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Esther Mather

Esther was born on March 2nd, 1792 at Toppings and her baptism took place on March 18th, 1792 at Walmsley Presbyterian conducted by minister Thomas Davies.¹²

Birth Notes
- 1792 Abode: Toppings, Turton
  1841 Aged 45, Abode Nuttall, Holcombe, Bury
  
  Baptism: 18 Mar 1792 Walmsley Meeting House (later Egerton Unitarian), Bolton le Moors, Lancs.
  Esther Mather - [Child] of Isaac Mather & Alice (formerly Fielding)
      Born: 2 Mar 1792
      Abode: Toppings, Turton, Bolton, Lancashire
      Notes: [Congregation: Walmsley Meeting]
      Baptised by: Tho Davies
      Register: Baptisms 1783 - 1793, Page 18, Entry 108
      Source: LDS Film 560904
  
  Name:    Esther Mather
  Birth Date:    2 Mar 1792
  Event Type:    Baptism
  Father:    Isaac Mather
  Mother:    Alice Fielding
  Baptism Date:    18 Mar 1792
  Baptism Place:    Turton, Lancashire, England
  Denomination:    Presbyterian
  Piece Title:    Piece 1622: Turton, Walmsley Chapel (Presbyterian), 1762-1836

Esther's father was Isaac Mather and her mother was Alice Fielding. Her paternal grandparents were Richard Mather and Ann Howarth. She had four brothers and three sisters, named James, Solomon, John, Joseph, Ann, Alice and Nancy. She was the fourth oldest of the eight known children. She died at the age of 68 in 1860 in Holcombe.³

Death Notes
- There is an Esther Isherwood (50) with James Isherwood (55) in Noble Street, Bolton in 1841, with Henry, William, Betty and Charles. This Esther was still alive in 1871 with her daughter Betty Loynds and Son John (b.1843) in Blackburn. Therefore, this Esther is not the Esther that died in Blackburn.
  
  Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1860
  ISHERWOOD Esther 68 Holcombe Bury HOL/6/97

General Notes
- Esther married Benjamin (aka Bennett) Isherwood of Bolton Parish, Weaver on 4 Sep 1811. She was only 19 and a half. She went on to have 10 children, the last (Alice) in 1838, aged 46. It was a double marriage with her sister Ann marrying Ralph Isherwood the same day.
  
  Sisters Ann and Esther married two Isherwood (second cousins?) on the same day 4 Sep 1811.
  
  In 1841, Bennett & Esther Isherwood (50 & 45) were at Nuttall, Holcombe with Ann and Jane (12 & 10).
  
  In 1851, Esther (59, head) was living with her extended familiy st Nuttall, Tottongton.

Social & Emotional Relationships
- Esther was a relative of Ann Mather.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Esther and Ann are close sisters. They married Ralph and Benjamin Isherwood on the same day, so a double marriage. However, Ralph and Benjamin are neither brothers or cousins.
  Ann Mather had some other social relationship with Her.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Ann and Esther had a double marriage. They both married an Isharwood on 4-Sep-1811 at St Peter's, Bolton
  She lived with Even Wolfenden.
  - Relationship Notes
    - In 1851, Even and Deborah Woolfenden were living with Esther Isharwood, Deborah 's mother.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- John Mather
  - b.1713 in Warrington d.Apr 1768 in Warrington
  
  Richard Mather
  - b.Nov 1737 in Turton d.May 1826 in Turton
  
  Thomas Blinstone
  - b.1671 in Warrington
  
  Richard Blinstone
  - b.Aug 1691 d.Aug 1727 in Prescot
  
  Ellen Blinstone
  - b.1714 in Burtonwood d.06 Jan 1780 in Warrington
  
  Margaret (?)
  - b.~  1693 d.Aug 1755 in Warrington
  
  Isaac Mather
  - b.Jan 1760 in Turton d.19 Feb 1842 in Edgworth
  
  Edmund Howarth
  - b.~  1650
  
  Giles Howarth
  - b.1672 in Lower Darwen d.Jun 1739 in Lower Darwen
  
  Edmund Howarth
  - b.May 1702 in Lower Darwen
  
  Mary Yates
  - b.~  1679 d.Nov 1737 in Lower Darwen
  
  Ann Howarth
  - b.1744 in Lower Darwen d.May 1786 in Turton
  
  Anne
  - b.1696
  
  Esther Mather
  - b.02 Mar 1792 at Toppings d.1860 in Holcombe
  
  Alice Fielding
  - b.1764 in Rochdale

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¹ England & Wales Non-conformist Registers (1567-1970)
² England Select Births & Christenings (1538-1975)
³ BMD-Lancashire
Source/Citation FamilySearch.org

Esther Mather

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Ancestor Pedigree Chart

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