Born in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James Taylor
— married
28 Aug 1862 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Mother of
Sarah Hannah Taylor and John Henry Taylor
Died
at about age 65
in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Biography
Martha was born about 1826 to Mark Wilcock, manufacturer, and Mary
In the 1841 census she is 15, living with her father, mother and siblings[1]
In the 1851 census she is 27, living with her mother and siblings[2]
In the 1861 census, Hannah Taylor (31, unmarried dress maker born Halifax), James Taylor (23, unmarried, rolling and carpet board maker born Halifax) and boarder Martha Wilcox (35, unmarried, Nurser born Halifax) are resident at 3 Green Lane, Halifax[3]. This is the same address registered to their step-father John Hardcastle (1789-), although his death-date is not found.
James Taylor married Martha Wilcock on 28 Aug 1862. James was 26, a joiner, and his father John Taylor was a weaver. Martha was 30, daughter of Mark WIlcock, a manufacturer.[4]
In the 1871 census, "Samuel" Taylor (33, joiner born Halifax), wife Martha Taylor (44 born Midgley), daughter Sarah Hannah Taylor (3 born Halifax) and border Joshua Padget (23) are resident at Green Lane, Halifax[5]
In the 1881 census, Martha Taylor (56, widowed laundress born Midgeley) and daughter Sarah H (13, tapestry carpet maker) are resident at 12 Green Lane, Halifax[6]
In the 1891 census, Martha Taylor (66) and Sarah H Taylor (23, unmarried carpet weaver) are resident at 12 Green Lane, Halifax[7]
Martha died aged 67 on 26 July 1891 and is buried at plot 3863, Lister Lane Cemetery[8]
Research Notes
Martha's family are buried at Lister Lane Cemetary, plot 2270[9], although Martha is not
Martha's father is indexed in the Calderdale Companion at http://www.calderdalecompanion.co.uk/mmw157.html#10
Sources
- ↑ 1841 Census: "1841 England Census", Class: HO107; Piece: 1301; Book: 9; Civil Parish: Halifax; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 7; Folio: 12; Page: 16; Line: 22; GSU roll: 464261, Ancestry Record 8978 #12467287 (accessed 18 September 2023), Martha Wilcock (15) in Halifax registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Yorkshire, England.
- ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England Census", Class: HO107; Piece: 2298; Folio: 257; Page: 3; GSU roll: 87499-87502; ED, institution, or vessel: 1l; Household schedule number: 10, Ancestry Record 8860 #10736571 (accessed 18 September 2023), Martha Wilcock (27) daughter in household of Mary Wilcock (53) in Halifax registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Midgley, Yorkshire, England.
- ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England Census", Class: Rg 9; Piece: 3279; Folio: 96; Page: 2; GSU roll: 543107; ED, institution, or vessel: 6; Household schedule number: 6, Ancestry Record 8767 #10079879 (accessed 18 September 2023), James Taylor (23) brother in household of Hannah Taylor (31) in Halifax registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
- ↑ Marriage: "West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935", West Yorkshire Archive Service; Leeds, Yorkshire, England; Reference Number: WDP53/1/3/65, Ancestry Record 2253 #9549451 (accessed 18 September 2023), James Taylor (26) marriage to Martha Willcock on 28 Aug 1862 in Halifax, St John the Baptist, Yorkshire, England.
- ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England Census", The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4399; Folio: 52; Page: 16; GSU roll: 848096; ED, institution, or vessel: 43; Household schedule number: 97, Ancestry uk Record 7619 #25782917 (accessed 18 September 2023), Sarah Hannah Taylor (8) daughter in household of Samuel Taylor (34) in Halifax registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
- ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England Census", Class: RG11; Piece: 4406; Folio: 39; Page: 1; GSU roll: 1342053; ED, institution, or vessel: 52, Ancestry uk Record 7572 #24218963 (accessed 18 September 2023), Sarah H Taylor (18) daughter, Tapestry Carpet Weaver, in household of Martha Taylor (56) at 12 Green Lane in Halifax registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
- ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 England Census", The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 3593; Folio: 45; Page: 2; GSU roll: 6098703, Ancestry uk Record 6598 #5498405 (accessed 18 September 2023), Sarah H Taylor (28) daughter in household of Martha Taylor (66) in Halifax in Halifax registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
- ↑ http://www.calderdalecompanion.co.uk/ph3863000.html
- ↑ http://www.calderdalecompanion.co.uk/ph2270000.html
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