Martha (France) Pepper (1851 - 1905)

Born 1851 in Warrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of William Henry Allison — married 3 Dec 1871 in Warrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Thomas Pepper — married 1885 in Warrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Died 1905 at about age 54 in Warrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Martha France was born in Warrington, Lancashire, England in 1851. She was the daughter of Henry France and Mary Caldwell. ^[1]

In 1871 she was living with her parents and 7 siblings at Orford Street, Warrington. Her father was an Iron Turner ^[2]

Martha married William Henry Allison, a tailor's son, on 3 December 1871 at St Elphin's Church, Warrington. William was glasscutter. ^[3]

Both of Martha's parents died in the mid-1870's, and her brother James and sister Sarah moved in with her and her husband. Martha and William had (at least) 2 children. In 1881, the extended family were living at 27, Winwick Street, Warrington. ^[4]

She remaried Thomas Pepper in Warrington in 1885 and they had at 5 children. ^[5]

She died in Warrington in 1905.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Record Birth Entry England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content accessed 2 September 2020 database entry for FRANCE, MARTHA    Mother's maiden surname: CALDWELL  ), GRO Reference: 1851  D Quarter in WARRINGTON  Volume 20  Page 974
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBFL-QCY : 24 April 2019), Matha France in entry for Henry France, 1871.
3. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFNW-4RC : 13 March 2020), William Henry Allison, 1871.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27G-WKJD : 13 December 2017), Martha Allison in household of William Henry Allison, Warrington, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 1, Piece/Folio 3792/4, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,088.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9L7-FXS : 21 May 2019), Martha Pepper in household of Thomas J Pepper, Warrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Warrington subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.