Her full name was first known from the baptism of their daughter Honora/Norah/Honorah in 1899. Her birth date came from the 1939 Register.  Her birth place came from all the censuses.

The 1891, 1901 and 1911 censuses all have her born in Burslem, Staffs in 1861.  Burslem is in the Wolstanton Registration district.  Further this is one of the three births for the above information, so let’s see if it matches with other information as it comes in:

Her birth index:

First name(s)         Louisa
Last name             Rowe
Birth quarter         2
Birth year            1861
Mother's maiden name  Platt
District              Wolstanton
County                Staffordshire
Country               England
Volume                6B
Page                  142
Record set            England & Wales Births 1837-2006
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In 1871 she was living with her parents and siblings at Daniel Street, Burslem, Wolstanton, Staffordshire which corresponds with all other information about her birth place.  See her father’s Misc Notes for all the details.
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In 1911 she was a widow with one extra son born in 1905 after the 1901 census; she said she had had 12 children of whom one had died; they were living at 48 Furlong Lane Burslem, Staffordshire:

First name(s)  Last name  Relationship  Marital status  Sex  Age  Birth year  Occupation  Birth place
Louisa    Moran  Head  W  F  50  1861  -                       Burslem Staffs
Mary      Moran  Daur  S  F  29  1882  Dressmaker              Burslem Staffs
Winifred Moran  Daur  S  F  24  1887  Potters gilder          Burslem Staffs
Florence  Moran  Daur  S  F  20  1891  Supplymentary teacher   Burslem Staffs
Ernest    Moran  Son   S  M  16  1895  Apprentice electrician  Burslem Staffs
Laurence  Moran  Son   S  M  14  1897  Grocer's apprentice     Burslem Staffs
Norah     Moran  Daur  -  F  11  1900  School                  Burslem Staffs
Louise    Moran  Daur  -  F   9  1902  School                  Burslem Staffs
Wilfred   Moran  Son   -  M   6  1905  School                  Burslem Staffs

1911 ref: RG14  PN16486 RG78  PN1021 RD360 SD3 ED4 SN322
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In 1939 she was living with a widowed Mary Toft who was born on 31 Jan 1882, and looks very much like her daughter Mary, at 73 Hall Street, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire:

First name(s)  Last name(s)  DOB  Sex  Occupation  Marital status  Schedule  Schedule Sub Number
Mary     Toft   31 Jan 1882  F  Domestic Household     W  40  1
Louise   Moran  19 May 1861  F  Blind No Occupation    W  40  2
Charles  Abbey   ? Sep 1892  M  Manufacturing Chemist  M  40  3

1939 ref: RG101/5280I/005/22
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There are 3 Louisa Moran deaths in Staffs from her birth in 1861.  Initially I could not work out which might be hers.  But armed with the above 1939 information, this is her death index:

First name(s)  Louisa
Last name      Moran
Gender         Female
Birth year     1862
Age            81
Death quarter  1
Death year     1943
District       Stoke upon Trent
County         Staffordshire
Volume         6B
Page           133
Country        England
Record set     England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
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Their marriage index:

First name(s)     Martin
Last name         Moran
Marriage quarter  3
Marriage year     1881
MarriageFinder    Martin Moran married one of these people
                  Mary Amelia Simcoe, Louisa Rowe
District          Wolstanton
County            Staffordshire
Country           England
Volume            6B
Page number       172
Record set        England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
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