Born about in Wilne, Derbyshire, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Hooley
and Jane Smedley
Sister of
Ann Hooley, Elizabeth (Hooley) Statham, John Hooley, Sarah Hooley, Joseph Hooley, Joseph Hooley, Susannah Hooley, Joseph Hooley and Samuel Hooley
Wife of
William Astle
— married
15 Aug 1825 in Wilne, Derbyshire, England
Descendants 
Mother of
Jane Astle, John Astle, Marcus Astle, Titus Astle, Lois Elizabeth (Astle) Platts, Eunice Astle, William Dawson Astle and Lora Astle
Died about
at about age 81
in Little Wilne, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Jan 2014
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Biography
Martha Hooley was born about 1800. in Draycott, and baptised in Wilne. She was a daughter of John Hooley and his wife, Jane [nee Smedley] .She married William Astle at Wilne in August 1825 their wedding being witnessed by Joseph Astle and Sarah Hooley [presumably Martha's younger sister qv]. Martha bore some seven children between 1826 and 1845, died aged 81 in 1881, and was buried in Wilne Churchyard. One of Martha Hooley's descendants, Mary Eunice Platts, married another blood- relative, Edgar Hooley, in 1901 This profile is a collaborative work-in-progress. Can you contribute information or sources?
Sources
Wilne Churchyard Gravestone Derby Record Office. Lichfield Record Office, Census 1841,51.61.81.
See also:
Martha Hooley is also mentioned in a letter dated 7th February 1839 and written by her brother Samuel Hooley from Framlingham; he refers to Martha's letter as " long and affectionate."
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