Edmund Mather
Edmund was born in 1785 in
Withnell and his baptism took place on April 16th, 1785 at
Over Darwen Lower Chapel conducted by Reverend Robert Smalley.
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Birth Notes
Name Edmund Mather
Gender Male
Christening Date 16 Apr 1785
Christening Date (Original) 16 APR 1785
Christening Place OVER DARWEN LOWER CHAPEL INDEPENDENT,BLACKBURN,LANCASHIRE,ENGLAND
Father's Name James Mather
Mother's Name Esther
Abode: Withnell
Baptism: 15 Apr 1785 Lower Chapel, Darwen, Lancashire, England
Edmund Mather - [Child] of Jas. Mather & Esther
Abode: Withnel
Baptised by: Rev. Robert Smalley
Register: Baptisms 1751 - 1791, Page 106, Entry 3089
Source: LDS Film 0560876
Edmund's father was
James Mather and his mother was
Esther Mason. He had four brothers named
George,
Thomas,
Robert and
John. He was the third oldest of the five children.
General Notes
Edmund may have married Betty Wilkinson in 1806, and later, in 1822, an EDWARD Mather married Jane Marsden in Leyland.
Children from the second marriage lived in the tiny village of Withnell, so it is possible there are two families here!
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1740 in Withnell
- b.1785 in Withnell

- b.~ 1740 in Darwen d.> 1785
Edmund and
Betty were married in a religious ceremony on May 7th, 1806 in
Bolton.
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Marriage/Union Notes
First name(s) Edmund
Last name Mather
Name note -
Marriage year 1806
Marriage date 07 May 1806
Marriage place Bolton-Le-Moors
Spouse's first name(s) Betty
Spouse's last name Wilkinson
Residence Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
County Lancashire
Country England
Record set England Marriages 1538-1973
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from England, Great Britain
They had a son named
James.
Edmund and
Jenny were married in a religious ceremony on December 1st, 1822 in
Leyland.
4 They had two sons named
Thomas and
Jonathan.
Family Notes
There is also a Richard Mather and Ann Marsden Family, married 1826 from Withnell, later Halliwell
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Children
Thomas Mather
Thomas was born in 1832 in
Withnell and his baptism took place on September 10th, 1832 in
Tockholes.
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Birth Notes
Baptism: 10 Sep 1832 St Stephen, Tockholes, Lancs.
Thomas Mather - Son of Edmund Mather & Jane
Abode: Withnell
Occupation: Weaver
Notes: P. dead [written in margin]
Baptised by: G. Robinson, P. Curate
Register: Baptisms 1813 - 1833, Page 93, Entry 738
Source: LDS Film 1595672
Jonathan Mather
Jonathan was born in 1837 in
Withnell and his baptism took place on May 3rd, 1837 in
Tockholes.
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Birth Notes
Baptism: 3 May 1837 St Stephen, Tockholes, Lancs.
Jonathan Mather - Son of Edmund Mather & Jenny
Abode: Withnell
Occupation: Weaver
Notes: P [in margin]
Baptised by: G. Robinson, P. Curate
Register: Baptisms 1833 - 1909, Page 136, Entry 1105
Source: LDS Film 1595672
He died at the age of 50 in 1887 in
Manchester.
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Death Notes
Possibly died at Manchester (Central):
Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1887
MATHER Jonathan 50 1887 Central Archives+, Manchester Central Library CEN/16/235