Martha EARNSHAW

  General Notes:

Births Sep 1865 Bradford 9b p175 Martha Earnshaw - mother Briggs on new GRO indexes
Birth certificate confirms that this is the correct entry and that the family were still in Denholme

Married at Luddenden St Mary on 9th Nov 1892 - entry 56 after Banns (GRO Dec 1892 Halifax 9a 821)
Parents William Murgatroyd (wool sorter) and Thomas Earnshaw (Loom tuner)
witnesses were Jonathan Patchett Horsfield
John Sunderland Earnshaw (Brother)
Phebe Crowther.

Death Mar 1937
Halifax 9a 761 Murgatroyd Martha, age 71

Buried in Plot B186 at Luddenden Cemetery with husband and 3 of her children. (Also refers to another son, killed in WW1)

1871 Census - Providence Place, Midgley
RG10/4417 F28 P7
Thos. Earnshaw, Head, Mar, 29, Weavers Overlooker, Yorkshire Denholme
Elizabeth Earnshaw, Wife, Mar, 28, , Yorkshire Wadsworth
Maria Earnshaw, Daur, , 7, Scholar, Yorkshire Denholme
Martha Earnshaw, Daur, , 5, Scholar, Yorkshire Denholme
(Emma crossed out) Herman Earnshaw, Son, , 3, Scholar, Yorkshire Midgley
Lora Earnshaw, Daur, , 2, , Yorkshire Wheatley
John Earnshaw, Son, 1 mo, , Yorkshire Midgley

1881 census
Dwelling:Church Hill
Census Place:Midgley, York, England
Source:FHL Film 1342056 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 4418 Folio 6 Page 5
MarrAgeSexBirthplace
Thomas EARNSHAWM39 MHalifax, York, England
Rel:Head
Occ:Worsted Weaving Overlooker
Betty EARNSHAWM50 FHalifax, York, England
Rel:Wife
Maria EARNSHAWU17 FHalifax, York, England
Rel:Daur
Occ:Worsted Millhand
Martha EARNSHAWU15 FHalifax, York, England
Rel:Daur
Occ:Worsted Millhand
Heman EARNSHAW 13 MHalifax, York, England
Rel:Son
Occ:Worsted Millhand
Laura EARNSHAW 12 FHalifax, York, England
Rel:Daur
Occ:Worsted Millhand
Johnny S. EARNSHAW 10 MHalifax, York, England
Rel:Son
Occ:Scholar
John B. SUNDERLANDW78 MHalifax, York, England
Rel:Father In Law
Occ:Verger

1891 census (on Ancestry.co.uk)
RG12/3602 Folio 78 P 6
13 Church Hill, Luddenden, Midgley, Yorkshire
Thomas Earnshaw, Head,M,49,Overlooker Worsted Weaving, employed, Yorkshire Denholme
Betty Earnshaw,wife,M,60,,,Warley Warley
Martha Earnshaw,daur,S,25,Weaver Worsted,employed,Yorkshire Denholme
Laura Earnshaw,daur,S,22,Worsted Mill Hand,employed,Yorkshire Ovenden
John Earnshaw,father,wid'r,80,Retired Weaver,,Yorkshire Denholme

1901 census
2 Sun Buildings, Luddenden (indexed under Mungatroyd on web site)
RG13/4135 F9 P9
William H Murgatroyd, Head, M, 32, Clerk in Worsted Mill, Warley
Martha do, Wife, M, 35, , Denholme
Ernest, Son, 7, , Warley
Laura, Daur, 6, , Warley
Florence, Daur, 3, , Warley
Albert Victor, Son, 1, , Warley
George, Son, 3m, , Warley
(same page as Lewis John Earnshaw, son of John Earnshaw and Ann Briggs)

1911 census
RG14PN26538 RG78PN1529 RD496 SD6 ED22 SN102
1 Rough Hall, Wainstalls, Halifax (6 rooms)
William Henry Murgatroyd, Head, 42, Married, Manager (Worsted Spinning), Yorkshire Halifax
Martha Murgatroyd, Wife, 45, Married (18 years), , Yorkshire Denholme
Ernest Murgatroyd, Son, 17, Single, Spinners Clerk (Worsted Spinning), Yorkshire Halifax
Laura Murgatroyd, Daughter, 16, Single, Student, Yorkshire Halifax
Florence Murgatroyd, Daughter, 13, , School, Yorkshire Halifax
Albert Victor Murgatroyd, Son, 11, , School, Yorkshire Halifax
George Murgatroyd, Son, 10, , School, Yorkshire Halifax
Bertha Murgatroyd, Daughter, 8, , , Yorkshire Halifax
Walter Murgatroyd, Son, 6, , , Yorkshire Halifax
Thomas William Murgatroyd, Son, 3, , , Yorkshire Halifax
- against Martha : 10 children born alive in the marriage, 8 still alive and 2 had died

All 5 children of Thomas were baptised at Luddenden St Mary on 17th March 1875. Probably because he had married the daughter of the Verger and had previously been non-conformist. Entry numbers 1647-1651 (on pages 206 and 207) in descending order of age
Christening entry says Maria's birth was 12 January 1864, birth certificate says February
Baptism entries/images on Ancestry
Halifax, Chapelry of Luddenden, page 206, 1875
1647 1875 March 17, Maria, Thomas & Elizabeth, Earnshaw, Midgley, Overlooker, born January 12 1864
1648 1875 March 17, Martha, Thomas & Elizabeth, Earnshaw, Midgley, Overlooker, born July 27 1865
page 207
1649 1875 March 17, Heman, Thomas & Elizabeth, Earnshaw, Midgley, Overlooker, born 19th May 1867
1650 1875 March 17, Laura, Thomas & Elizabeth, Earnshaw, Midgley, Overlooker, born February 25th 1869
1651 1875 March 17, Johnny Sunderland, Thomas & Elizabeth, Earnshaw, Midgley, Overlooker, born March 5 1871
- all baptised by Rev James Nelson

DEATH: According to a letter from Elizabeth Alice (nee Holdsworth) to John Rushworth on 14th July 2003, Martha died of diabetes. She does not have a source for this information. Margaret Rushworth understands that Martha died as a result of damage to her pancreas and a grossly enlarged spleen which both she and her doctor believed resulted from the quantities of medication she had been taking to alleviate her rheumatism.

BIOGRAPHY: Elizabeth Alice (nee Holdsworth) writes in a letter to John Rushworth dated 14 July 2003 "My mother told me that she (Martha) was very sensitive that she was older than her husband which is why the birth dates are not mentioned on the grave stone."

  Noted events in her life were:

• Occupation. Worsted Millhand

• Occupation: weaver worsted, 1891, Luddenden, Nr Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

Martha married William Henry MURGATROYD, son of William MURGATROYD and Betty BROADBENT, on 9 Nov 1892 in Luddenden, Nr Halifax, Yorkshire, England. (William Henry MURGATROYD was born on 30 Sep 1868 in Luddenden, Nr Halifax, Yorkshire, England, died on 5 Jul 1971 in Holderness, Yorkshire, England and was buried in Luddenden, Nr Halifax, Yorkshire, England.)