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Berry (Bury) Mather (Bury Mather)

Berry, known as Bury, was born in June 1777 in Radcliffe and his baptism took place on June 22nd, 1777 at St. Mary (Radcliffe).¹

Birth Notes
- Aged 60 in 1841
  Aged 73 in 1851
  Aged 83 in 1861
  
  Name:    Berry Madther
  Event Type:    Baptism
  Baptism Date:    22 Jun 1777
  Baptism Place:    Radcliffe, St Mary, Lancashire, England
  Father:    John Madther
  Mother:    Ann Madther
  Reference Number:    L210/1/1/3
  Archive Roll:    841

Bury's father was John Mather and his mother was Ann Eckersley. His paternal grandparents were John Mather and <unknown>. He had five brothers and three sisters, named John, Bould, Otho, Mary, Thomas, Rachel, Rachel and Ann. He was the third oldest of the nine children. He died at the age of 89 in December 1866 in Bradford.²

Death Notes
- After 1861, aged 83, living in Horton, Bradford
  
  Name:    Berry Mather
  Estimated Birth Year:    abt 1777
  Registration Year:    1866
  Registration Quarter:    Oct-Nov-Dec
  Age at Death:    89
  Registration district:    Bradford, Yorkshire West Riding
  Volume:    9b
  Page:    83

General Notes
- Bury married Ellen Burton in Bolton in 1792
  
  Ellen must have died about 1804, and no more children came until John and Nathan. Nathan was baptised with mother Elizabeth, so pehaps Berry and Elizabeth were together for almost 20 years before they married.
  
  In 1841, Berry (indexed as Betty, 60, and female) was an overlooker, with wife Betty (50) at Field Head Cottages.
  
  In 1851, Berry (Bury) was 73 with his new wife Betty (63) at Horton, Yorkshire. They had their children Bury (21 and Sarah (19) with them.
  
  Berry Mather Snr was 83 in 1861, living with his son Berry Mather (33), wife Salley (32) and their three children at Horton.

Occupation Details
- From 1792 Bury's occupation was Cotton Spinner.
  From 1841 to after 1850 his occupation was Overlooker in Bradford.
  - Occupation Notes
    - in 1841 census and when son Ruben married (1849) and when son Berry Married (1850

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Thomas Mather
  - b.~  1680 in Anglezarke d.1740 in Rivington
  
  John Mather
  - b.16 Nov 1697 in Turton d.Nov 1777 in Anglezarke
  
  Margaret Kellett
  - b.~  1680 in Anglezarke
  
  John Mather
  - b.1722 in Heath Charnock d.Jun 1789 in Anderton
  
  Ann Knowles
  - b.~  1700
  
  John Mather
  - b.1752 in Charnock Richard
  
  - b. in Heath Charnock
  
  Berry (Bury) Mather
  - b.Jun 1777 in Radcliffe d.Dec 1866 in Bradford
  
  Ann Eckersley
  - b.~  1755 in Kearsley d.11 Dec 1800 in Leigh

Personal Timeline

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¹ Manchester CoE BMB (1541-1812)
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