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Martha (Balmer) Whittaker (bef. 1862)

Martha Whittaker formerly Balmer
Born before in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdommap
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Wife of — married 27 Aug 1882 in Warrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdommap
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Died [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Biography

Martha Balmer was born in 1862 [1] in Preston, Lancashire, England, the daughter of Edward Balmer, a shoemaker. [2] She was baptised on 17 January 1862 at Saint John's church, Preston, Lancashire. [3]

Her mother died in 1863. Her father remarried in 1868 in Derby and in 1871 was living there with his new wife. [4]

In 1871, Martha and her older sister Martha, aged 8 and 10 respectively, were in the workhouse in Whiston, Lancashire. [5]

Martha had an illegitimate daughter Eleanor in 1880.

In 1881 Martha was living at 19, Victoria Street, Warrington with her grandfather, a shoemaker, her sister Mary and her daughter. Like her sister, Martha was a weaver. [6]

On 27 August 1882 in St Elphin's church, Warrington, Martha married Abraham Whittaker, a file cutter. Witnesses were John Hussey and Abraham's sister, Mary Mason. [2]

In 1891 she lived on Victoria Street Warrington with her husband and four children. [7]

Sources

  1. "Birth Entry" England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp accessed 12 July 2021 database entry for BALMER, MARTHA    Mother's maiden surname: BIRCH  ), GRO Reference: 1862  M Quarter in PRESTON  Volume 08E  Page 455
  2. 2.0 2.1 'Marriage Entry' Lancashire Online Parish Clerk Marriages     Source: Original Parish Register    Register: Marriages 1881 - 1884, Page 119, Entry 237
  3. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5PK-TZJ : 20 March 2020), Edward Balmer in entry for Martha Balmer, 1862.
  4. "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBXT-LP8 : 29 April 2019), Edward Balmer, 1871.
  5. "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZGB-RGV : 23 April 2019), Martha Balmer in entry for Mary Ellen Balmer, 1871.
  6. "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27G-46M9 : 13 December 2017), Martha Balmer in household of Edward Balmer, Warrington, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 6, Piece/Folio 3796/82, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,089.
  7. "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7W1Q-SZM : 23 February 2021), Abraham Whittaker, Warrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Lancashire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.




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