Birth: 23 September 1886 68 Bolney Street, Aspull, Lancashire, UK
Father: James Rawlinson 1849-1913
Mother: Martha Goulding 1850-1908
Christening: 21 October 1886 St John Baptist, Aspull, Lancashire, UK
Marriage: 16 October 1919 St Michael, Abergele, Denbighshire, Wales, UK
Husband: Walter Ellis 1885-a1939
Death: 10 December 1966 Haighlands, Sea Road, Abergele, Denbighshire, Wales, UK
Irene Ellis [Turner] 1921-a1961
Marjorie Ellis [Weston] 1922-a1966
Birth of Martha Rawlinson in FreeBMD in October-December 1886 in Wigan (8C 12).
Entry in Ancestry England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 for Martha Rawlinson on 21 October 1886 at Haigh, Aspull, Lancashire, parents James and Martha Rawlinson.
Entry in Ancestry Wigan baptisms for Martha Rawlinson on 21 October 1886 at Aspull, St John Baptist, Lancashire, parents James and Martha Rawlinson. "Page 28 Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of Haigh and Aspull in the County of Lancaster in the Year 1886 [...] 1886 Oct 21 No. 218 Martha parents James, a Collier, and Martha Rawlinson of 68 Bolney Street".
Her brother was registered in October-December 1888 in Wigan, and baptised on 29 November 1888 at St John Baptist, Aspull, when they were living at 68 Bolney Street.
In the 1891 census as Martha Rawlinson aged 5, born in Aspull, Lancashire, and living with her parents (James and Martha), four brothers (Alfred, James, John and Robert) and four sisters (Alice, Elizabeth, Emily and Sarah) in four rooms at 61 Baldney Street, Aspull, Lancashire.
In the 1901 census as Martha Rawlinson aged 14, born in New Springs, Lancashire, and a servant living with Sara E Pope (aged 39, born in Blackburn, Lancashire, widowed, a grocer and sub postmistress and an employer working at home), her son (John Geo aged 7 and born in New Springs, Lancashire), and four daughters (Annie E aged 17, single and a post office ?, Alice aged 14, Esther W aged 15 and Mary aged 10, all born in New Springs, Lancashire) at 87 & 89 Wigan Road, Aspull, Lancashire.
In the 1911 census as Martha Rawlinson aged 24, born in Aspull, Lancashire, single, and a domestic cook living with Charles Henry James (aged 63, born in Derby, and a clerk in holy orders), his wife (Emily Maria aged 64, born in Scalby, Yorks, and married for 28 years with 6 children all living), his son (George Syaney aged 18, born in Haigh, Lancs, single, and a mining engineer apprentice in a coal mine), two daughters (Madeleine aged 27, single and no stated employment, and Phyllis Mary aged 21, single and a governess, both born in Haigh, Lancs), sister (Ann Madeline aged 58, born in Derby, single and no stated employment) and a housemaid (Ann Jane Little aged 18, born in Skirwith, Cumb and single) in eighteen rooms at Haigh Vicarage, Wigan, Lancashire.
Marriage of Martha Rawlinson and Walter Ellis in FreeBMD in October-December 1919 in St Asaph (11B 715).
Entry in Ancestry for the marriage of Bertha Rawlinson aged 33, and Walter Ellis on 16 October 1919 in Abergele. "Page 103 1819. Marriage solemnized at St Michael's Church in the Parish of Abergele in the County of Denbigh. [No.] 205 Oct 16 1919 Walter Ellis [aged] 34 [a] Bachelor [and] Gardener [of] Abergele [father] William Ellis [a] Provision Merchant, [and] Bertha Rawlinson [aged] 33 [a] Spinster [of] Abergele [father] James Rawlinson [a] Collier. Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns [...] in the Presence of us, Robert Rawlinson, Archie Powell, Florence Ellis, [and] Frances Florence Ellis." Note that her name is Bertha in the entry but she signed her name Martha.
In the 1921 census as Martha Ellis aged 33 years 3 months, born in Wigan, Lancashire, and visiting with her husband (Walter) and another visitor (Lilly Ellis aged 16 years 5 months, born in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, and a coal merchant's clerk employed by Pritchard & Jones of Abergele), Joseph Ellis (aged 33 years 6 months, born in Abergele, a grocer and provision dearler and employer at the Stone (sic - in the index, Store on the original), Abergele - brother-in-law?), his wife (Fanny aged 42 years 9 months and born in York, Yorkshire), and his three daughters (Bessie aged 18 years 6 months and born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and Frances and Florence Ellis both aged 7 years 11 months and born in Buffalo, New York, USA) in seven rooms at 12 Marlboro Grove, Rhyl, St Asaph, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Wales.
Her daughter was registered in October-December 1921 in St Asaph in 1921.
Her daughter was born on 23 December 1922 and registered in January-March 1923 in St Asaph.
In the 1939 England and Wales Register as Martha Ellis born 23 September 1887 (sic), married, and living with Walter Ellis (husband?), Marjorie Ellis (daughter?) and one other at Haylands, Abergele, Denbighshire, Wales.
Death of Martha Ellis in FreeBMD in October-December 1966 aged 81 in Aled (8A 363).
Entry in Ancestry England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 for Martha Ellis died 10 December 1966 in Denbighshire, probate 3 February 1967 in Bangor. "Ellis Martha of Haighlands Sea Road Abergele Denbighshire died 10 December 1966 Probate 3 February to National Provincial Bank Limited. Effects £2541."
Entry in Ancestry UK and Ireland, Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current for Martha Ellis aged 81 of Haighlands, Sea Road, Abergele, children, R. A. K. Turner, Bryn Selar, M. Weston published 15 December 1966 in North Wales Weekly News., Colwyn Bay, Clwyd, Wales.
There are eighteen entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Martha Rawlinson.
Note that Aled was created out of Conway and St. Asaph in 1935.
Martha Rawlinson was the mother of Marjorie Ellis, wife of Arthur Stannard Weston, my fourth cousin once removed.
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