Martha Heppleston was born in 1818 at Batley, Yorkshire, England.
She appeared on the census of 6 Jun 1841 at Batley, Yorkshire, England.[1] Household Members (Name): Age
Peter Heppelston: 65
Elizebeth Heppelston 60
Joseph Heppelston 30
Martha Heppelston 20
William Newsome 15.
She married Abraham Sheard, son of Jonas Sheard and Eleanor Hey, on 30 Aug 1841 at Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.[2]
She appeared on the census of 30 Mar 1851 at Batley, Yorkshire, England.[3]
She appeared on the census of 7 Apr 1861 at Batley, Yorkshire, England.[4] Household Members (Name): Age: Relationship
Peter Heppleston, head, widow, aged 87, Joiner & Cabinet Maker, b Hattas (Yorks)
Martha Sheard, dau, widow, aged 43, b Batley.
She appeared on the census of 2 Apr 1871 at Batley, Yorkshire, England.[5] Household Members (Name): Age: Relationship
Martha Sheard: 53: Head.
She appeared on the census of 3 Apr 1881 at Batley, Yorkshire, England.[6] Household Members (Name): Age: Relationship
Martha Sheard: 63: Head.
She died on 8 Apr 1883 at Batley, Yorkshire, England.[7][8]
Research Notes
Children: None that I could find.
Ancestors of of Martha Heppleston
Spouses
Abraham Sheard (1821- )
Parents
Peter Heppleston (1774-1869)
Sources
↑ 6 Jun 1841, 1841 England Wales Census
Class: HO107; Piece: 1267; Book: 5; Civil Parish: Batley; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 8; Page: 1; Line: 14; GSU roll: 464238
Name: Martha Heppelston
Age: 20-24 (1817-1821)
Gender: Female
Where born: Yorkshire, England
Civil parish: Batley
Hundred: Agbrigg (Lower Division)
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Registration district: Dewsbury
Sub-registration district: Batley
↑ West Yorks Church of England Marriages and Banns:
Name: Abraham Sheard (Clothier)
Marriage Age: Minor
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 30 Aug 1841
Marriage Place: Wakefield, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
Father: Jonas Sheard (Clothier)
Spouse: Martha Heptonstall (Full age, spinster)
Father: Peter Heptonstall (Joiner)
Witness: Jonas Sheard, George Newsome.
↑ 30 Mar 1851, 1851 England Wales Census
Civil parish: Batley
Town: Batley
County/Island: Yorkshire
Source information: HO107/2322
Registration district: Dewsbury
Sub-registration district: Morley
ED, institution, or vessel: 1i
Folio: 363
Page: 11
Household schedule number: 39
GSU Number: 87553-87554
Havercroft North Side Commencial Street
Martha Sheard, wife, married, aged 33, Domestic, b Batley.
↑ 7 Apr 1861, 1861 England Wales Census
Class: Rg 9; Piece: 3400; Folio: 75; Page: 14; GSU roll: 543126
Name: Martha Sheard [Martha Heppleston]
Gender: Female
Age: 43 (1818)
Relation: Daughter
Father's Name: Peter Heppleston
Where born: Batley, Yorkshire, England
Civil parish: Batley (Heppleston Buildings, Providence Street)
Ecclesiastical parish: Batley
Town: Batley
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Registration district: Dewsbury
Sub-registration district: Batley
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Household schedule number: 90
↑ 2 Apr 1871, 1871 England Wales Census
Class: RG10; Piece: 4582; Folio: 6; Page: 6; GSU roll: 847145
Name: Martha Sheard (Heppleston crossed out)
Age: 53
Estimated Birth Year: 1818
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Batley, Yorkshire, England
Civil parish: Batley
Ecclesiastical parish: Batley
Town: Batley
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Registration district: Dewsbury
Sub-registration district: Batley
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Household schedule number: 36
↑ 3 April 1881, 1881 England Census, ((from original))
Class: RG11; Piece: 4546; Folio: 59; Page: 7; GSU roll: 1342094
Name: Martha Sheard
Age: 63 (1818)
Relationship to Head: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Batley, Yorkshire, England
Civil parish: Batley
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England
Street Address: Wellington St
Marital Status: Widow
Occupation: Charwoman
Registration district: Dewsbury
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
↑ National Probate Calendar: (ancestry.co.uk)
Name: Martha Sheard
Death Date: 8 Apr 1883
Death Place: Batley, Yorkshire, England
Probate Date: 1 May 1883
Probate Registry: Wakefield
Of Wellington Street, Batley
To Robert Preston Heppleston nephew (cloth fuller) and
Phineas Fox (Bookkeeper).
↑ Find-A-Grave: (findagrave.com)
Martha Sheard
Birth 1818
Death 11 Apr 1883 (burial?)
Burial Batley Cemetery
Batley, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England
Memorial ID 252312053.
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