Martha, daughter of Joseph Coulter and Eliza Jane Baron, was born at 2 Newfield Lane, Glasgow on the 30th January 1861.
At the age of 39 Martha married Archibald Clark Buchanan at 115 Eaglesham Street, Govan, Glasgow on 27th December 1900. The Banns were according to the forms of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. The Minister was Rutland Spooner and the witnesses John Montgomery and L McManus. Archibald gave his usual address as 120 Plantation Street and Martha as 42 Cornwall Street. Martha's age is recorded as 32.
Martha did not have children, though she cared for Robina's children after she died.
Both the 1901 & 1911 Census has Martha living at 72 West Street.