Martha Charlesworth (1664)

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Eyam Plague Victims

Biography

Martha was born in 1664. She is the daughter of Richard Charlesworth and Katherine Unknown.

Research Notes

It is not clear whether Martha Charlesworth was the child of Richard snr. or jnr. but the birth pattern suggests she was the child of Richard jnr. It is assumed this family left Eyam before the plague since there is no further reference. Discounted from plague statistics.

Sources

• Plague register Eyam Parish Church
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyam
• The Population of Eyam 1664-67, Eyam Museum: Research by John and Francine Clifford. The principal sources were the Hearth Tax assessments and the Eyam Bishop's Transcripts and many other documents in the Staffordshire Public Records Office and National Archive at Kew.