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Esther Mather

Esther was born in December 1849 in Little Bolton.¹

Birth Notes
- Aged 1 in 1851, living in Little Bolton
  
  Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1849
  MATHER Esther WELSBY Little Bolton LB/18/85
  
  MATHER, ESTHER WELSBY
  GRO Reference: 1849 D Quarter in BOLTON UNION
  Volume 21 Page 104

Esther's father was John Mather and her mother was Jane Welsby. Her paternal grandparents were Thomas Mather and Alice Entwistle. She had five brothers and three sisters, named John, Thomas, Robert, Daniel, Henry, Mary, Sarah and Nancy. She had three adopted brothers and an adopted sister, named John, William, James and Jane. She had a half-brother named John.

General Notes
- The "twins", Ester and Jane age 1 in 1851 survived infancy as both were alive aged 11 with their parents in 1861. However, there is no birth registration for such twins. Esther is registered in 1849, and Jane appears to be illegitimate, registered in 1850.
  
  On 29 June 1868, Esther Mather married a very old William Archer. In 1871, Esther was 21 and William 59 and they had two daughters Esther (4) and Lucy (2).. William was an employer of 3 men and 2 boys.
  
  On 9 Feb 1875, Esther Archer (25, Wid), daughter of John Mather, married Thomas Larkin

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Thomas Mather
  - b.1766 in Edgworth d.Jan 1842 in Quarlton
  
  John Mather
  - b.Nov 1794 in Quarlton d.Jun 1874 in Little Bolton
  
  Alice Entwistle
  - b.1761 in Haslingden d.Apr 1828 in Bradshaw
  
  Esther Mather
  - b.Dec 1849 in Little Bolton
  
  Jane Welsby
  - b.1813 in Longton d.Apr 1895 in Little Bolton

¹ 1851 UK Census