Martha Elizabeth Oldfield was born in 1880 in Norwich and was the daughter of William Oldfield and Salome Elizabeth Emily Broughton (1849). In 1881 she was living at 8 Salisbury Terrace, Magpie Road in Norwich. Martha was aged living at 27 Simpson Street, Battersea in 1891. In 1901 she was living with her parents at 1 Urswick Road, Battersea. She married John Herbert May in 1908.

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• 1. 1881 Census. Magpie Road, 8 Salisbury Terrace, Norwich St. Augustine. Martha Oldfield. Daughter. Age 9 months. Born Norwich. • 2. Birth Registers. Martha Elizabeth Oldfield. Sep. 1880. 4b. 109. Norwich. • 3. 1901 Census. 1 Urswick Road, Battersea. Martha Oldfield. Daughter. Age 20. Card box factory. Born Norwich. • 4. Marriage Registers. Oldfield, Martha Elizabeth & May, John Herbert. Mar. 1908. 1d. 779. Wandsworth. • 5. 1891 Census. 27 Simpson Street, Battersea. Martha Oldfield. Daughter. Age 10. Scholar. Born Norwich.