Agnes (Aggie) Mather

This picture, '1756 Nedde & Agge Mather', was taken on September 12th, 1756 and sourced from Certificate - Baptism. Picture Notes

Agnes, known as Aggie, was born in 1756 in Adlington and her baptism took place on September 12th, 1756 in Rivington.¹ 

• Birth Notes

  Name:    Hede Mather
  Event Type:    Baptism
  Baptism Date:    12 Sep 1756
  Baptism Place:    Rivington, Lancashire, England
  Parish as it Appears:    Rivington Parish Church
  Father:    John Mather
  Reference Number:    L79/1/2/1
  Item Number:    4
  Archive Roll:    988
  

Aggie's father was John Mather and her mother was <unknown>.  Her paternal grandparents were John Mather and Ann Knowles. She had three brothers and three sisters, named John, Nedde, Nathan, Mary, Betty and Alice.  Nedde and Aggie were twins.  She died at the age of 88 in 1844 in Heath Charnock.  She was buried on March 14th, 1844 in Rivington.² 

• Death Notes

  Name    Agnes Rigby
  Gender    Female
  Death Age    87
  Birth Date    1757
  Death Date    1844
  Death Place    Rivington, Lancaster
  Burial Date    14 Mar 1844
  Burial Place    Rivington, Lancaster, England
  FHL Film Number    1545461
  Reference ID    it 1, L 964

‌Aggie and Charles were married in a religious ceremony on January 24th, 1775 at St. Wilfred (Standish) by Curate Thomas Knowles.³