Elizabeth Mather
Elizabeth was born on May 19th, 1807 in
Lowton and her baptism took place on March 18th, 1820 in
Winwick.
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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 (WI).
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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.
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Connections & Relationships
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1780 in Deane
- b.19 May 1807 in Lowton d.20 Aug 1865 in Wisconsin (WI)
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- b.1782 in Bolton d.1858 in Wisconsin (WI)
Elizabeth and
Peter were married in a religious ceremony on November 6th, 1831 at
St. Peter's (Bolton) witnessed by George Horrocks & James Liptrot.
3 They had two daughters named
Catherine and
Grace. There are possibly more children.
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Children
Catherine Hilton
Catherine was born on January 7th, 1832 in
Little Bolton and her baptism took place on January 9th, 1832 at
St. Peter's (Bolton).
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Birth Notes
Name: Catharine Hilton
Baptism Date: 9 Jan 1832
Parish: Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
Father: Peter Hilton
Mother: Belly Hilton (i.e. Betty)
Register Type: Bishop's Transcripts
Reference Number: Drm/2/24
She died at the age of 76 on July 17th, 1908 in
Minnesota (MIN).
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Death Notes
17 July 1908, Catherine died in Minnesota
Grace Hilton
Grace was born in November 1833. She died in November 1833 in
Bolton. She was buried on November 6th, 1833 at
St. Peter's (Bolton).
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Death Notes
Name: Grace Hilton
Age: 0
Birth Date: abt 1833
Burial Date: 6 Nov 1833
Burial Place: Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
Father: Peter Hilton
Reference Number: GB127.L243/1/5/7