Alice Mather 
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Birth Notes
Name: Alice Mather
Baptism Date: 11 Apr 1824
Parish: Westhoughton, Lancashire, England
Father: Jeoffry Mather
Mother: Catharine Mather
Register Type: Bishop's Transcripts
Reference Number: Drm/2/81
Death Notes
Name: Alice Ratcliffe
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1824
Registration Year: 1895
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Age at Death: 71
Registration district: Bolton, Lancashire
Volume: 8c
Page: 235
RATCLIFFE Alice 71 Horwich Bolton HOR/18/381
General Notes
In 1851, Alice (aged 27) was lodging with her brother William and Mary Mather (32 & 30) at Brimsup Hall, Westhoughton. She had her daughter Catherine (6) with her.
1 June 1856 Alice Mather of Lostock, daughter of Geoffry Mather a weaver married Simon Ratcliffe a weaver of Lostock, son of Robert at St Peters, Bolton.
In 1871, Alice and Simon (47,53) and step-daughter Catherine (27) were Silk Wevers. Grandson and granddaughter Moses (7) and Mary (4) were also there.
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Occupation Details
Occupation Notes
Weaver when Catherine baptised
From before 1845 Alice's occupation was Silk Weaver in Westhoughton.
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Connections & Relationships
Relationship Notes
In 1851, Alice (aged 27) was lodging with her brother William and Mary Mather (32 & 30) at Brimsup Hall, Westhoughton. She had her daughter Catherine (6) with her.
Alice lived with William Mather.
Family Pictures
This picture, '1857 Alice Mather & Simeon Ratcliffe', was taken on June 1st, 1857 and sourced from Certificate - Marriage.
Alice and Simeon were married in a religious ceremony on June 1st, 1857 at St. Peter's (Bolton) witnessed by John Blackley & Henry Mather.3
Marriage/Union Notes
Simon Ratcliff of Lostock, weaver son of Robert Ratcliffe (weaver)
Alice Mather spinster, dau of Geoffery Mather Weaver
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Children
Birth Notes
Aged 3 in 1861Death Notes
No local death between 1861 and 1871 when Mary seems to have gone missing.
Mary Ratcliffe
Mary was born in 1858 in Westhoughton.4
Alice and <unknown> were in a short term or casual relationship. They had an adopted daughter named Catherine. There are no more children.
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Children
Birth Notes
There are three Catherine Mathers born about this time. This Catherine was the illegitimate daughter of Alice Mather. The other two were daughters of William Mather & Margeret Smith (born 1845) and Joseph Mather & Jane Smith (born 1847).
MATHER, CATHARINE -
GRO Reference: 1844 D Quarter in BOLTON UNION
Volume 21 Page 200
Name: Catharine Mather
Baptism Date: 19 Feb 1845
Baptism Place: Westhoughton, St Bartholomew, Lancashire
Parish as it Appears: Deane, Westhoughton
Mother: Alice Mather
Reference Number: GB127.L122/1/3/2Death Notes
Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1937
MATHER Catherine 93 Blackpool North Blackpool BN/3A/31
Name: Catherine Mather
Death Age: 93
Birth Date: abt 1844
Registration Date: Dec 1937
Registration district: Blackpool, Lancashire
Volume: 8e
Page: 705
Catherine Mather
Catherine was born in December 1844 in Westhoughton and her baptism took place on February 19th, 1845 at St. Bartholomew (Westhoughton).5 1
1 Manchester CoE Births & Baptisms
2 BMD-Lancashire
3 Manchester CoE Marriages & Banns 1753-1930
4 1861 UK Census
5 GRO Reference
2 BMD-Lancashire
3 Manchester CoE Marriages & Banns 1753-1930
4 1861 UK Census
5 GRO Reference
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