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Martha Ormson

Female 1852 - Abt 1878  (26 years)


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  • Name Martha Ormson 
    Born 1852  Widnes Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Baptism 8 Aug 1852  St Luke, Farnworth (Widnes) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died Abt Nov 1878  Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I04436  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2025 

    Mother Margaret Ormson,   b. 5 Mar 1835, Witton cum Twambrooks Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F11148  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Robert Musker,   b. 1845, Burscough Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 19 Sep 1869  St Mary, Widnes Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Betsey Musker,   b. 1870, Weston Point, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. John Musker,   b. 1871, Weston Point, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Martha Hannah Musker,   b. 1872, Weston Point, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Catherine Musker,   b. 1874, Weston Point, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Margaret Musker,   b. 1876, Weston Point, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Samuel Ormson Musker,   b. Abt Nov 1878, Weston Point, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt Nov 1880, Runcorn Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2025 
    Family ID F00152  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • In 1861 census as Martha Hampson, age 8, with grandparents John and Catherine Hampson, who appear in the 1851 and 1871 censuses as Ormson.
      Marries as Martha Hompson/Hampson, but children's birth records give mother's maiden name as Ormson or Moreton (her mother's married name).
      Age given as 28 in death record.

  • Sources 
    1. [S010072] Lancashire Online Parish Clerks.

    2. [S260077] GRO Online Index.

    3. [S010069] MC.



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