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Martha Foulds

Martha was born in 1828 in Yorkshire.¹

Birth Notes
- Most likely born in Bingley, as older and younger siblings were born there.
  
  Aged 12 in 1841
  
  Possible match:
  Name    Martha Fowlds
  Gender    Female
  Christening Date    23 Dec 1827
  Christening Place    Bierley, Yorkshire, England
  Father's Name    Thomas Fowlds
  Mother's Name    Rebecca

Martha's father was Thompson Foulds and her mother was Rebecca (Becca) Wells. Her paternal grandparents were William Foulds and Hannah (Ann) Wild. She had a brother and a sister, named Jack and Mary. She was the youngest of the three children. She had a half-brother and a half-sister, named William and Ann. She died at the age of 22 in September 1850 in Keighley.²

Death Notes
- No death records in Keighley for Martha between 1841 and 1851, so must have married.
  
  Name: Martha Rebecca Foulds
  Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1850
  Registration district: Bradford
  Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
  Volume: 23
  Page: 159
  
  Possibly died as (only half sure):
  OVEREND Martha Keighley 23 252

General Notes
- Missing from home by 1851 (aged 24), presumed married in Dec 1847 or June 1848.
  
  Marriages Jun 1848   (>99%)
  Doughty Isaac    Keighley 23 293
  HUNTER John     Keighley 23 293
  Normington William     Keighley 23 293
  OVEREND Joseph     Keighley 23 293
  
  No Martha can be found for any of these in the 1851 census, but Martha Overend died Sep 1850, so this is could be her. However, there are two Joseph Overend's in 1851, one married and one singel (neither widowed).
  
  Marriages Dec 1847   (>99%)
  Croft John    Hunslet 23 321
  FEARNLEY William     Hunslet 23 321
  INESON Joseph     Otley 23 321
  Nichols Edwad     Hunslet 23 321
  POSGATE William Tinker     Hunslet 23 321
  
  None match

Occupation Details
- From 1841 Martha's occupation was Factory Girl in manufacturing.
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1841 census

Occupancy & Contact Details
- Martha lived at Bargate St from 1841.¹
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Home of Thompson and Elizabeth Foulds and family in 1841

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- William Foulds
  - b.1771 in Keighley d.Sep 1853 in Keighley
  
  Thompson Foulds
  - b.1801 in Morton (Bingley) d.24 Feb 1856 in Keighley
  
  Hannah (Ann) Wild
  - b.~ 1781 in Yorkshire d.Jun 1841 in Keighley
  
  Martha Foulds
  - b.1828 in Yorkshire d.Sep 1850 in Keighley
  
  Rebecca (Becca) Wells
  - b.1796 in Birstall

Personal Timeline

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¹ 1841 UK Census
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