Martha Shaw^[1]

1793 - ?

• Name	Martha Shaw  [2, 3]
  Birth	24 Apr 1793	Marsden, Yorkshire, England, Great Britain   [2, 4]
  Gender	Female
  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]
  Number 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   [4]
  Number 20 Leech Street
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Stalybridge, Dukinfield Parish, ED of St. John, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom   [4]
  Death	?	(unknown)
  Person ID	I647	Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2018

  
  

  Family	David Firth,   b. 26 Jan 1792, Marsden, Yorkshire, England, Great Britain d. ?, (unknown)
  Marriage	14 Feb 1820	Parish of Almondbury, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom   [3]
  	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. [3, 5]
  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 commonly list Martha Wood as the wife of David Firth. However, Martha Wood’s husband lived in Clayton, Yorkshire and was married in Bradford. Martha Shaw was married in the Parish of Almondbury, the records being kept in the same parish as the David Firth who lived in Marsden and who was christened at All Hollows Cathedral, Almondbury. Moreover, Martha Shaw and David Firth (of Marsden) married in 1820 which coincides with the birth of their eldest daughter, Maria. David Firth (of Clayton) and Martha Wood married a decade earlier. [2, 9, 10] “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]

  
  

• Reference

  Herndon, William. "Martha Shaw". Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I647&tree=LindellHerndon (accessed June 30, 2025).