Martha Ann Eke was born in Peterborough in 1875 and was the daughter of William Eke (1844) and Elizabeth Broughton. In 1881 she was living at 6 Neals Cottages, Whitsed Street, Peterborough, and was a scholar. She married Richard Scholes, a saddler and harness maker from Stamford, Lincs, in Thrapston in 1899. In 1901 she was living in Peterborough.

Sources
• 1. 1881 Census. 6 Neals Cottages, Whitsed Street, Peterborough. Martha Ann Eke. Daughter. Age 6. Born Peterborough. Scholar. • 2. Marriage Registers. Eke, Martha Ann & Scholes, Richard Henry. Jun. 1899. 3b. 500. Thrapston. • 3. 1901 Census. Sheffield. Martha Scholes. Age 26. Born Peterborough.