Birth: July-September 1852 Armley, Yorkshire, UK
Father: Matthew Waterhouse (Watterhouse) 1808-1884
Mother: Fanny (Frances) Whitham (Witham) 1812-1899
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: January-March 1871 Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Husband: Wilson Austin 1849-1927
Death: 29 July 1907 Leeds, Yorkshire, UK
Burial: New Wortley Cemetery, Wortley, Yorkshire, UK
None known
Birth of Martha Waterhouse in FreeBMD in July-September 1852 in Hunslet (9b 213) which included Armley.
In the 1861 census as Martha Waterhouse aged 7, born in Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire, and living with her parents (Matthew and Frances), two brothers (Benjamin and Mathew Henry), and four sisters (Ann, Elizabeth, Emma, and Mary Ann) at Moor Cottage, Bramley Road, Armley.
Marriage of Martha Waterhouse and Wilson Austin in FreeBMD in January-March 1871 in Leeds (9b 422).
In the 1871 census as Martha Auster (sic - in the index, Austin on the original) aged 19, born in Armley, Yorkshire, and living with her husband (William) at Ridge Road, Armley, Yorkshire.
In 1876 her husband had a son born in Barrow in Furness, presumably by his "wife" Mary.
In the 1881 census as Martha Waterhouse aged 27, born in Armley, married but not with her husband, employed as a cloth weaver, and living with Matthew and Fanny Waterhouse but an unspecified relationship, and Chas. Dufton aged 18 and born in Armley at Guys Building, Armley.
In the 1891 census as Martha Austin aged 38, born in Leeds, Yorkshire, married, and a servant/housekeeper living with John Barraclough (aged 59, born in Leeds, widowed and an iron moulder) in four rooms at 45 Caverdish Street, West Leeds, Yorkshire.
In the 1901 census as Martha Austin aged 48, born in Leeds, widowed, no stated employment and living in three rooms at 47 Holdforth Street, Wortley, Yorkshire.
Death of Martha Austin in FreeBMD in July-September 1907 aged 55 in Leeds (9b 213).
The tombstone inscription at New Wortley Cemetery reads (information from Mona Chadwick):
In loving memory of Matthew Waterhouse of Armley who died April 12 1884 in his 75th year
Also Fanny Waterhouse, wife of the above who died March 11th 1899 aged 87 years
Also Matthew Henry Waterhouse, son of Matthew and Fanny Waterhouse who died June 1st 1880 aged 25 years
Also Martha Austin, sister of the above who died July 29th 1907 aged 55 years.
Caroline Anne Ewles-Whitham has an entry for Martha Waterhouse bornin 1854 in Armley, Yorkshire, parents Matthew Waterhouse and Fanny Whitham, her marriage to ? Austin, and her death on 29 July 1907 in Bramley, Yorkshire.
There are five entries in Ancestry Public Member Trees for Martha Whitham born in about 1854 in Armley, parents Mathew Waterhouse and Frances Whitham.
Martha Waterhouse was Felicity's great grandaunt.
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