Born in Ystrad-dyfodwg, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William Hughes
— married
1898 in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth Martha (Hughes) Gibbs
Died
at age 66
in Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Feb 2015
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Biography
Martha (Leyshon) Hughes was born in Glamorgan, Wales.
Martha Leyshon was born in 1881. She is the daughter of Alexander Leyshon and Elizabeth Layshon.
England and Wales Census of 1881:
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Alexander Leyshon | Head | Married | M | 49 | Coal Miner | Bedwellty, England |
| Elizabeth Leyshon | Wife | Married | F | 41 | Brynmawr, Brecknockshire, England | |
| David Leyshon | Son | Unmarried | M | 21 | Coal Miner | Ystradyfodwg, Glamorganshire, Wales |
| John Leyshon | Son | Unmarried | M | 16 | Coal Miner | Ystradyfodwg, Glamorganshire, Wales |
| Thomas Leyshon | Son | Unmarried | M | 13 | Coal Miner | Ystradyfodwg, Glamorganshire, Wales |
| Tephorah Leyshon | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 11 | Scholar | Ystradyfodwg, Glamorganshire, Wales |
| Elizabeth Leyshon | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 8 | Scholar | Ystradyfodwg, Glamorganshire, Wales |
| Mary H Leyshon | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 6 | Scholar | Ystradyfodwg, Glamorganshire, Wales |
| Catherine Leyshon | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 2 | Ystradyfodwg, Glamorganshire, Wales | |
| Martha Leyshon | Daughter | Unmarried | F | 0 | Ystradyfodwg, Glamorganshire, Wales |
She married William Hughes in 1898 in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales.
She passed away in 1947. [1]
Sources
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Grace Madden,
- "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2W9-HP2F : 11 December 2017), Martha Leyshon in household of Alexander Leyshon, Ystradyfodwg, Glamorganshire, Wales; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 21, Piece/Folio 5306/117, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,457. | Accessed 1 October 2022
- "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26M5-W2H : 13 December 2014), Martha Leyshon, 1898; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1898, quarter 4, vol. 11A, p. 872, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, Wales, General Register Office, Southport, England. | Accessed 1 October 2022
- "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X91L-MMM : 21 May 2019), Martha Hughes in household of William Hughes, Ystrad-dyfodwg, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Ystradyfodwg subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey. | Accessed 1 October 2022
- "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWXS-S91 : 27 June 2019), Martha Hughes in household of William Hughes, Rhondda, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey. | Accessed 1 October 2022
- Death Registration: "England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007"
Volume: 8B; Page: 85
FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 2 February 2023)
Martha Hughes death registered Jan-Feb-Mar 1947 in Bridgend (age 66).
- Billion Graves: https://billiongraves.com/grave/Martha-Hughes/40990020 | Accessed 1 October 2022
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