Children

 Thomas Mather


Thomas was born in January 1834 in Blackrod and his baptism took place on February 9th, 1834 at St. Katherine (B'rod).^1 2 
• Birth Notes

  Aged 6 in 1841
  Aged 26 in 1861, born Blackrod
  Aged 34 in 1871, born Blackrod
  
  Name:    Thomas Mather
  Baptism Date:    9 Feb 1834
  Parish:    Blackrod, Lancashire, England
  Mother:    Alice Mather
  Register Type:    Parish Registers
  Reference Number:    Pr 2967/1/7
He died after 1891 in Lancashire.³ 


 Ralph Mather


Ralph was born on April 12th, 1840 in Blackrod and his baptism took place on June 7th, 1840 at St. Katherine (B'rod).² 
• Birth Notes

  Aged 1 in 1841
  
  Name:    Ralph Base Mather
  Birth Date:    12 Apr 1840
  Baptism Date:    7 Jun 1840
  Parish:    Blackrod, Lancashire, England
  Father:    Mather
  Mother:    Ellen Mather
  Register Type:    Parish Registers
  Reference Number:    Pr 2967/1/7
  
  Ralph was born 12 Apr 1840, the bastard son of Ellen Mather of Blackrod, widow.  The record had spinster and then corrected to widow
He died at the age of 49 in 1889 in Bolton.⁴ 
• Death Notes

  Ralph died after son Ralph was born in 1885 and before the 1901 census.  There is only one Lancashire death and the age is a good match.
  
  Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1889
  MATHER    Ralph    48    Great Bolton    GB/8/26