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Martha Clowes (1835)

Martha Clowes
Born in Shearsby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdommap
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Biography

Martha was born in Shearsby, Leicestershire and was baptised there on 19 April 1835. She was the daughter of William and Martha Clowes. At that time her father was a frame work knitter [1][2].

In 1841 she was living in Crown Bank, Shearsby [3].

In the 1861 census Martha (age 26) was the unmarried house maid of Goodman Payne in Foston, Wigston, Leicestershire [4].

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Martha Clowes was born in Leicestershire, England.
This profile is part of the Shearsby, Leicestershire One Place Study.

Sources

  1. Leicestershire : Shearsby : St Mary Magdalen : Bishop's Transcript : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5f5cc989f493fd53ec478d33 : viewed 29 Jun 2022) baptism Martha Clowes 19 Apr 1835
  2. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JW8X-8D8 : 19 March 2020), Martha Clowes, 1835.
  3. "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQYK-BN3 : 6 March 2021), William Clare, Knaptoft, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
  4. 1861 Census: "1861 Census of England, Scotland and Wales"
    The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England; Reference: RG 9; Piece: 2256; Folio: 96; Page: 22; Schedule: 4
    FreeCen Transcription (accessed 7 November 2023)
    Martha Clowes (26), unmarried servant, House Maid, in household of Goodman Payne (63) in Foston in Wigston registration district in Leicestershire, England. Born in Shearsby, Leicestershire, England.




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