PRICE/CHILDS or CHILES/POWELL/SMITH (General)

by Mike Pinchin , Bedford, England, Friday, June 10, 2016, 08:49 (3190 days ago) @ Bantamweight

This looks a good possibility for the Martha in the 1871 census. All from this site:-

Record_ID: 2340
Entry_Number: 115
Year: 1857
Month: Sep
Day: 13
Grooms_Surname: PRICE
Grooms_Forenames: George
Grooms_Age: full
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Laborer
Grooms_Residence: Cannop
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: [not stated]
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: [not stated]
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Surname: CHILDS
Brides_Forenames: Mary Ann
Brides_Age: 20
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: Cannop
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Childs
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Charles
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Laborer
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: He signs she marks
Witness_1: Mark of James Powell
Witness_2: Elizabeth Childs
Other_Witnesses: None
Officiating_Minister: W. H. Taylor
Event: Marriage
Memoranda: -
Notes: -
Register_Reference: PFC82 IN 1/7
Page_Number: 58
Parish_Chapel: Christchurch

These are likely Mary’s parents and they match the household where Martha appears in 1871,

Record_ID: 9515
Entry_Number: 1360
Year: 1838
Month: Mar
Day: 25
Parents_Surname: CHILDS
Child_Forenames: Mary
Fathers_Forenames: Charles
Mothers_Forenames: Eliza
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Poolway
Occupation: Labourer
Officiating_Minister: T Dowell Per.Curate
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P93 IN 1/5
Page_Number: 33
Parish_Chapel: Coleford

Martha baptism? Looks like she had a twin.

Record_ID: 103417
Entry_Number:
Year: 1865
Month: Dec
Day: 21
Parents_Surname: PRICE
Child_Forenames: Martha
Fathers_Forenames: Geo.
Mothers_Forenames: Mary
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Cinderford
Occupation:
Officiating_Minister:
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: Twin born 16 Nov 1865
Notes: twins names are Martha and Mary
Register_Reference: D5533 1/1
Page_Number: 85
Parish_Chapel: Coleford Congregational

This might explain why Mary does not appear in 1871,

Record_ID: 88998
Entry_Number: 8
Year: 1869
Month: Mar
Day: 23
Surname: PRICE
Forenames: Mary
Residence: Cannop
Age_at_death: 3
Officiating_Minister: W.H.Taylor
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: PFC82 IN 1/14
Page_No: 1
Parish_Chapel: Christchurch