25 12 Burnley Road Midgley (very close to Luddenden) John Foster Earnshaw, head, M, 28, worsted coating weaver, b Bradford Emma Earnshaw, wife, M, 29, worsted coating weaver, b Langfields Ada Jane Earnshaw, daur, U, 11, worsted spinner, b Denholme Fred Earnshaw, son, U, 10, worsted hands, b Denholme James A Earnshaw, U, son, 8, scholar, b Denholme Alice Earnshaw, daur, U, 6, scholar, b Halifax Edith Earnshaw, daur, U, 1, b Halifax Martha Earnshaw, mother, W, 57, household duties, b Denholme
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MARTHA FOSTER Female
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event(s): Birth: Christening: 19 APR 1835 Wilsden, Yorkshire, England
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parents: Father: JAMES FOSTER Family Mother: MARTHA
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C108171 1826 - 1838 0990546 Film 6911091 Film
On Ancestry.co.uk in the West Yorkshire Prison Records 1801-1914 Entries for 1888 - number 1256 Earnshaw Martha, 27 November at Halifax Bar, stealing 6 fur boas, sentenced to 2 cal mos HL, education Read, age 54 height 5ft 3in brown hair, Foster scar across right arm, religion Denham Independent, no previous convictions, discharged 26 January - Detainer Concurrent for 2 mos - presumably sentence means 2 calendar months hard labour - "Foster" under trade or occupation seems to actually be Maiden Name and distinguishing marks, all the entries are for females - entry 1255 was for Agnes Smith who was charged with the same offence and given the same sentence
Martha married Benjamin EARNSHAW, son of Joseph EARNSHAW and Hannah WHALLEY, circa Sep 1856 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. (Benjamin EARNSHAW was born circa 1836 in Denholme, Thornton, Yorkshire, England, baptised on 31 Jul 1836 in Wilsden, Yorkshire, England and died before 1891.)
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