Children

 Robert Mather
Robert was born on May 27th, 1835 in Bury and his baptism took place on July 19th, 1835 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Bury).^3 4 
• Birth Notes

  Aged 6 in 1841, living in North Bury
  Aged 25 in 1861, born Bury
  
  Name    Robt Mather
  Age    0
  Birth Date    27 May 1835
  Baptism Date    19 Jul 1835
  Baptism Place    Bury, St Mary, Lancashire, England
  Father    James Mather
  Mother    Sarah Mather
  Reference Number    L215
  Item Number    5
  Archive Roll    671
  


 Betty Mather
Betty was born in 1837 in Bury.⁵ 
• Birth Notes

  Aged 4 in 1841, living in North Bury
  Aged 14 in 1851, born Bury


 Mary Mather (Ryder)
Mary was born in 1839 in Bury.⁵ 
• Birth Notes

  Aged 2 in 1841, living in North Bury
  Aged 12 in 1851, born Bury
  Aged 22 in 1861, born Bury
  Aged 32 in 1871, born Bury
  Aged 42 in 1881, born Limefield, Bury
  Aged 42 in 1891, born Birtle
  
  
  There is no Birth registration for Mary Mather.  Maybe she is Mary Butterworth (MMN = CRABRETT), adopted into this family.
  
Mary is no longer alive.


 James Mather
James was born in February 1840 in Bury.⁵ 
• Birth Notes

  Aged 11 mo in 1841
  Aged 11 in 1851, born Bury
  
  Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1840
  MATHER    James    BUTTERWORTH    Bury North    BN/3/57
  
  MATHER, JAMES        BUTTERWORTH 
  GRO Reference: 1840  S Quarter in BURY UNION LANCASHIRE  Volume 21  Page 223


 Richard Mather
Richard was born in 1843 in Bury.¹ 
• Birth Notes

  Aged 8 in 1851, born Bury
  
  Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1843
  MATHER    Richard    BUTTERWORTH    Bury North    BN/5/73
  
  MATHER, RICHARD        BUTTERWORTH 
  GRO Reference: 1843  M Quarter in BURY UNION LANCASHIRE 
  Volume 21  Page 250
He died at the age of 41 in April 1884 in Foulridge.  He was buried on May 1st, 1884 at St. Paul (Bury).
• Death Notes

  Name    Richard Mather
  Age    41
  Birth Date    1843
  Burial Date    1 May 1884
  Burial Place    Bury, St Paul, Lancashire, England
  Parish as it Appears    Manchester, St Paul
  Reference Number    GB127.L173/1/3
  
  Abode: Barnoldswick


 Edmund (Edwin) Mather
Edmund, known as Edwin, was born on September 17th, 1848 in Bury and his baptism took place on November 19th, 1848.¹ 
• Birth Notes

  Aged 2 in 1851
  
  Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1848
  MATHER    Edmund    BUTTERWORTH    Bury South    BS/10/73
  
  MATTHER, EDMUND        BUTTERWORTH 
  GRO Reference: 1848  D Quarter in BURY, LANCASHIRE 
  Volume 21  Page 258
  
  Name:    Edmund Mather
  Birth Date:    17 Sep 1848
  Baptism Date:    19 Nov 1848
  Parish:    Bury, Lancashire, England
  Father:    James Mather
  Mother:    Sarah Mather
  Register Type:    Bishop's Transcripts
  Reference Number:    Drm/2/55
He died at the age of 32 in October 1880 in Bury.  He was buried on October 9th, 1880 at St. Paul (Bury).^2 6 
• Death Notes

  
  Name:    Edmund Mather
  Estimated birth year:    abt 1848
  Registration Year:    1880
  Registration Quarter:    Oct-Nov-Dec
  Age at Death:    32
  Registration district:    Bury, Lancashire
  Volume:    8c
  Page:    337
  
  Record details
  Name    Edmund Mather
  Age    32
  Birth Date    1848
  Burial Date    9 Oct 1880
  Burial Place    Bury, St Paul, Lancashire, England
  Parish as it Appears    Bury
  Reference Number    GB127.L173/1/3/3


 David Mather
David was born on October 23rd, 1850 in Bury and his baptism took place on June 8th, 1851.^1 4 
• Birth Notes

  Aged 5 mo in 1851
  
  Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1850
  MATHER    David    BUTTERWORTH    Bury South    BS/12/60
  
  MATHER, DAVID        BUTTERWORTH 
  GRO Reference: 1850  D Quarter in BURY LANCASHIRE 
  Volume 21  Page 311
  
  Name:    David Mather
  Birth Date:    23 Oct 1850
  Baptism Date:    8 Jun 1851
  Parish:    Bury, Lancashire, England
  Father:    Jemes Mather
  Mother:    Sarah Mather
  Register Type:    Bishop's Transcripts
  Reference Number:    Drm/2/56
  
  Abode: Little Bridge, Fuller


 Samuel Mather
Samuel was born in June 1853 in Bury.⁷ 
• Birth Notes

  
  Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1853
  MATHER    Samuel    BUTTERWORTH    Bury South    BS/15/14
  
  MATHER, SAMUEL        BUTTERWORTH 
  GRO Reference: 1853  J Quarter in BURY LANCASHIRE 
  Volume 08C  Page 366
He died at the age of 15 in 1868 in Bolton.⁸ 
• Death Notes

  
  Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1868
  MATHER    Samuel    16    Western Bolton    WB/37/480