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Martha Towers

(abt.1823 - 1885)


Father: John Towers
Mother: not known

Siblings:

Children:

With John Haworth


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1823 Birth
  • Est. from 1851 census
1841-10-04 Marriage
John Haworth (1817 - 1872)
  • Place: St Bartholomew, Colne
  • Witness: Charles Barker
  • Witness: James Ellis
  • Parish record:  F1  T1
  • lancashirebmd:  T2
  • lan-opc:  Link  T3
1851-03-30 Census
  • Age: 28
  • Occupation: Mason's Wife
  • Abode: Hey Head, Little Marsden
  • Census record HO107-2254-90-7:  F2
1861-04-07 Census
  • Age: 38
  • Occupation: Domestic affairs
  • Abode: Hudson Row, Little Marsden
  • Census record RG09-3077-90-23:  F3
1871-04-02 Census
  • Age: 50
  • Occupation: House Keeper
  • Abode: Hey Head Street, Little Marsden
  • Census record RG10-4155-153-7:  F4
1881-04-03 Census
  • Age: 57
  • Occupation: D. Servant
  • Abode: 37 Forest View, Great & Little Marsden
  • Census record RG11-4162-82-27:  F5
abt.1885-02-16 Death
  • Place: Brierfield
  • Age: 66
  • Estimated from burial
  • lancashirebmd:  T4
1885-02-19 Burial
  • Place: St Paul, Little Marsden


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Page 23.  1841.  Marriage solemnized in the Parochial Church in the Chapelry of Colne in the County of Lancaster
No. 46  October 4th 1841
John Howarth   full age  Bachelor  Mason  Little Marsden  John Howarth  Mason
Martha Towers  full age  Spinster         Little Marsden  John Towers   Weaver

Married in the Church of Colne according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England
after banns by me, David Carson, Curate

This Marriage   {  John Howarth his X mark   }  in the    {  Charles Barker
was solemnized  {                            }  Presence  {
between us,     {  Martha Towers her X mark  }  of us,    {  James Ellis
        
T2
Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1841
HOWARTH	John	TOWERS	Martha	Colne, St Bartholomew	Preston	CE118/2/46
        
T3
Marriage: 4 Oct 1841 St Bartholomew, Colne, Lancs.
John Howarth - (X), full age Mason Bachelor of Little Marsden
Martha Towers - (X), full age Spinster of Little Marsden
Groom's Father: John Howarth, Mason
Bride's Father: John Towers, Weaver
Witness: Charles Barker; James Ellis
Married by Banns by: David Carson, Curate
Register: Marriages 1841 - 1844, Page 23, Entry 46
Source: LDS Film 1471065
        
T4
Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1885
HOWARTH Martha   66   Colne   Preston   COL/52/17
        
T5
Page 36  BURIALS in the Parish of St Paul's Little Marsden
  in the County of Lancaster in the Year 18__
Martha Howarth No. 286  Brierfield  February 19th  66 yrs [67 struck out]  H Bentley
1885 [in left margin]
        
T6
Burial: 19 Feb 1885 St Paul, Little Marsden, Lancashire, England
Martha Howarth -
Age: 66 yrs
Abode: Brierfield
Buried by: H. Bentley
Register: Burials 1868 - 1900, Page 36, Entry 286
Source: LDS Film 1470815
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image Marriage-JohnHaworth-MarthaTowers-1841-10-04-StBartholomewColne.jpeg
F2 Image Census-1851-HO107-2254-90-7.jpeg
F3 Image Census-1861-RG09-3077-90-23.jpeg
F4 Image Census-1871-RG10-4155-153-7.jpeg
F5 Image Census-1881-RG11-4162-82-27.jpeg
F6 Image 42561_339045__0001-00023.jpg
F7 Image Burial-MarthaHaworth-1885-02-19-StPaulLittleMarsden.jpeg


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