Person:Martha Saul (3)

Martha Beatrice Roscoe Saul was born on 15th February 1880 in the seaside village of Arnside in the parish of Beetham, Westmorland.^[9] She was the daughter of a farmer named Robert Saul, who was also from Arnside, and his wife Ann Roscoe, originally from Cheshire. Martha's father Robert died in 1887, aged 51, when Martha was only 7. Her mother Ann subsequently took over the farm, as well as also apparently working in some capacity to do with the postal service.

In 1922, aged 42, Martha married a widower named Joseph Alexander Ralston. He was 25 years her senior, being about 67 when they married. He was originally from Birkenhead in Cheshire, but had spent many years living in Manchester where he had run a grocery business. Martha and Joseph do not appear to have had any children. They lived at Mayfield in the hamlet of Sandside in the parish of Beetham, and were married for 17 years before Joseph died on his 85th birthday.

Martha outlived Joseph by over 21 years and died in 1961, aged 81.

1. ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Martha Beatrice Roscoe SAUL, March Quarter 1880, Kendal Registration District, Vol. 10b, page 684, mother's maiden name Roscoe

2. ↑ England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).

   ch. 21 May 1880, St James, Arnside, Westmorland: Martha Beatrice Roscoe daughter of / Robert & Anne / SAUL

   Needs to be confirmed at Westmorland Record Office.

3. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 5215; Folio 70; Page 10, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Ivy Cottage, Arnside, Beetham, Westmorland
   Robert Saul, head, married, male, 44 [1836/7], Farmer, b. Arnside, Westmorland
   Ann Saul, wife, married, female, 38 [1842/3], b. Eastham, Cheshire
   Sarah Agnes Saul, daughter, female, 8 [1872/3], Scholar, b. Arnside, Westmorland
   William W. Saul, son, male, 7 [1873/4], Scholar, b. Arnside, Westmorland
   Annie Olivia Saul, daughter, female, 6 [1874/5], Scholar, b. Arnside, Westmorland
   John Glen Arthur Saul, son, male, 3 [1877/8], b. Arnside, Westmorland
   Mary Elizabeth Saul, daughter, female, 2 [1878/9], b. Arnside, Westmorland
   Martha Beatrice Rosco Saul, daughter, female, 1 [1879/80], b. Arnside, Westmorland
   Elizabeth Renwith, servant, female, 14 [1866/7], General Servant, b. Backbarrow, Lancashire

4. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 4334; Folio 57; Page 8, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Lawrence House, Arnside, Beetham, Westmorland
   5 or more rooms occupied
   Ann Saul, head, widow, female, 47 [1843/4], Posting House for conveyance, employer, b. Stanley, Cheshire
   Sarah A. Saul, daughter, single, female, 18 [1872/3], b. Arnside, Westmorland
   Annie O. Saul, daughter, female, 16 [1874/5], Dress maker (apprentice), employed, b. Arnside, Westmorland
   John G.A. Saul, son, male, 13 [1877/8], Scholar, b. Arnside, Westmorland
   Mary E.C. Saul, daughter, female, 12 [1878/9], Scholar, b. Arnside, Westmorland
   [page RG12/4334/58/9]
   Martha B.M. Saul, daughter, female, 11 [1879/80], Scholar, b. Arnside, Westmorland
   Alice G. Saul, daughter, female, 9 [1881/2], Scholar, b. Arnside, Westmorland
   Margaret Arthur, visitor, single, female, 58 [1832/3], b. Dinas Mawddwy, Wales
   John Edgar, servant, single, male, 24 [1866/7], Farm servant, employed, b. Arnside, Westmorland

5. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 4914; Folio 72; Page 10, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Lawrence House, Arnside, Westmorland
   Ann Saul, head, married, female, 58 [1842/3], Farmer, own account, working at home, b. Stanley, Cheshire
   William W. Saul, son, single, male, 27 [1873/4], Carter & working on land, worker, working at home, b. Arnside, Westmorland
   John G.A. Saul, son, single, male, 24 [1876/7], b. Arnside, Westmorland
   Martha B.R. Saul, daughter, single, female, 21 [1879/80], b. Arnside, Westmorland
   Alice G. Saul, daughter, single, female, 19 [1881/2], b. Arnside, Westmorland
   Margaret Arthur, boarder, single, female, 68 [1832/3], b. N.K. Wales

6. ↑ General Register Office. 1939 Register
   29 Sep 1939.

   Address: Mayfield, Carr Bank, Beetham, South Westmorland Rural District, Westmorland
   Ralston, Beatrice / female / 15 Feb 1880 / widow / Unpaid domestic duties
   Edgar ['Cookson' added in a later hand], Sophia May / female / 24 Jun 1893 / single / Unpaid domestic duties
   Danby, Ellen / female / 18 Mar 1887 / married / Unpaid domestic duties
   Danby, Joyce / female / 26 Jul 1915 / single / Home knitter woollens

7. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Martha B.R. RALSTON, June Quarter 1961, Lancaster Registration District, Vol. 10c, page 582, aged 81 [1879/80]

8. ↑ England. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858 onwards. (Ancestry.com).

   1961
   RALSTON Martha Beatrice Roscoe of Belmont Arnside Westmorland widow died 15 June 1961 at Maryland Nursing Home Silverdale Carnforth Lancashire Probate London 4 September to Edith Olivia Dacre married woman and Margaret Jane Edgar spinster.
   Effects £1102 19s. 9d.

9. ↑ At the time Arnside was part of the parish of Beetham, but became a separate parish in its own right in 1897.