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Martha was a servant in Northumberland by 1871

England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

Name: Martha Spoor Curry
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 15 Apr 1855
Birth Place: Gateshead, Durham, England
Baptism Date: 10 Jun 1855
Baptism Place: Gateshead, Durham, England
Father: James Curry
Mother: Mary Anne Curry
FHL Film Number: 252783



According to Public Family Trees, she married in 1880 in Rotherhithe. The marriage certificate does not say her father was deceased

1861 Census for Mary Ann with husband James Curry, and child Robert

1861 Census

Name: Mary A Curry
Age: 30
Estimated Birth Year: 1831
Relation: Wife
Spouse's Name: James Curry
Gender: Female
Where born: N Burn, Northumberland, England
Civil Parish: Heworth
Town: Felling
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Registration district: Gateshead
Sub-registration district: Heworth
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Household schedule number: 121
Piece: 3797
Folio: 124
Page Number: 24

James Curry 32 b.ca 1829, Gateshead, Blacksmith
Mary A Curry 30
Martha Curry 6 b.ca 1855, Heworth, Durham, Scholar
Robt J Curry 2 b.ca 1859, Heworth

Address:- Felling


CURRY, MARTHA SPOOR mmn JOHNSON
GRO Reference: 1855 J Quarter in GATESHEAD Volume 10A Page 466


?????? James Curry's death ..........

CURRY, JAMES 33
GRO Reference: 1862 M Quarter in GATESHEAD Volume 10A Page 327

????????????

possible marriage for Mary Ann

Marriages Dec 1854 (>99%)
Curry James South Shields 10a 637 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
George Thomas South Shields 10a 637
Johnson Mary Ann S Shields 10a 637 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Taylor Sarah S Shields 10a 637

OK ......... it does not look as though Abraham Kershaw married Mary Ann. I could not find one on Freebmd.

........ the children appear to be registered in her name

Gateshead is the Registration district for Heworth, which is where Robert Curry is said to be born in the 1871 Census

CURRY, ROBERT mmn JOHNSON
GRO Reference: 1857 D Quarter in GATESHEAD Volume 10A Page 471

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CURRY, HENRY - (no mmn)
GRO Reference: 1864 J Quarter in GATESHEAD Volume 10A Page 622

CURRY, ELIZA HARRIET - (no mmn)
GRO Reference: 1869 D Quarter in GATESHEAD Volume 10A Page 646

CURRY, HARRIET - (no mmn)
GRO Reference: 1872 J Quarter in GATESHEAD Volume 10A Page 835


I can't be sure enough of the other 2 children


?????
other children ...............

CURRY, JOHN THOMAS -
GRO Reference: 1874 D Quarter in GATESHEAD Volume 10A Page 876

Died
CURRY, JOHN THOMAS 1
GRO Reference: 1876 M Quarter in GATESHEAD Volume 10A Page 418

CURRY, MARY ANN -
GRO Reference: 1883 M Quarter in GATESHEAD Volume 10A Page 893

Died
CURRY, MARY ANN 3
GRO Reference: 1882 D Quarter in GATESHEAD Volume 10A Page 496

Children's birth registrations show Ann's maiden name .........

KERSHAW, TITUS mmn SUGDEN
GRO Reference: 1850 J Quarter in BRADFORD AND NORTH BIERLEY YORKSHIRE Volume 23 Page 102

KERSHAW, JOHANNA mmn SUGDEN
GRO Reference: 1859 J Quarter in BRADFORD AND NORTH BIERLEY YORKSHIRE Volume 09B Page 115


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Record Transcription:
England & Wales Non-Conformist Births And Baptisms
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Kershaw
Birth year 1830
Birth date 31 Oct 1830
Place Halifax
Denomination Baptist
Father's first name(s) Titus
Mother's first name(s) Harriett
County Yorkshire
Country England
The National Archives reference TNA/RG/4/3165
Description YORKSHIRE: Halifax, Pellon Lane Chapel (Baptist): Births
Record set England & Wales Non-Conformist Births And Baptisms
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Collections from Great Britain, England

Record Transcription:
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census

43, Charles Street, Hedworth and Monkton and Jarrow, South Shields, Durham, England
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Abraham Kershaw's Household Members
Members that resided in the household at the time of the census.
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Abraham Kershaw Head Married Male 56 1825 Plasterer Bradford, Devon, England
Mary Ann Kershaw Wife Married Female 50 1831 - Newburn, Northumberland, England
Robert Curry Kershaw Son Single Male 23 1858 Dock Labourer Felling, Durham, England
Henry Kershaw Son Single Male 16 1865 Carpenter Felling, Durham, England
William Kershaw Son Single Male 13 1868 Scholar Felling, Durham, England
Eliza Kershaw Daughter Single Female 11 1870 Scholar Felling, Durham, England
Harriet Kershaw Daughter Single Female 8 1873 Scholar Felling, Durham, England

Abraham Kershaw
England and Wales Census, 1871
Name Abraham Kershaw
Event Type Census
Event Date 1871
Event Place Heworth, Durham, England
Enumeration District 2
Gender Male
Age 40
Marital Status Married
Occupation Plasterer xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Birth Year (Estimated) 1831
Birthplace Bradford, Yorkshire
Entry Number 3
Affiliate Image Identifier GBC/1871/5048/0076
Household

Role

Sex

Age

Birthplace
Abraham Kershaw Head M 40 Bradford, Yorkshire
Mary Ann Kershaw Wife F 40 Newburn, Northumberland
Robert Kershaw Son M 12 Heworth, Durham
Mary Curry Kershaw Daughter F 9 Heworth, Durham
Henry Kershaw Son M 6 Heworth, Durham
William Kershaw Son M 3 Heworth, Durham
Elizabeth Harriet Kershaw Daughter F 1 Heworth, Durham
Citing this Record

"England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB88-44Q : 11 December 2017), Abraham Kershaw, 1871.

Was Ann just a strategic "widow" ?



Abraham Kershaw
in the 1861 England Census
Name: Abraham Kershaw
Age: 30
Estimated Birth Year: 1831
Relation: Boarder
Gender: Male
Where born: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Birtley
County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Registration district: Chester Le Street
Sub-registration district: Harraton
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors:
Household schedule number: 235
Piece: 3762
Folio: 81
Page Number: 48
Household Members:
Name Age
Ann Bell 67
Mary Bell 25
Abraham Kershaw 30 - plasterer

UK, Lunacy Patients Admission Registers, 1846-1912

NameAbm KershawGenderMaleAdmission Date6 Jun 1883InstitutionDurhamIntitution PlaceDurham, EnglandDeath Date15 Aug 1883Death PlaceDurham, England

This is from a tree on Ancestry:



Death
Abraham Kershaw
(1830-1883)

?15 Aug 1883

? Winterton Hospital,Stockton, Durham, England


Name: Abm Kershaw Gender: Male Admission Date: 6 Jun 1883 Institution: Durham Intitution Place: Durham, England Death Date: 15 Aug 1883 Death Place: Durham, England

Abraham Kershaw
in the England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1970
Name: Abraham Kershaw
Birth Date: 31 Oct 1830
Birth Place: Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Gender: Male
Event Type: Birth
Father: Titus Kershaw
Mother: Harriett Kershaw
Denomination: Baptist
Piece Title: Piece 3165: Halifax, Pellon Lane Chapel (Baptist), 1779-1837

??

The only one in Bradford 1851-61.

Deaths Mar 1858 (>99%)
Kershaw Abraham Bradford 9b 54

EDIT:
No, this one was an infant.

Was she perhaps Ann Sugden, daughter of Lydia before she married James Eastwood?


Marriages Dec 1849 (>99%)

Dover Thomas Bradford Y. 23 239 Scan available - click to view
Fletcher Abraham Bradford Y. 23 239 Scan available - click to view
Fortune Sarah Bradford Y 23 239 Scan available - click to view
Greenwood Joseph Bradford Y. 23 239 Scan available - click to view
Haigh Mary Bradford 23 239 Scan available - click to view
Kershaw Abraham Bradford Y 23 239 Scan available - click to view
Sugden Ann Bradford 23 239 Scan available - click to view
Wilkinson Betty Bradford Yk 23 239

Ann was illegitimate:

Ann Sugden
in the West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910
Name: Ann Sugden
Age: 0
Record Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 9 Aug 1828
Baptism Date: 19 Jun 1829
Baptism Place: Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral), Yorkshire, England
Parish as it Appears: Bradford, St Peter (Bradford Cathedral)
Father: Sugden [no father's name on image]
Mother: Lydia Sugden , spinster

Lydia Sugden
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915
Name: Lydia Sugden
Registration Year: 1839
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district: Bradford
Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
Volume: 23
Page: 133
Records on Page:
Name
Mary Baxter
Francis Blakey
William Rhodes Cordingley
James Eastwood <<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Mary Ann Foster
Mary Ann Gill
Henry Mitchell
Lydia Sugden

1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census

Hall Lane, Bradford, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England
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Titus Kershaw's Household Members
Members that resided in the household at the time of the census.
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
James Eastwood Head Married Male 35 1816 Wool Washer Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
Lydia Eastwood Wife Married Female 44 1807 - Horton, Yorkshire, England
William Hy Eastwood Son - Male 9 1842 Scholar Bowling, Yorkshire, England
Samuel Eastwood Son - Male 6 1845 Scholar Bowling, Yorkshire, England
Abraham Kershaw Son-In-Law Married Male 21 1830 Plasterer Warley, Yorkshire, England
Ann Kershaw Daughter Married Female 21 1830 - Bowling, Yorkshire, England
Titus Kershaw Grand Son - Male 0 1851 - Bowling, Yorkshire, England
Mary Ann Sugden Sister-In-Law Unmarried Female 42 1809 Pauper Horton, Yorkshire, England

First name(s) Abraham
Last name Kershaw
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1849
Registration month -

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Abraham Kershaw married one of these people

Mary Haigh, Betty Wilkinson, Sarah Fortune, Ann Sugden
District Bradford
District number -
County Yorkshire
Country England
Volume 23
Volume as transcribed 23
Page number 239
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce
Collections from Great Britain, England