Martha (Hargreave) Guest (1782 - 1851)

Born 7 Nov 1782 in Scholes, Yorkshire, England

Wife of William Guest — married 30 Jan 1809 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Descendants

Died 21 Feb 1851 at age 68 in Skier's Spring, Yorkshire, England

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Research Note

Even though the marriage record of Rotherham Parish Church from 30 January 1809 shows William Guest marrying Martha Orgreave^[1] it has not been possible to find any other documentary reference to Martha Orgreave, even after very extensive searching of multiple sources. However, there is a Martha Hargreave of suitable date of birth and geography, coming from the same village. The difference between Orgreave and Hargreave can be a simple transliteration error of a local accent when both the bride and groom were likely illiterate and unable to correct the error.

Biography

Martha (Hargreave) Guest was born in Yorkshire, England.

Martha Hargreave (see Research Note above) was born in Scholes, Yorkshire to Jonathan Hargreave and Frances Froggat on 7 November 1782. She was baptised in Rotherham Parish Church on Christmas Day, 25 December 1782.

Martha married William Guest, also of Scholes, in Rotherham Parish Church on 30 January 1809 ^[2].

Martha died of apoplexy, likely a cerebral haemorrhage on 21 February 1851. There is a headstone in Wentworth Church graveyard ^[3] but no burial record, with the register showing an unusual gap between consecutive entries for 19 January and then 13 April^[4]. Martha's husband, William, was later, in 1860, buried in Elsecar Church graveyard.

Census

1841: At Skiers Spring, Hoyland^[5]

William Guest, 50, Yorkshire

Martha Guest, 55, Yorkshire

George Guest, 15, Yorkshire

Benjamin Guest, 15, Yorkshire

Annis Guest, 6, Yorkshire

Henry Frith, 30, labourer, Yorkshire

Margaret Frith, 24, Yorkshire

Martha Frith, 5, Yorkshire

George Frith, 3, Yorkshire

John Frith, 1 month, Yorkshire

Sources

1. ↑ https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBPRS%2FYORKSHIRE%2F007588112%2F00160&parentid=GBPRS%2FYORKSHIRE%2FMAR%2F263290%2F1
2. ↑ https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBPRS%2FYORKSHIRE%2F007588112%2F00160&parentid=GBPRS%2FYORKSHIRE%2FMAR%2F263290%2F1
3. ↑ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS/YORKSHIRE/GREASBROUGHWENTWORTH/MIS/003915
4. ↑ https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/WRY/WathUponDearne/WentworthBurials1850-1859
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQP5-6CP : 23 May 2019), Annis Guest in household of Wm Guest, Wath upon Dearne, Yorkshire, 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.