David Firth^[1]

1792 - ?

• Name	David Firth  [2]
  Birth	26 Jan 1792	Marsden, Yorkshire, England, Great Britain   [2, 3]
  Christening	21 Jan 1793	Marsden Chapel, Marsden, Yorkshire, England, Great Britain   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Cotton Dresser  [2]
  Residence	Oct 1820	Sellars Clough, Marsden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom   [5]
  Residence	Nov 1822	Sellars Clough, Marsden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom   [6]
  Census	6 Jun 1841	District 24, Dukinfield, Stockport, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom   [7]
  Residence	Mar 1851	Stalybridge, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom   [8]
  Nunber 48 Leech Street
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Stalybridge, Dukinfield Parish, ED of St. John, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom   [8]
  Residence	Apr 1861	Stalybridge, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom   [3]
  Number 20 Leech Street
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Stalybridge, Dukinfield Parish, ED of St. John, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom   [3]
  Death	?	(unknown)
  Person ID	I53	Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2015

  
  

  Family	Martha Shaw,   b. 24 Apr 1793, Marsden, Yorkshire, England, Great Britain d. ?, (unknown)
  Marriage	14 Feb 1820	Parish of Almondbury, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom   [9]
  	Records of All Hallows Cathedral
  Notes	David Firth and Martha Shaw, were probably not married at All Hallows Cathedral nor even at Almondbury. Considering that they were known to both be living at a place called “Sellars Clough” near Marsden in 1820, they were probably married at the chapelry in Marsden. [5, 9]
  Children	1. Maria Firth,   b. 2 Oct 1820, Marsden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom d. ?, (unknown)   2. Mary Firth,   b. 18 Oct 1822, Marsden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom d. Bef 1903, _______, _______, _______, United States (Age < 80 years)   3. Jane Firth,   b. 18 Aug 1825, Stalybridge, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom d. ?, (unknown)   4. Betty Firth,   b. 18 Dec 1828, Stalybridge, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom d. ?, (unknown)
  Family ID	F16	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Oct 1820 - Sellars Clough, Marsden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Residence - Nov 1822 - Sellars Clough, Marsden, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Residence - Mar 1851 - Stalybridge, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom Census - 30 Mar 1851 - Stalybridge, Dukinfield Parish, ED of St. John, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom Residence - Apr 1861 - Stalybridge, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom Census - 7 Apr 1861 - Stalybridge, Dukinfield Parish, ED of St. John, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  LDS Ancestral File submissions often connect this David Firth with the family of William Firth and Mary Lofthouse of Clayton, Yorkshire, but this is often based on source [WYAS-1792a] which has a christening date in mid-1792. Most evidence, though, indicates that our David Firth was instead the son of David Firth of Marsden, Yorkshire. First, this individual is unquestionably the father of Mary (Firth) Chadwick, as she is enumerated in his household in 1861, one year after the death of her husband, Allen Chadwick. This individual consistently listed his birthplace as “Marsden” in all English census records from 1841 through 1861. Duplicate christening records exist, both in Marsden and in Almondbury, for “...David son of David Firth. And finally, this individual was married to Martha Shaw in 1820 approximately 9 months before the birth of their eldest daughter, Maria. This fact is recorded in parish records that were originally held at All Hallows Cathedral, Almondbury, Yorkshire. David Firth of Clayton was married to Martha Wood fully 10 years earlier. [3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13] The birth dates of David and Martha (Shaw) Firth and their four daughters were listed on a sampler embroidered by their daughter, Mary. Robert Stanley Fairbanks noted this fact and the dates in [Fairbanks-1978]. However, by the time of Ruth Edna (Tutein) Fairbanks’ death, that sampler had been lost. It has not been discovered in the years since. [2] “Sellars Clough” is probably a reference to the modern “Cellars Clough”, an area along the Huddersfield Narrow Canal just to the northeast of Marsden along the A62 near Sparth Reservoir. This is the location of the Cellars Clough Mill, a woolen mill that opened in the late 19th century and was owned by brothers Samuel and Copper Firth. [1, 6] The age listed for David Firth in both the 1851 and 1861 English census returns is consistent with [Fairbanks-1978] [2, 3, 8] [England-1861a] has David Firth’s residence on “Leach Street”. The contemporary name for this is “Leech Street”, and Page 1 of that same source, lists the name correctly. The misspelling appears to be a census taker’s mistake. [3]

  
  

• Reference

  Herndon, William Robert. "David Firth", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I53&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 13-May-2026].