Birth: 1733 Bradford, Yorkshire, UK
Father: Joshua Brooksbank b1710-a1742
Mother: Unknown
Christening: 11 November 1733 Bradford, Yorkshire, UK
Marriage: 20 June 1754 St Peter, Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Husband: John Lambert 1721/2-1801
Death: October 1807 Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Buried: 7 October 1807 St Peter, Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Mary Lambert 1755
Zillah Lambert [Foster] 1759-a1796
Absalom Lambert 1761
Tamar Lambert 1764
There is an entry in the IGI for Martha Brooksbank christened on 11 November 1733 in Bradford, father Joshua Brooksbank. The same information is in Ancestry England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. There is also a submitted entry for the birth of Martha Brooksbank in about 1733 in Leeds and her marriage to John Lambert on 20 June 1754 in Leeds. There is another submitted entry for the birth of Martha or Lambart Brooksbank in Leeds in 1732.
There are two entries for the baptism of Martha Brooksbank in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 in November 1733 at Bradford, St Peter, one giving the father as Josh Brooksbank and the other as Jah Brooksbank - both refer to the same entry "Christning Anno Domini 1733 [...] November [...] Martha Dr of Ja?? [two illegible characters] Brookfbank ward of Alleets 13" and another two for her baptism on 23 May 1735 at Bradford, St Peter, father James Brooksbank ""Christnings Anno Domini 1735 May [...] 23 Martha Dr of James Brooksbank Clothr of Shipley". The earlier entry seems the more likely.
Posible siblings were baptised on 27 February 1736/7, 24 July 1737, 9 January 1739 and 11 July 1742 at St Peter, Bradford but which are nearly illegible, but have the father as Jos which could be could be Joshua or Joseph.
Entry in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 for Martha Brooksbank and John Lambert on 20 June 1754 at Leeds St Peter. "No. 45 John Lambert of this Parifh and Martha Brooksbank of this Parifh were Married in this Church by Banns this twentieth Day of June in the Year One Thoufand Seven Hundred and fifty four [he signed his name she made her mark] in the Prefence of Thomas Wade [and] Tobbias Lambert [who made his mark]".
A possible daughter was baptised in 1755 at St Wilfrid, Calverley, but her father was a labourer so I have some doubts whether it is the same family.
Her daughter was baptised on 4 February 1759, her son on 28 June 1761 and daughter on 11 March 1764, all at St Wilfrids, Calverley father Jno Lambert, a clothier of Stanningley.
Her husband died at Idle Workhouse and was buried on 2 December 1801 at St Wilfrid, Calverley.
Entry in Ancestry West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812 for the burial of Martha Lambert on 7 October 1807 aged 73 at Leeds St Peter. "Burials at the Parish Church of Leeds October 1807 [...] Martha Lambert Wid [of] Hunslet [aged] 73 y [on] 7 [of] Old Age".
Calverley is 3 miles NE of Bradford and 4 miles NW of Leeds. Hunslet is south of the centre of Leeds.
Martha Brooksbank was Felicity's fifth great grandmother.
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