Martha Sarah Nicholson Wood (née Myers) 1883 - 1974

The daughter of Henry Myers (a steamboat man) and Martha Adamson,

Martha Myers was born in Sunderland, Durham, England on Jun 27, 18831,2,3 and married William Wood (a plasterer with whom she had 5 children: William Henry, Martha Sarah, James, Hilda and Wilhelmina, along with 1 surviving child) in Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, England around Nov 19074.

Throughout her life, Martha lived in several places: at 16 Appleby Street, Chirton, Tyne and Wear on Apr 5, 18915; at 48 Appleby Street, Chirton, Tyne and Wear on Mar 31, 19016; at 40 Burdon Main Row in Tynemouth on Apr 2, 19117; and on 3 Langley Road in Tynemouth on Sep 29, 19391 which is where she died on Oct 21, 19743. She was buried at Preston Cemetery, Walton Avenue, North Shields, Tyne and Wear after Oct 21, 1974.

Parents

1. Henry Briscoe Nicholson was born c. Feb 1856
2. Martha Sarah was born on Mar 22, 1855

Children

1. William Henry was born in 1908
2. Martha Sarah was born in 1910
3. James was born on May 12, 1915
4. Hilda was born on May 7, 1918

Citations

1. 1939 Register - Findmypast (was the wife of the head of the household)
2. England & Wales births 1837-2006 - Findmypast
3. England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 - Findmypast
4. England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 - Findmypast
5. 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 7 and the daughter of the head of the household)
6. 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census - Findmypast (was age 17 and the daughter of the head of the household)
7. 1911 Census for England & Wales - Findmypast (was age 28 and the wife of the head of the household)

Media

Newcastle Evening Chronicle - 21 Oct 1974

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