Martha Chew was the daughter of James Chew and Sarah Nowel.

Martha was born around 1846 in Clitheroe, Lancashire.

She was christened on Monday 6 July 1846 at Gisburn, Yorkshire.

Martha married John Lawson in 1868 in the Clitheroe Registration District.

She had the following children from her marriage to John Lawson:

- Matilda Bertha Emma Chew	born around 1866 in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
- Margaret Ann Lawson	born around 1868 in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
- Thomas (Tom) Lawson	born around 1870 in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
- Sarah Lawson	born around 1873 in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
- George Farnell Lawson	born around 1877 in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
- Robert Lawson	born around 1879 in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
- Bella Lawson	born around 1881 in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
- John Lawson	born around 1886 in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
- Ethel Lawson	born around 1888 in Clitheroe, Lancashire.

The places where she lived have been identified as:

From	To	Place	Source of Information
1846		Clitheroe, Lancashire.	Note 1.
1861		Parson Lane, Clitheroe, Lancashire.	Census Data.
1881		66 Taylor Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire.	Census Data.
1901	1911	79 Taylor Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire.	Census Data.

Martha was a Cotton Winder.

Details of Martha's death are not known.

Notes - Sources of information:

1.	See 1861 Census. Martha's birthplace.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1861	Parson Lane, Clitheroe, Lancashire.
1881	66 Taylor Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire.
1901	79 Taylor Street, Clitheroe, Lancashire.
1911	79 Taylor Street (Jubilee Terrace), Clitheroe, Lancashire.