Martha (White) Straiton (1811 - abt. 1870)

Born 1811 in Legerwood, Berwickshire, Scotland

Wife of John Straiton — married about 1840 in Berwickshire, Scotland

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Biography

Martha White is seen as the wife of John Straiton in the 1851 Census.^[1] In this Census she is stated to have been born at Legerwood in Berwickshire. This Census indicates her age as 43 while the 1841 Census suggests her age was 30.^[2] The latter has been used to calculate her year of birth at 1811.

In 1861 the family was living at 6 Chirnside Cottages at Edrom.^[3]

Sources

Footnotes:

1. ↑ 1851 Census, Parish of Edrom, Berwickshire, Enumeration Book 1, Page 15; Index, Scottish Indexes (http://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=73801058: accessed 11 Apr 2017); Original Source: 1851 Scotland Census, National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
2. ↑ 1841 Census, Parish of Bunkle, Berwickshire, Enumeration Book 1, Page 12; Index, Scottish Indexes (http://www.scottishindexes.com/41transcript.aspx?houseid=72801057: accessed 11 Apr 2017); Original Source: 1841 Scotland Census, National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
3. ↑ 1861 Census, Parish of Edrom, Berwickshire, Enumeration Book 1, Page 14; Index, Scottish Indexes (http://www.scottishindexes.com/61transcript.aspx?houseid=73801068: accessed 12 Apr 2017); Original Source: 1861 Scotland Census, National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Publications:

• 1851 Census, Parish of Edrom, Berwickshire, Enumeration Book 1, Page 15; Index, Scottish Indexes (http://www.scottishindexes.com/51transcript.aspx?houseid=73801058: accessed 11 Apr 2017); Original Source: 1851 Scotland Census, National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.