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Betty Mather

Betty was born on October 18th, 1840 in Birtle and her baptism took place on November 22nd, 1840 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Bury).¹

Birth Notes
- Aged 7mo in 1841
  Aged 10 in 1851
  Aged 20 in 1861
  
  Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1840
  MATHER    Betty    WOOD    Heywood        H/4/398
  
  MATHER, BETTY        WOOD
  GRO Reference: 1840 D Quarter in BURY UNION
  Volume 21 Page 260
  
  Name:    Betty Mather
  Gender:    Female
  Birth Date:    18 Oct 1840
  Baptism Date:    22 Nov 1840
  Baptism Place:    Bury, Lancashire, England
  Father:    Robert Mather
  Mother:    Grace
  FHL Film Number:    1545469
  Reference ID:    item 1 p 203

Betty's father was Robert Mather and her mother was Grace Wood. Her paternal grandparents were Robert Madther and Judith (Judy) Chadwick. She had four brothers and seven sisters, named Joseph, John, Edwin, Robert, Mary, Sarah, Mary, Ann, Emma, Alice and Grace. She was the seventh oldest of the twelve children. She died at the age of 60 in October 1900 in Bury. Her burial was on October 27th, 1900 at St. Paul (Bury).²

Death Notes
- Name:    Betty Shaw
  Age:    60
  Birth Date:    abt 1840
  Burial Date:    27 Oct 1900
  Burial Place:    Bury, St Paul, Manchester, Lancashire, England
  Reference Number:    GB127.L173/1/3/4

General Notes
- 1 Sep 1861, Richard Shaw (21), Weaver from Bury son of John Shaw a weaver married Betty Mather (21) of Bury, daughter of Robert Mather a Fuller at St Paul, Bury, Lancashire. Witnesses were Edwin Mather and ; Mary Ann Shaw.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Robert Madther
  - b.~ 1738
  
  Robert Madther
  - b.1766 in Radcliffe d.Dec 1846 in Walmersley
  
  Betty (Elizabeth) Ripson
  - b.~ 1738
  
  Robert Mather
  - b.07 Nov 1807 in Walmersley d.Feb 1868 in Bury
  
  Judith (Judy) Chadwick
  - b.1767 in Rochdale d.May 1847 in Bury
  
  Betty Mather
  - b.18 Oct 1840 in Birtle d.Oct 1900 in Bury
  
  Grace Wood
  - b.09 Dec 1809 in Bury d.Dec 1889 in Bury

Personal Timeline

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¹ 1851 UK Census
² Manchester CoE Deaths & Burials