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Ellen Mather

Ellen was born in 1773 in Longworth and her baptism took place on July 11th, 1773 in Rivington.¹

Birth Notes
- Name:    Ellen Mather
  Event Type:    Baptism
  Baptism Date:    11 Jul 1773
  Baptism Place:    Rivington, Lancashire, England
  Father:    Jas Mather
  Reference Number:    L79/1/2/1
  Item Number:    4
  Archive Roll:    988
  
  Abode: Longworth

Ellen's father was James Mather and her mother was Esther Mason. Her paternal grandparents were Ralph Mather and Ann Anderton. She had four brothers and three sisters, named Robert, Ralph, James, Jonathan, Ann, Sally and Betty. She was the sixth oldest of the eight children. She died at the age of 16 in January 1789 in Heath Charnock. Her burial was on January 6th, 1789 in Rivington.¹

Death Notes
- Name:    Ellen Mather
  Event Type:    Burial
  Burial Date:    6 Jan 1789
  Burial Place:    Rivington, Lancashire, England
  Reference Number:    L79/1/4/1
  Archive Roll:    988
  
  Text: "Ellen Mather of Charnock"

General Notes
- Ellen may have had a bastard child John when she was only 15 and died the following year, although the death record does not show her as a pauper. However, this is for an Ellen of Charnock, so may be another.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Thomas Mather
  - b.~  1680 in Anglezarke d.1740 in Rivington
  
  Ralph Mather
  - b.1705 in Anderton d.Jun 1788 in Wigan
  
  Margaret Kellett
  - b.~  1680 in Anglezarke
  
  James Mather
  - b.1738 in Heath Charnock
  
  Ann Anderton
  - b.~  1710 in Standish
  
  Ellen Mather
  - b.1773 in Longworth d.Jan 1789 in Heath Charnock
  
  Esther Mason

¹ Manchester CoE BMB (1541-1812)