I'm trying to locate information regarding the identity of Thomas Rhodes' wife Martha. According to the 1881 census, Martha was born abt 1852 in Sunderland, Durham, and if other online resources are correct, under the name of Martha Cansfield she was first recorded in Knottingley working as a Servant at the time of the 1871 census. It appears that Thomas and Martha had five children by the time of the 1881 census, but the only possible marriage I have located dates from Wakefield in 1879. If you have had any dealings with Thomas Rhodes and Martha or can give any information which might confirm her true identity (or the identity of Thomas' parents) then please post a comment to this message.