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Martha Whitaker

(1848 - 1925)


Father: not known
Mother: not known

Siblings:

Children:

With Joshua Marland


Timeline

Date Event Information Sources
abt.1848-11 Birth
  • Place: Stockport, Cheshire
  • Census
  • GRO online:  T1
abt.1869-02 Marriage
Joshua Marland (1848 - 1892)
  • freebmd:  T2
  • lancashirebmd:  T3
1871-04-02 Census
  • Abode: 24 Finsley Gate, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 21
  • Occupation: Cotton spinner
  • Birthplace: Stockport, Cheshire
  • Census record RG10-4148-168-24:  F1  F2  T4
1881-04-03 Census
  • Abode: 3 Croft Street, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 31
  • Birthplace: Stockport, Cheshire
  • Census record RG11-4146-111-17:  F3  F4  T5
1891-04-05 Census
  • Abode: 13 Tarleton Street, Burnley, Lancashire
  • Age: 42
  • Occupation: Cotton spinner
  • Birthplace: Stockport, Cheshire
  • Census record RG12-3365-63-12:  F5  F6  T6
1901-03-31 Census
  • Age: 50
  • Abode: 32 Firth Street, Burnley
  • Census record RG13-3864-16-23:  F7
1911-04-02 Census
  • Age: 68
  • Abode: 32 Firth Street, Burnley
  • Family: Married 25 years, 12 children 7 died
  • Census record RG14PN24792-RG78PN1421-RD472-SD1-ED14-SN280:  F8
abt.1925-05-15 Death
  • Age: 77
  • Estimated from burial
  • lancashirebmd:  Link  T7
  • lan-opc:  Link  T8


Transcripts of sources

Ref. Transcript
T1
WHITTAKER, MARTHA  GODDARD
GRO Reference: 1848  D Quarter in STOCKPORT  Volume 19  Page 232
        
T2
Marriages Mar 1869
Marling  Joshua      Burnley  8e 354
WHITAKER  Martha     Burnley  8e 354
        
T3
Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1869
MARLING Joshua   WHITAKER Martha   Burnley Register Office or Registrar Attended   Preston   RM/26/91
        
T4
1871 census RG10 piece 4148 folio 168 page 24

Civil Parish or Township of Habergham Eaves
City or Municipal Borough of Burnley
Municipal Ward of Saint Pauls
Parliamentary Borough of Burnley
Town of Burnley
Village or Hamlet, &c, of [blank]
Local Board or Improvement Commissioners District of [blank]
Ecclesiastical District of Saint Pauls

Schedule 109   Finsley Gate 24

Joshua Marland  Head  Mar  21     Collier         Ashton under Lyne
Martha Marland  Wife  Mar     21  Cotton Spinner  Stockport Cheshire
Jane Marland    Daur          1                   Burnley Lancashire


Transcribed from Census-1871-RG10-4148-168-24.jpeg by dh

        
T5
1881 census RG11 piece 4146 folio 111 page 17

Civil Parish or Township of Burnley
City or Municipal Borough of Burnley
Municipal Ward of St Peter
Parliamentary Borough of Burnley
Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank]
Urban Sanitary District of Burnley
Rural Sanitary District of [blank]
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St Peter

Schedule 107   3 Croft St

Joshua Marland     Head  Mar  30     Coal Miner    Ashton under Lyne
Martha Marland     Wife  Mar     31  Miner's wife  Cheshire Stockport
Jane Marland       Daur          12  Scholar       Lancs Burnley
Sarah Ann Marland  Daur          10  Scholar       Lancs Burnley
John Marland       Son        6                    Lancs Burnley
Mary Marland       Daur          2                 Lancs Burnley

Transcribed from Census-1881-RG11-4146-111-17.jpeg by dh

        
T6
1891 census RG12 piece 3365 folio 63 page 12

Administrative County of Lancaster
Civil Parish of Habergham Eaves
Municipal Borough of Burnley
Municipal Ward of Burnley Wood
Urban Sanitary District of Burnley
Town or Village or Hamlet of [blank]
Rural Sanitary District of [blank]
Parliamentary Borough or Division of Burnley
Ecclesiastical Parish or District of St Stephens

Schedule 67   13 Tarleton St

Joshua Marland     Head  M  42     Coal miner            _ X _  Ashton under Lyne
Martha Marland     Wife  M     42  Cotton Spinner        _ X _  Lancashire Stockport
Jane Marland       Daur  S     22  Cotton Weaver         _ X _  Lancashire Burnley
Sarah A Marland    Daur  S     19  Paper Bag Maker       _ X _  Lancashire Burnley
John Marland       Son   S  16     Paper Bag Maker       _ X _  Lancashire Burnley
Mary Marland       Daur  S     12  Scholar                      Lancashire Burnley
Joshua Marland     Son   S  8      Scholar                      Lancashire Burnley
Elizabeth Marland  Daur  S     6   Scholar                      Lancashire Burnley
John E Marland     Son   S  2                                   Lancashire Burnley

Transcribed from Census-1891-RG12-3365-63-12.jpeg by dh


        
T7
Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1925
MARLAND Martha   77   Burnley East   Preston   BUE/70/99
Burial: 18 May 1925 Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancs.
Martha Marland -
Age: 77yrs
Abode: 32 Firth Street
Grave: 14776
Gender: F
Register: Burials 1920 - 1926, Page 260, Entry 94731
Source: Original Registers Book 12
        
T8
Grave: 14776   Burnley Cemetery, Burnley, Lancs.
Interments:
  Name                Age     Abode                 Gender  Source Register  Date buried
1 Martha Marland       77yrs  32 Firth Street       F       Book 12 #94731   18 May 1925
2 Harold Marland       20yrs  135 Lyndhurst Road    M       Book 13 #103918  19 Dec 1932
3 John Edward Marland  66yrs  32 Queensway, Warton  M       Book 16 #128226  10 Nov 1955
4 Margaret Marland     88yrs  Lower Ridge Hostel    F       Book 18 #140947  19 Apr 1978
        


File sources

Ref. Type File name
F1 Image Census-1871-RG10-4148-168-24.jpeg
F2 Transcript Census-1871-RG10-4148-168-24-Marland.text
F3 Image Census-1881-RG11-4146-111-17.jpeg
F4 Transcript Census-1881-RG11-4146-111-17-Marland.text
F5 Image Census-1891-RG12-3365-63-12.jpeg
F6 Transcript Census-1891-RG12-3365-63-12-Marland.text
F7 Image Census-1901-RG13-3864-16-23.jpeg
F8 Image Census-1911-RG14PN24792-RG78PN1421-RD472-SD1-ED14-SN280.jpeg


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