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Martha Marsden

(1886 - 1965)


Father: James Marsden (1850 - 1922)
Mother: Mary Pollard (1854 - 1922)

Siblings:

Children:

With Adam Crossdale


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
1886-07-09 Birth
  • Place: Burnley
  • 1939 register
  • Census 1891
  • BMD Index:  F1
  • lancashirebmd:  T1
  • Baptism record
1886-07-29 Baptism
  • Place: St John the Baptist, Gannow
  • Abode: 216 Accrington Road
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: 216 Accrington Road, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 4
  • Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire
  • Census record RG12-3371-12-18:  F3  F4  F5  T4
1901-03-31 Census
  • Abode: 216 Accrington Road, Burnley
  • Age: 14
  • Occupation: Cotton Weaver
  • Birthplace: Lancs Burnley
  • Census record RG13-3872-83-12:  F6  F7  F8  T5
1908 Marriage
Adam Crossdale (abt.1885 - 1936)
  • Place: Holy Trinity, Burnley
  • lancashirebmd:  T6
  • lan-opc:  Link  T7
1911-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 7 Cowper Street, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 24
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • Birthplace: Burnley, Lancashire
  • Family: Married 2 years, 1 child, still alive
  • Census record RG14PN24845-RG78PN1422-RD472-SD2-ED22-SN197:  F9  F10  T8
1939-09-29 1939 register
  • Birthdate: 1886-07-09
  • Abode: 1 Penistone Street, Burnley
  • Occupation: Cotton weaver
  • 1939 register RG101-4313g-003-26:  Link  F11  T9
abt.1965-01-26 Death
  • Place: Penistone Street, Burnley
  • Age: 78
  • Estimated from burial record
  • lancashirebmd:  T10
1965-01-29 Burial
  • Place: Grave NE8350, Burnley Cemetery


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1886
MARSDEN  Martha  Burnley  Preston  POLLARD  BU/168/68
        
T2
Baptism: 29 Jul 1886 St John the Baptist, Burnley, Lancs.
Martha Marsden - [Child] of James Marsden & Mary
    Born: 9 Jul
    Abode: 216 Accrington Road
    Occupation: Collier
    Baptised by: W. J. Gerratt
    Register: Baptisms 1879 - 1887, Page 80, Entry 640
    Source: Original Parish Register
        
T3
Page 80
BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Gannow
in the County of Lancaster in the Year 1886
No. 640  1886 July 29th  Martha  James & Mary  Marsden  216 Accrington Road  Collier  W.J.Gerratt
[Right margin] July 9th
        
T4
Census 1891 RG12 Piece 3371 Folio 12 Page 18

Administrative County of Lancashire
Civil Parish of Habergham Eaves  County Borough of Burnley  Municipal Ward of Gannow
Urban Sanitary District of Burnley  Town of Village or Hamlet of Burnley
Parliamentary Borough or Division of Burnley  Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St John's

Schedule 108  Accrington Rd 216

James Marsden   Head  Married  40      Coal Miner     Lancashire Darwen
Mary Marsden    Wife  Married      36  -              Lancashire Burnley
Squire Marsden  Son   Single   17      Cotton Weaver  Lancashire Burnley
Jane Marsden    Daur  Single       12  Cotton Weaver  Lancashire Burnley
Thomas Marsden  Son            10      Scholar        Lancashire Burnley
Clara Marsden   Daur               8   Scholar        Lancashire Burnley
James Marsden   Son            7       Scholar        Lancashire Burnley
Martha Marsden  Daur               4   -              Lancashire Burnley
John Marsden    Son            2       -              Lancashire Burnley
Albert Marsden  Son            5 mos   -              Lancashire Burnley

Transcribed from Census-1891-RG12-3371-12-18.jpeg by dh

        
T5
RG13 Piece 3872 Folio 83 Page 12

Civil Parish of Burnley  Ecclesiastical Parish of Gannow St John the Baptist  County Borough of Burnley
Ward of Municipal Borough of Gannow  Parliamentary Borough of Burnley

Schedule 63  216 Accrington Rd

James Marsden    Head     M    50      Jenny Tenter in Coal Mine          Worker  Lancs Darwen
Mary Marsden     Wife     M        46                                             Lancs Burnley
Thomas Marsden   Son      S    20      Drawer in Coal Mine (underground)  Worker  Lancs Burnley
Clara Marsden    Daur     S        18  Cotton Weaver                      Worker  Lancs Burnley
Martha Marsden   Daur     S        14  Cotton Weaver                      Worker  Lancs Burnley
John Marsden     Daur     S    12                                                 Lancs Burnley
Albert Marsden   Son      S    10                                                 Lancs Burnley
Mary Marsden     Daur     S        8                                              Lancs Burnley
Phyllis Marsden  Daur     S        5                                              Lancs Burnley
Alice Pollard    Boarder  Wid      73                                             Lancs Padiham

        
T6
Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1908
MARSDEN Martha   CROSSDALE Adam   Burnley, Holy Trinity   Preston   CE104/13/68
        
T7
Marriage: 5 Sep 1908 Holy Trinity, Habergham Eaves, Lancs.
Adam Crossdale - 23, Labourer, Bachelor, 57 Clough Street, Hab. Eaves
Martha Marsden - 22, Spinster, 14 Watson Street, Hab.Eaves
    Groom's Father: Thomas Crossdale, Labourer
    Bride's Father: James Marsden, Coal Miner
    Witness: John Marsden; Sarah Crossdale
    Married by Banns by: Edward J Penistan, Asst Curate
    Register: Marriages 1907 - 1913, Page 34, Entry 68
    Source: Original Parish Register
        
T8
1911 census RG14PN24845 RG78PN1422 RD472 SD2 ED22 SN197

Registration District      472
Registration Sub-District  2
Enumeration District       22

7 Cowper street Burnley

Schedule 197

Adam Crossdale    Head  25    Married - - - -  Cotton Cloth Finisher  Dyers & Finishers  Worker    Lancashire Burnley
Martha Crossdale  Wife    24  Married 2 1 1 0  Cotton Weaver                             Worker    Lancashire Burnley
Arthur Crossdale  Son   8 mths                                                                     Lancashire Burnley

Enumerator W.B.   2 Males  1 Females  3 Persons     4 rooms. Signed  Adam Crossdale
                                                                     7 Cowper street Burnley

Transcribed from Census-1911-RG14PN24845-RG78PN1422-RD472-SD2-ED22-SN197.jpeg by dh

        
T9
E.D. Letter code N.F.O.X  Borough, U.D. or R.D. Burnley C.B. (p)  Reg. District and Subdistrict 472/2
277 [written above (p)]
Address:      1 Penistone Street
Sch.no./sub:  48/1
Name:         Crossdale  Martha
OVSPI:        -
M/F:          F
Birthdate:    9th July  86
SMWD:         W
Occupation:   Cotton Weaver
        
T10
Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1965
CROSSDALE Martha   78   Burnley Second   Preston   BS/13/69
        
T11
Burial: 29 Jan 1965 Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancs.
Martha Crossdale -
Age: 78yrs
Abode: Penistone St
Grave: NE8350
Gender: F
Register: Burials 1958 - 1975, Page 139, Entry 135093
Source: Original Registers Book 17
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image 1886b3-346-1.tif
F2 Image 4225054_00086.jpg
F3 Image Census-1891-RG12-3371-12-18.jpeg
F4 Transcript Census-1891-MARSDEN-James-transcript.pdf
F5 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3371-12-18-S108-Marsden.text
F6 Image Census-1901-RG13-3872-83-12.jpeg
F7 Transcript Census-1901-MARSDEN-James-transcript.pdf
F8 Transcript Census-1901-RG13-3872-83-12-S63-Marsden.text
F9 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24845-RG78PN1422-RD472-SD2-ED22-SN197.jpeg
F10 Transcript Census-1911-RG14PN24845-RG78PN1422-RD472-SD2-ED22-SN197.text
F11 Image 1939-Register-TNA-R39-4313-4313g-003.jpg


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