Edwin Priestley Mather

1839 Dec-21 Matthais & Edwin Partnership

Edwin was born in 1816 in Bolton and his christening took place on June 9th, 1816 at St. Peter's (Bolton).¹ 

• Birth Notes

  EDWIN MATHER
  Christening:  09 JUN 1816   Saint Peter, Bolton Le Moors, Lancashire, England
  Parents:
    Father:  MATTHIAS MATHER
    Mother:  MARY 
  

Edwin's father was Matthias Mather and his mother was Mary Priestley. He had five brothers and seven sisters, named Samuel, Thomas, George, Mathew, Joseph, Mary, Ellen, Rachel, Sophia, Rachel, Caroline and Eliza.  He was the fourth youngest of the thirteen children. He had a half-sister named Ann.  He died before 1861.

• Death Notes

  Cant find any matching death records in Lancashire.

• General Notes

  Edwin Priestely Mather was a "Druggist, Grocers and Seedsmen" at Bolton-le-Moors in partnership with Samuel Parnell. The "Mather & Parnell" partnership was dissolved 24-Feb-1837.  Edwin married Ann Rich later that year.
  
  In Dec 1839, the partnership between Matthias Mather and Edwin Preistley Mather, under the firm of MATHER & SON of Great Bolton, as Chemists, Drugists and Grocers was dissolved by mutal consent.  Dated 11th but reported on the 21st, about 4 days after Mathias died.  Edwin probably then continued the business alone.
  
  In 1841, Edwin P Mather was living with his brother Josiah and Amelia in Blackburn Street, Bolton (West).
  
  In 1843 "Edward" Priestly Mather was a Druggist at Leigh when Ann Sophia was baptised.

Details of Edwin's family with Ann Rich