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Elizabeth Mather

Elizabeth was born on May 19th, 1807 in Lowton and her baptism took place on March 18th, 1820 in Winwick.¹²

Birth Notes
- US Burial records show daughter of Grace
  
  Elizabeth had an adult baptism at Winwick in 1820 (aged almost 13). She had an infant sister Nancy (b.8-Dec-1819) baptised the same day.
  
  Name:    Elizabeth Mather
  Birth Date:    19 May 1807
  Baptism Date:    18 Mar 1820
  Parish:    Winwick, Lancashire, England
  Father:    William Mather
  Mother:    Grace Mather
  Register Type:    Bishop's Transcripts
  Reference Number:    Drl/2/539
  
  Abode: Lowton, Blacksmith

Elizabeth's father was William Mather and her mother was Grace Thomison. She had a brother and two sisters, named James, Ann and Nancy. She was the second oldest of the four children. She died at the age of 58 on August 20th, 1865 in Wisconsin.¹

Death Notes
- Possibly died in 1878, but unlikely this is her, as missing prior to this. However, age and abode is a perfect match.
  
  Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1878
  HILTON    Elizabeth    73    Little Bolton    LB/55/190
  
  Name:    Elizabeth Hilton
  Birth Date:    19 May 1807
  Birth Place:    Lancashire, England
  Death Date:    20 Aug 1865
  Death Place:    Racine County, Wisconsin, USA
  Cemetery:    Mound Cemetery
  Burial or Cremation Place:    Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA
  Has Bio?:    N
  Mother:    Grace Mather
  Spouse:    Peter Hilton
  Children:    Cathrine Colton
  URL:    https://www.findagrave.com/mem...

General Notes
- Elizabeth from Lowton had an adult baptism at Winwick in 1820 (aged 12). She had an infant sister Nancy (b.8-Dec-1819) baptised the same day.
  
  6 Nov 1831, Elizabeth married Peter Hilton (the same day Sarah Mather married Thomas Welsby). This may have been a double marriage as Sarah Mather married the same day. However, it is now believed thay were not sisters. Census records show the Elizabeth Mather sister of Sarah was born 1805 in Little Bolton and married Edmund Heaton.
  
  Jan 1832 "Betty" had her daughter Catherine baptised (less than two months after the marriage)
  
  In 1850 and 1861, Elizabeth and Peter (and Elizabeth's mother Grace) were in Racine, Wisconsin, USA.

Social & Emotional Relationships
- Elizabeth and Sarah Mather knew each other.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Married the same day, and thought to be sisters, but now not (as Elizabeth was the daughter of Grace and born 1807)
  Elizabeth (Betty) Mather had some other social relationship with Elizabeth.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Two Elizabeth Mathers both married Hiltons (Peter in 1831 and William in 1833)

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- William Mather
  - b.~ 1780 in Deane
  
  Elizabeth Mather
  - b.19 May 1807 in Lowton d.20 Aug 1865 in Wisconsin
  
  Grace Thomison
  - b.1782 in Bolton d.1858 in Wisconsin

Personal Timeline

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¹ FindAGrave
² Lancashire CoE Births & Baptisms (1813-1911)
Sources/Citations Manchester CoE BMB (1541-1812), BMD-Lancashire