Abel was born in December 1883 in Salford and his baptism took place there on December 5th, 1883.1
Birth Notes
Name: Abel Mather Baptism Date: 5 Dec 1883 Baptism Place: Salford, Sacred Trinity, Lancashire, England Parish as it Appears: Sacred Trinity Church Father: Abel Mather Mother: Sabina Mather Reference Number: L131/1/3/3 Archive Roll: 561
Abel's father was Abel Mather and his mother was Sabina White. His paternal grandparents were James Knowles and Jenny (Jane) Mather. He had two brothers named Amos and Horace. He was the oldest of the three children. He had a half-brother and a half-sister, named James and Sarah. He died at the age of 81 in September 1965 in Salford.2
Death Notes
Name Abel Mather Death Age 81 Birth Date abt 1884 Registration Date Q3 1965 Registration district Salford, Lancashire Volume 10f Page 431
General Notes
16 July 1902, Abel son of Able married Martha Grundy at Charlestown, St George, Lancashire, England