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Personal data Martha Birtwistle 

  • She was born on March 3, 1882 in Bury, Lancashire. England.
    First name(s) MARTHA Last name BIRTWISTLE Birth year 1882 Birth quarter 2 Registration month -
    Mother's last name - District BURY County Lancashire Country England Volume 8C Page 556
  • She was baptized on April 5, 1882 in St. John. Bury, Lancashire.
    Name: Martha Birtwistle
    Age: 0
    Birth Date: 2 Mar 1882
    Baptism Date: 5 Apr 1882
    Baptism Place: Bury, St John, Lancashire, England
    Parish as it Appears: Bury, St John
    Father: Thomas Birtwistle
    Mother: Alice Birtwistle
    Reference Number: GB127/L110/1/1/3
  • Profession: in the year 1901 Cotton Rover.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1891: Tottington Road, Elton, Bury, Lancashire. (With Grandmother).
      1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Tottington Road, Elton, Bury, Lancashire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Ann Birtwistle Head Widow Female 78 1813 - Bury, Lancashire, England
      Thomas Birtwistle Grandson Single Male 22 1869 Cotton Carder Elton, Lancashire, England
      Rachel A Birtwistle Granddaughter Single Female 19 1872 Cotton Weaver Elton, Lancashire, England
      Martha Birtwistle Granddaughter - Female 9 1882 Scholar Bury, Lancashire, England
    • in the year 1901: 71, Charles Street, Bury, Lancashire (With Cousin).
      1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      71, Charles Street, Bury, Lancashire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Rachel A Birtwistle Head Single Female 27 1874 Fustian Weaver Bury, Lancashire, England
      Martha Birtwistle Cousin Single Female 19 1882 Cotton Rover Bury, Lancashire, England
      Sarah Birtwistle Boarder Single Female 19 1882 Cotton Bobber Winder Bury, Lancashire, England
    • in the year 1911: 12 Main Street Elton Bury Lancashire.
      1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      12 Main Street Elton Bury Lancashire, Bury, Lancashire, England
      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
      Rachel Ann Birtwistle Head Single Female Weaver Cotton Spinning 40 1871 Elton Bury Lancashire
      Michael Rewan Boarder Married Male Stapper And Grarder 27 1884 Bury Lancashire
      Martha Rewan Wife Married Female Rover 28 1883 Bury Lancashire
      Thomas Rewan Boarder - Male - 0 1911 Bury Lancashire
    • in the year 1939: 1 First Street, Bury, Lancashire.
      Rowan Household (5 People) 1 First Street , Bury C.B., Lancashire, England
      First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Occupation
      Nora Healey (Rowan) 31 Dec 1912 Drawer Cotton Mill - Heavy Wo
      Michael Rowan 08 Nov 1884 Mechanics Labourer - Cotton Spi? Mill - Heavy Worker
      Martha Rowan 03 Mar 1882 Unpaid Domestic Duties
      Ellen Turner (Rowan) 12 Jan 1917 Bobbin Winder - Cotton Mil
      Rachel A Birtwistle 19 Apr 1871 Cotton Weaver - Retired
  • She died on 3RD Q 1959 in Bury, Lancashire. England, she was 76 years old.
    First name(s) MARTHA
    Last name ROWAN
    Gender Female
    Birth day -
    Birth month -
    Birth year 1882
    Age 77
    Death quarter 3
    Death year 1959
    District BURY
    County Lancashire
    Volume 10B
    Page 632
    Country England
  • This information was last updated on March 24, 2021.

Household of Martha Birtwistle

She is married to Michael Rowan.

They got married on 1ST Q 1910 at Bury, Lancashire. England, she was 27 years old.

First name(s) MARTHA Last name BIRTWISTLE Marriage quarter 1 Marriage year 1910 Registration month -
District BURY District number - County Lancashire Country England Volume 8C Page 950
Marriages Mar 1910 (>99%)
BIRTWISTLE Martha Bury 8c 905
Rowan Michael Bury 8c 905

Child(ren):

  1. Nora Rowan  1912-2012 
  2. Ellen Rowan  1917-2005 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Martha Birtwistle

Martha Birtwistle
1882-1959

1910

Michael Rowan
1883-1950

Nora Rowan
1912-2012
Ellen Rowan
1917-2005

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Historical events

  • The temperature on March 3, 1882 was about 4.1 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 6 » The Serbian kingdom is re-founded.
    • May 6 » Thomas Henry Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish are stabbed to death by Fenian assassins in Phoenix Park, Dublin.
    • June 6 » The Shewan forces of Menelik II of Ethiopia defeat the Gojjame army in the Battle of Embabo. The Shewans capture Negus Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam, and their victory leads to a Shewan hegemony over the territories south of the Abay River.
    • September 4 » The Pearl Street Station in New York City becomes the first power plant to supply electricity to paying customers.
    • September 5 » The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.
    • December 16 » Wales and England contest the first Home Nations (now Six Nations) rugby union match.
  • The temperature on April 5, 1882 was about 15.7 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 58%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1882: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • May 6 » The United States Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act.
    • May 6 » Thomas Henry Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish are stabbed to death by Fenian assassins in Phoenix Park, Dublin.
    • July 26 » Premiere of Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal at Bayreuth.
    • July 26 » The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa.
    • September 4 » The Pearl Street Station in New York City becomes the first power plant to supply electricity to paying customers.
    • September 13 » Anglo-Egyptian War: The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought.


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About the surname Birtwistle


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Brian Peter Orys, "The Orys and Cook Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/the-orys-and-cook-family-tree/I5135.php : accessed May 12, 2025), "Martha Birtwistle (1882-1959)".