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Martha Dixon

(abt.1837 - ?)


Father: Paul Dixon (1803 - 1871)
Mother: Betty Tattersall (? - 1883)

Siblings:

Other parents of half-siblings:
  1. Mother: Elizabeth Whalley
  2. Father: William Boothman

Children:

With James Ingham


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1837 Birth
  • Estimated from census and baptism records
1837-04-23 Baptism
  • Place: St Paul, Little Marsden
  • Abode: Coldweather House Gate, Little Marsden
1841-06-07 Census
  • Age: 4
  • Abode: Wood Plumpton Farm, Habergham Eaves
  • Census record HO107-508-3-13-19:  F1  F2  F3  T2
1851-03-30 Census
  • Age: 14
  • Occupation: Power loom weaver (cotton)
  • Birthplace: Lancashire, Marsden
  • Abode: Wood Plumpton, Habergham Eaves, Burnley
  • Census record HO107-2251-27-5:  F4  F5  T3
1856-09-27 Marriage
James Ingham (abt.1835 - ?)
  • Place: Holy Trinity, Habergham Eaves, Burnley
  • Age: 19
  • Abode: Moseley Hill, Habergham Eaves
  • Occupation: Weaver
  • Witness: Abraham Heap
  • Witness: Tattersall Dixon
1861-04-07 Census
  • Abode: Cog Lane, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 24
  • Birthplace: Marsden, Lancashire
  • Census record RG09-3072-117-20:  F6  F7  T5
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? Death
  • Assumed; date not known


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
Baptism: 23 Apr 1837 St Paul, Little Marsden, Lancashire, England
Martha Dixon - Dau of Paul Dixon & Elizabeth
    Abode: Cold Weather House Gate
    Occupation: Weaver
    Baptised by: J Hutchinson Curate
    Register: Baptisms 1813 - 1844, Page 160, Entry 1279
    Source: LDS Film 1470815
        
T2
HO107 piece 508 Book 3 Folio 13 Pages 18 & 19

Township of Habergham Eaves

[Page 18]
Wood Plumpton  Paul Dixon           38     Farmer         Y _ 
               Bernard Dixon        17     Weaver         Y _
[Page 19]
Wood Plumpton  Joshua Dixon         12     Wool Doffer    Y _
               Caleb [Dixon]        10                    Y _
               Tattersall [Dixon]   2                     Y _
               Thomas [Dixon]       1                     Y _
               Elizabeth [Dixon]       38                 Y _
               Sarah [Dixon]           8                  Y _
               Martha [Dixon]          4                  Y _
               Elizabeth Boothman      12  Weaver         Y _
               Sarah [Boothman]        10  Weaver         Y _
               Anne Tattersall         46  Weaver         Y _

Transcribed from Census-1841-HO107-508-3-13-19.jpeg, LANHO107_507_508-0369.jpg and LANHO107_507_508-0370.jpg by dh

        
T3
1851 Census  HO107 Piece 2251 Folio 28 Page 6

Parish or Township of  Habergham Eaves
Ecclesiastical District of  St Pauls
City or Borough of  [struck through]
Town of  Burnley
Village of  [struck through]

Schedule 19  Wood Plumpton

Paul Dixon           Head           Mar  48      Farmer 9 Acre no labs   Lancashire, Marsden
Elizabeth [Dixon]    Wife           Mar      48  Farmers Wife            [Lancashire,] Higham
Bernard [Dixon]      Son            U    27      Criple                  [Lancashire,] Marsden
Sarah [Dixon]        Daur           U        18  P.L.Weaver (Cotton)     [Lancashire, Marsden]
Martha [Dixon]       Daur           U        14  [P.L.Weaver (Cotton)]   [Lancashire, Marsden]
Tattersall [Dixon]   Son            U    12      Scholar                 [Lancashire, Marsden]
Thomas [Dixon]       Son            U    10      Scholar                 [Lancashire,] Hab'm Eaves
Mary [Dixon]         Daur           U        8   Scholar                 [Lancashire, Hab'm Eaves]
Sarah Boothman       Wife Daur      U        20  P.L.Weaver (Cotton)     [Lancashire, Hab'm Eaves]
Ann Tattersall       Sister-in-law  U        55  Criple                  [Lancashire,] Sabden Hall


Transcribed from Census-1851-HO107-2251-27-5.jpeg by dh

        
T4
Marriage: 27 Sep 1856 Holy Trinity, Habergham Eaves, Lancs.
James Ingham - 21 yrs, Engine Tenter, Bachelor, Smallshaw, Hab. Eaves
Martha Dixon - (X), 19 yrs, Weaver, Spinster, Mosely Hill, Hab Eaves
    Groom's Father: John Ingham, Sinker
    Bride's Father: Paul Dixon, Farmer
    Witness: Abraham Heap; Tattersall Dixon
    Married by Certificate by: Thomas Wilson, Incumbent
    Register: Marriages 1855 - 1864, Page 31, Entry 61
    Source: LDS Film 1526143
        
T5
Census 1861 census RG09 Piece 3072 Folio 117 Page 20

Parish or Township of Habergham Eaves
City or Municipal Borough of [blank]
Municipal Ward of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough of [blank]
Town of [blank]
Hamlet or Tything, &c, of [blank]
Ecclesiastical District of Holy Trinity

Schedule 96  Cog Lane

James Ingham      Head  Mar  25     Engine Worker Coal  Lancashire Habergham Eaves
Martha Ingham     Wife  Mar     24                      Lancashire Marsden
John Ingham       Son   Un   4                          Lancashire Habergham Eaves
Mary Jane Ingham  Daur  Un      1                       Lancashire Habergham Eaves

        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image LANHO107_507_508-0369.jpg
F2 Image LANHO107_507_508-0370.jpg
F3 Transcript Census-1841-HO107-508-3-13-19-WoodPlumpton.text
F4 Image Census-1851-HO107-2251-27-5.jpeg
F5 Transcript Census-1851-HO107-2251-27-5-Dixon.text
F6 Image LANRG9_3071_3075-0398.jpg
F7 Transcript Census-1861-RG09-3072-117-20-JamesIngham.text


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