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Martha (Heppleston) Sheard (1818 - 1883)

Martha Sheard formerly Heppleston
Born in Batley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdommap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 30 Aug 1841 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdommap
[children unknown]
Died at about age 65 in Batley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdommap
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Biography

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

  1. 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
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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).
  8. 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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