Maritta Kershaw (1863)

Born 23 Oct 1863 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

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Biography

Maritta was born on 23 October 1863 at Thornton, Yorkshire the daughter of Joseph Kershaw (1834 - <1891) and Mary Shaw (~1833 - )^[1].

Her siblings were:

1. Elizabeth Kershaw (~1853 - 1884)
2. Ruth Kershaw (~1857 - ~1930)
3. Mary Hannah Kershaw (~1860 - )
4. Herbert Kershaw (1870 - )
5. Clara Kershaw (~1873 - )
6. Dan Kershaw (1876 - )

Maritta married Joseph Watson on on 16 December 1885 at Bolton, Yorkshire^[2].

Their children were:

1. Mary Eva Watson
2. Herbert William Watson
3. Maurice Watson
4. Harold K Watson

In the 1911 England Census Maritta is said to be 47 years old and residing with her husband Joseph Watson and her 4 children ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8912 #16686922 (accessed 19 April 2022)
   Name: Maritta Kershaw; Registration Date: 1863; Quarter of the Year: Oct-Nov-Dec; Registration Place: Bradford, Yorkshire West Riding, England; Volume: 9b; Page: 164.
2. ↑ Church Marriage Record: "West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935"
   West Yorkshire Archive Service; Leeds, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2253 #22010510 (accessed 19 April 2022)
   Maretta Kershaw (22) marriage to Joseph Watson on 16 Dec 1885 in Bolton, St James, Yorkshire, England.
3. ↑ 1911 Census: "1911 England Census"
   The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2352 #38667570 (accessed 19 April 2022)
   Maretta Watson (47), wife, in household of Joseph Watson (48) at 30 Queen's Road Manningham Bradford. Born in Allerton, Yorkshire, England.