• General Notes

  Who was Ann of Astley?
  
  There seem to be two (or three) John and Ann marriages and families.  In July-1775 John Mather of Standish married Ann Eckersley by licence at Deane having already had a son John baptised Feb-1775 (with mother and father named).  Then came Margaret (1776) and Bury (1777) and then the children stop!
  
  There’s another family with births and burials at Astley (part of Leigh) from 1781.  Astley is between Leigh and Bolton.  There is no new Lancashire marriage which could be this John and Ann from Astley family.  It new seems that this is a continuation of the same family, now relocated to Astley.
  
  The Dec-1781 marriage at Bolton to Ann Greenwood appears to be a close fit for John Mather which almost fits the Astley family, except Rachel was born 1781 before the December marriage (so John would not be from Standish).   Also Ann Greenwood and John Mather are believed to be another family who had married and lived in Bolton (also in this tree).
  
  There is also an Anne (with and “e”) Spencer and John Mather marriage at Haslingden in 1775 but this is North of Bolton, and too early.
  

Details of Ann's family with John Mather