Martha Ann Tidswell

Brief Life History of Martha Ann

When Martha Ann Tidswell was born on 1 November 1826, in Northowram, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Richard Tidswell, was 53 and her mother, Mercy Tidswell, was 45. She married John Stockdale on 18 September 1848, in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. She lived in Halifax St James, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Kanarraville, Iron, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 4 June 1908, in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Cedar City Cemetery, Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Cowhearne Gower
1816–1877
Martha Ann Tidswell
1826–1908
Marriage: 4 November 1850
John Thomas T Gower
1851–1885
Joseph Gower
1854–1854
Albert Francis Gower
1855–1936
Betsy Ann Gower
1857–1857
Jane Elizabeth Gower
1858–1922
Martha Ann Gower
1860–1861
Mary Isabelle Gower
1862–1879
Catherine K. Gower
1863–1933
Charlotte Gower
1865–1954
Horace Tidswell Gower
1867–1901
Louisa May Gower
1870–1956

Sources (37)

  • Martha Tidswell in household of Richard Tidswell, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Martha Ann Grover, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
  • 1848 England Marriage Registration Index for John Stockdale & Martha Ann Tidswell

World Events (8)

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

1861

Historical Boundaries: 1861: Washington, Utah Territory, United States 1864: Kane, Utah Territory, United States 1883: Iron, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Iron, Utah Territory, United States

Name Meaning

English: see Tideswell .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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Martha Ann Tidswell Stockdale Gower

History of Martha Ann Tidswell Stockdale Gower By her daughter, Louisa May Gower Condie, 15 April 1940 The parents of my mother, Martha Ann Tidwell Stockdale Gower, were Richard Tidswell, born Aug …

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