Family of John Mather & Ellen Buckley

John and Ellen were married in a religious ceremony on October 9th, 1837 at St. Mary the Virgin by Curate A W H Rose and witnessed by Abraham Boardman and Lomas Mather.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Witnessed by Lomas (or Lomax or Tomas?) Mather and Abraham Boardman. There is only one Lomas Mather in Lancashire in 1841, and is the same age as John, possibly a brother. Lomax Mather could also have been Happy Mather (nee Lomax), John's grandmother.
  The Dean Marriage Index, shows this marriage as in Halliwell
  
  Abraham Boardman (b.1871) was the Parish Clerk for Dean (according to 1841 census).
  
  MATHER John BUCKLEY Ellen Bolton, St Mary the Virgin, Deane Parish Church Bolton 24/1/60

They had two sons and a daughter, named Benjamin, Joseph and Sarah. There are no more children.

Family Notes
- Only recorded marriage of John Mather between Sep-1837 and 1841. Married in Parish of Deane.
  John was recorded as a "Minor", although Ellen was "of full age"

Personal Details
- John Mather
  
  1865 John Mather
  
  John was born about January 1817 in Little Bolton.²
  - Birth Notes
    - Born: Little Bolton, Lancashire.
      
      Born between March 1816 - March 1817 as aged 49 at time of death.
      Born after Sep 1817 as minor when marrying Ellen Buckley
      
      When as John Born?
      A minor at time of marriage to Ellen in 1837
      Aged 35 on 1851 census
      Aged 45 on 1861 census
      
      Older brother Isaac was baptised at Ridgway Gates in 1810. The Bolton Library baptism records for Ridgway Gates finish at 1814, and the only other records for there which have been deposited are burials records. The only John Mather I can find a baptism for is in 1816 at Bury (St. Mary) a son of Samuel Mather and Alice Greenough Mather, which is another John Mather.
  He died due to Chronic Hepatic disease and Jaundice on March 21st, 1865 at 114 Chorley Street. The funeral took place at Moor Lane Baptist. He was buried on March 25th, 1865 at Tonge-with-Haulgh Cemetery.³⁴⁵
  - Death Notes
    - Elizabeth was a widow by 1871 census
      Died between 1861 and 1871 (according to census)
      
      John Mather died 21st March 1865, while living at 114 Chroley Street, of Chronic Hepatic disease (liver disease), and Icterus (now called jaundice) - 3 weeks. He was only aged 49 at time of death.
      Joseph Mather (his son), was present at the death, who was also living at 114 Chorley Street, Little Bolton.
      
      See death certificate for further details (added Aug-2007).
      
      The grave records dated 1873 are in the Inman/Foot family. The grave was bought originally for £2 by Elizabeth in 1865 and is in Tonge and Haulgh cemetery (at the back of where Fred Dibnah used to live) Ref - 2:F:29NC There are 3 inmates buried as follows:
      Burial     Internment            Name                           Age
      12657     25/3/1865            John Mather                 49 years
      73225     15/11/1902          Ruth Inman                   48 years
      77741     9/1/1908              Hannah Richardson     65 years
      There is no tombstone but we think it is next to the grave bought by John's brother George also in 1865 when his first wife died.
      
      The epitaph from the tombstone is matriarch Alice Mather, Samuel’s widow, is buried here as well as George and family.
      
      The funeral service was conducted by T.W. Handford, who was daughter Sarah Alice's brother-in-law.
      
      Grave 2.F.29
  Ellen Buckley
  
  1842 Ellen Mather
  
  Ellen was born on February 23rd, 1816 in Lancashire and her baptism took place on February 23rd, 1816 at Moor Lane Baptist.⁶⁷
  - Birth Notes
    - On the 1841 census, Ellen was aged 20 (which is rounded to 5 years), so was between 15 and 25 (i.e. born 1816 to 1826).
      
      The marriage certificate of Ellen and John has Ellen of "Full Age", and John and "Minor", but this appears to be the wrong way around. The 1841 census shows John older then Ellen. However the Baptism record does suggest she was born about 1816, so of same age.
      
      Ellen was living in Halliwell in 1837, and we only know she was born somewhere in Lancashire (probably East Bolton) from the 1841 census.
      
      23 FEB 1816 Moor Lane Baptist-Formerly Scotch Presbyterian, Bolton Le Moors, Lancashire, England
  She died due to a medical problem, Fever of the Brain, at the age of 26 on September 6th, 1842 in Bolton.⁵
  - Death Notes
    - Died between 1841-42. Lancashire BMD has Ellen died in East Bolton, in 1842, aged 26. The others ages dont match.
      
      Deaths Sep 1842 (>99%)
      MATHER Ellen Bolton 21 51
      MATHER Ellen 26 Eastern Bolton Bolton EB/6/389
      
      A Lavinia Mather also died in E Bolton, aged 2, the same year. Could this have been her daughter?
      
      Death recorded in Great Bolton (Eastern Bolton). Age 26. Husband John Mather, and Oil Cloth Maker, was in attendance at Crook Street, Great Bolton. The death was recorded on 8-Sep-1842 by John Scowcroft, Registrar.

Children
- Benjamin Mather
  
  1838 Benjamin Mather
  
  Benjamin was born on April 8th, 1838 in Little Bolton.⁸
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1838
    MATHER Benjamin Eastern Bolton Bolton BUCKLEY EB/2/88
    
    Births Jun 1838 (>99%)
    Mather Benjamin Bolton 21 77
  He died at the age of 2 in December 1840 in Little Bolton.⁵
  - Death Notes
    
    Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1840
    MATHER Benjamin 2 Little Bolton Bolton LB/4/82
    
    Deaths Dec 1840 (>99%)
    MATHER Benjamin Bolton 21 8_
  Joseph Mather
  
  1895 Joseph Mather
  
  Joseph was born on February 7th, 1840 in Little Bolton.⁹
  - Birth Notes
    
    Joseph was 71 in 1911
    
    Two Joseph Mathers born in Bolton this year.
    Mather Joseph Bolton 21 111 Mar, 1840
    Mather Joseph Bolton 21 126 Dec, 1840
    Lil's records show our John Mather's birth to be the first one.
    
    There was also a Lavinia Mather born this quater, who died aged 2 in East Bolton. However, as she is registered on a different page, she probably wasn't Joseph's twin.
  He died due to a cardiac arrest, Dilation of the heart (left & right ventricles) and Ascites, at the age of 78 on September 6th, 1918 at 282+284 St. Ann Street. He was buried on September 10th, 1918 at the Flaybrick Memorial Gardens.¹⁰⁹
  - Death Notes
    
    Still alive at 1901, aged 61.
    
    Burial Record:
    Folio: 507, Record 1000
    Buried 10 Sept 1918, aged 78
    Occupation: Iron Moulder
    Living at 282 At Annes Street, Birkenhead U.D.
    Buried in a Private Grave, Section NC6, grave 234
    Ceremony performed by Ben Evans
    
    Joseph and Ellen Mather, and Alfred James and Mary Nugent are buried together at Flaybrick Cemetary (see reference for details and picture).
    
    See excellent reference for Birkenhead News Obituary.
    
    Name: Joseph Mather
    Death Registration Month/Year: 1918
    Age at death (estimated): 78
    Registration district: Birkenhead
    Inferred County: Cheshire
    Volume: 8a
    Page: 522
    
    Cause of death on certificate is:
    (1) Dilation of the heart (left & right ventricles)
    (2) Ascites (which is an accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity)
    Informant was R Mather (son) of 9 Seddon St, Manchester.
  Sarah Ann Mather
  Sarah was born in December 1841 in Little Bolton.⁵
  - Birth Notes
    
    MATHER Sarah A Little Bolton Bolton BUCKLEY LB/6/408
    
    Name: Sarah Ann Mather
    Year of Registration: 1841
    Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
    District: Bolton
    County: Greater Manchester, Lancashire
    Volume: 21
    Page: 106
  She died as an infant about June 1843 in Little Bolton.⁵
  - Death Notes
    
    Born after 1841 census, but no record of her at 1851. Three possible deaths:
    
    Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1843
    MATHER Sarah A 1 Little Bolton Bolton LB/5/491
    
    Death is not indexed with FreeBMD

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