Martha BURTON

  Noted events in her life were:

• Census, 1841, Swaffham, Norfolk. District Union Workhouse Martha Burton aged 27 pauper

• Marriage Banns, 1844, Swaffham, Norfolk. Parish Church at Swaffham 28 June 1844
Robert Howes aged 26 bachelor labourer Swaffham son of William Howes labourer
Martha Burton spinster aged 29 Swaffham daughter of John Burton labourer
Witnesses were James Burton and Sarah Addison

• Census, 1851, Swaffham, Norfolk. Lynne Street Robert is an agricultural labourer, Martha is a laundress living with them is their daughter Phebe aged 12 and son Robert aged 6

• Census, 1861, Swaffham, Norfolk. Castle Acre Street Robert is an agricultural labourer living with them are Phebe, daughter aged 21. Phebe Mother widow aged 69 and Phebe Vincent visitor aged 9 scholar

• Census, 1871, Swaffham, Norfolk. Living at The Old Meeting House with Martha's mother Phebe and niece Alice Burton aged 10

• Census, 1881, Swaffham, Norfolk. Martha and Robert are living with daughter and son-in-law Phebe and Charles Howes in Swaffham

• Census, 1891, Swaffham, Norfolk. Living at Spinners Lane, Swaffham Robert is a farm labourer

Martha married Robert HOWES on 28 Jun 1844 in Swaffham, Norfolk. (Robert HOWES was born in 1818 in Swaffham, Norfolk, died on 2 Nov 1891 in Swaffham, Norfolk and was buried on 2 Nov 1891 in Swaffham, Norfolk.)