From Bishopes Transcipt for Sandal Magna

    Marriage by Special licence 23 dec 1804 St Helens, Sandal Magna
    George  Roberts of the parish of Wakefield to
    Martha  Hampshire of this Parish
(3months Pegnant?)
witness Joseph Hampshire, Ann Hampshire

George Roberts and Martha Hampshire were witness at a wedding 12 apr 1804


christening (source free reg) 14 apr? 1805 (transcript faded looked like june/july to me)
    Sarah dau of George Roberts of Stanbridge, Gardener
    is this the same Sarah noted as 1815?-1822
    or did the 1805 die young

According to research, by Hugh Bensley,
George Roberts died in 1846,
at which time he was worth �600 



Marriage by Banns  3 jun 1810
    Charles Roberts of the parish of Wakefield to
    Mary    Hampshire of this parish
witness Ann Firth, Saml Clayton

christening       17 nov 1811
    Emma  dau of
    Charles Roberts of Wakefield  COOPER
    and Mary his wife.

Are Mary and Martha sisters?
No sign of Martha and Mary sisters born in Sandal Magna,
but a possible Mary Hampshire daughter of a local Farmer.

Possibly sisters from Darfield IGI has to Wm, Hampshire

william c. 13 apr 1788
Martha  c. 19 may 1789
Mary    c. 27 jun 1791

The 1822 Baines Trades Directory for Wakefield shows

Gardeners and Seedsmen
James  Roberts      Northgate
George Roberts      Wood Street

Coopers
Charles Roberts     Cross Square
Are these Gervis and Hannah's  children



1841 census Wakefield
source  HO107 piece 1272 folio 9 district 18 page 29
 Dwelling Cross Street

Charles   Roberts  55  Cooper              Y
Charles   Roberts 15   Cooper


1841  Northgate  
ho107   piece 1272/5   folio 38 district 10 page 22

Edwin  Roberts    30       Grocer            Y
Ann    Roberts    30                         Y


George Roberts    60    Gardener             Y
Martha  Roberts   60                         Y
Joseph  Roberts   30    Gardener             Y
Martha  Roberts   20                         Y



1851 census
Charles Roberts lodger age 60  Cooper b.wakefield ref 1e 28


1851 census (ref1b 20 Northgate?)
Edwin Roberts   head  M  36       Gardener and Greengrocer          Wakefield                        
Martha Roberts  wife  M  34                                         wakefield


1881 census Snow Hill Wrenthrope
Edwin Roberts  72  Head        gardener     born wrenthrope
Ann            71  wife                          Gomersall

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