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Could someone please look up Martha Catchpole on 1901 census please. She was born 1851 Yarmouth, married Benjamin Catchpole but could possibly be a widow by this time.
Thank you
Meg

There are two on there but both down as single.

What else do you know about her please?

Parents?

Did they have any children?

Dea x

MArriage not until Jun Qtr 1894 in Yarmouth RD 4B 33
BENJAMIN CATCHPOLE married one of these people
MARTHA COOKE, EMMILINE BARNABY

Not seeing a married Martha Catchpole in 1901

Martha Cook had two children before she married, Henry G Cook and Mary A E Cook. I have most of the information for the children it just Martha I'm struggling with.
In the 1911 Census at 7b, Row 45, North Quay, Yarmouth: Henry Cooke, Head, 23, Single, Fisherman (Herring Fishing), Worker, Born Great Yarmouth; Mary Catchpole, Mother, 51, Widow, Charwoman, born Great Yarmouth; Ellen Chase, Boarder, 36, Widow, Born Great Yarmouth.

The 1911 has Martha born in 1860 ???

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
7b in Row 45 Great Yarmouth, Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Print household transcription
Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship to household head Marital condition Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Henry Cooke Head Single Male 23 1888 Fisherman Norfolk Gt Yarmouth
Mary Catchpole Brother Widow Female 51 1860 Charwoman Norfolk Gt Yarmouth
Ellen Chase Boarder Widow Female 36 1875 None Norfolk Gt Yarmouth


AND she is MARY not Martha?

Dea x

Trying to build up a picture. Purely because this Benjamin is in Yarmouth in 1891 just a couple of years before the marriage - is this the Benjamin that married Martha? If so I'm not able to pin point him or any of his family on earlier census

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Tyrolean Square, Great Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Print household transcription Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital condition Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Benjamin Catchpole Head Widower Male 60 1831 Labourer Norfolk
Gertrude Catchpole Daughter - Female 14 1877 - Norfolk
Annie Catchpole Daughter - Female 10 1881 - Norfolk
Herbert Catchpole Son - Male 4 1887 - Norfolk
Agnes Catchpole Daughter - Female 17 1874 Domestic Norfolk
Nellie Catchpole Daughter - Female 8 1883 - Norfolk

Registration district Yarmouth
Enumeration district 22
Series RG12
Piece number 1503
Folio number 108
Page 20

This is definitely Martha on 1911 census as Henry married in 1911 and has the same address.

Sorry greyghost, don't have any information on Benjamin as yet, as need to get marriage certificate.

I have Martha Cook 1881 census with daughter Mary living in Yarmouth with a William Grimmer. Says born 1852, I don't have her birth certificate but am sure she was born 1851 as her mother Elizabeth died shortly after she was born.

So, the 1881. FMP have missed off 4 year old Mary A b Great Yarmouth from the transcription

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
6, St Nicholas Place St Nicholas Road, Gt Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Print household transcription Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital condition Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William Grimmer Head Married Male 31 1850 Smaksman (Fisher) Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Mary A Grimmer Wife Married Female 34 1847 - Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Martha Cook - Single Female 29 1852 Silk Winder Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

The Martha Cook in the 1881 is shown as single - the Mary Catchpole in the 1911 is shown as the widow of Henry Cook's brother. So, unless Martha Cook married a Mr Cooke, it doesn't look as if it is the same woman.

Edit: just checked the 1911 image, and Mary is shown as Henry's mother!

Does Henry give a father on his marriage cert?

1881c
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability William GRIMMER Head M Male 31 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Smaksman (Fisher) Mary A. GRIMMER Wife M Female 34 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Martha COOK Other U Female 29 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Silk Winder Mary A. COOK Other Female 4 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Dwelling 6 St Nicholas Place St Nicholas Road Census Place Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Family History Library Film 1341462 Public Records Office Reference RG11 Piece / Folio 1913 / 37 Page Number 27
This one does show Mary the daughter if Martha.

The 1911 info I have shows Henry as head as Mary Catchpole as mother.
Henry was born illegitimate.

A tree on ancestry has the death for Henry George Cook (who married Jessie Maud Gedge in 1911) in Scotland in 1940. There is an image of the death cert, which being Scottish, gives his parents - Richard Cook and Martha Cook - maiden surname unknown. Richard was a Fisherman.

There is also an image of the marriage cert for Henry, which also gives his father as Richard Cook, fisherman.

1881c
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability William GRIMMER Head M Male 31 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Smaksman (Fisher) Mary A. GRIMMER Wife M Female 34 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Martha COOK Other U Female 29 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Silk Winder Mary A. COOK Other Female 4 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Dwelling 6 St Nicholas Place St Nicholas Road Census Place Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Family History Library Film 1341462 Public Records Office Reference RG11 Piece / Folio 1913 / 37 Page Number 27
This one does show Mary the daughter if Martha.

The 1911 info I have shows Henry as head as Mary Catchpole as mother.
Henry was born illegitimate.

Hello Potty, the tree your looking at is mine, Henry was my g grandfather. He was born in the workhouse, think he made up his father to save face. He actually told his children he was an orphan and never mentioned his mother or sister to them.

Deaths Mar 1914 (>99%)
Catchpole Martha 62 Yarmouth 4b 28
Possible death for Martha.

I can find Henry in the workhouse in 1891. I see from your tree that you do not have much on his sister. Do you have her marriage to William Lee in 1899 and Henry is with them on the 1901 census (she is shown as Emma).

Yes I have that thanks Potty, need to do some updating.
Haven't done anything for a couple of years but a lot of the cook family has only just come to light.

County Norfolk
Place Great Yarmouth
Church St Nicholas
RegisterNumber 294
MarriageDate 16 Feb 1899
GroomForename William
GroomSurname LEE
GroomAge 22
GroomParish
GroomCondition Bachelor
GroomOccupation Gunner
GroomAbode Barracks
BrideForename Mary Ann Emma
BrideSurname COOKE
BrideAge 21
BrideParish
BrideCondition Spinster
BrideOccupation
BrideAbode King St.
GroomFatherForename Henry
GroomFatherSurname LEE
GroomFatherOccupation Labourer
BrideFatherForename Henry
BrideFatherSurname COOKE
BrideFatherOccupation Labourer
WitnessOneForename Thomas
WitnessOneSurname SMITH
WitnessTwoForename Elizabeth M
WitnessTwoSurname HUTCHINS
Notes Banns. The groom and bride signed. The witnesses signed.
FileNumber 726