Henry was born in August 1819 in Harwood and his baptism took place on October 3rd, 1819 in Turton.1
Birth Notes
Aged 22 in 1841 (with Ann Mather) Aged 31 in 1851, born Harwood Aged 39 in 1861, borm Hampton - an error Aged 52 in 1871, born Harwood Lee Aged 60 in 1881, born Harwood Aged 71 in 1891, born Harwood
name: Henry Mather gender: Male christening date: 03 Oct 1819 christening place: Turton, Lancashire, England father's name: Richard Mather father's occupation: Weaver Abode: Harwood mother's name: Hannah indexing project (batch) number: C02101-9 system origin: England-EASy gs film number: 1545461 reference id: it 2, p 67, rn 535
Name: Henry Mather Gender: Male Baptism Date: 3 Oct 1819 Baptism Place: Turton, Lancashire, England Father: Richard Mather Mother: Hannah FHL Film Number: 1545461
Henry is still alive in 1891, born Harwood and with his wife Sarah:
He is also alive when daughter Rachel re-married in 1894 (although John Pilkinton's father was deceaded).
Name: Henry Mather Estimated birth year: abt 1820 Registration Year: 1895 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Age at Death: 75 Registration district: Bolton Volume: 8c Page: 290
Name: Henry Mather Death Date: Jan 1895 Cemetery: Tonge Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England Has Bio?: N
Name: Henry Mather Register Type: Burial Death Date: abt 1895 Burial or Cremation Date: 8 Jan 1895 Burial or Cremation Place: Lancashire, England
General Notes
Henry's baptism shows he was from Harwood and in 1871, from Harwood Lee. Other family records indicate Raikes (a farm at Harwood Lee), so this is probably where Henry was born.
Henry had 6 daughters and no sons - poor guy! Only three of the girls survived pas the age of 5, and they each married.
In 1841, Henry Mather (22) is with Ann (19) at Bank Street, Little Bolton, so who is Ann. It cannot be a sister, unlikely a wife, so probably another Henry Mather
According to the 1846 marriage record, Henry is a spinner and father Richard a Labourer (not longer a Weaver)
In 1851, 61, 71 census, Henry is shown to have been born at Harwood Lee (or simply Harwood), and an outdoor labourer. All the family were born here!
In 1876 his daughter Sarah Jane (19) of 2 Yates Square married a neighbour William Hutchinson (23) of 5 Yates Square.
He must have had a big house at Yates Square, LB as in 1891 he's a general labourer (71) with wife Sarah (65), grandson Henry Hutchinson and 8 lodgers.
Occupation Details
From 1851 Henry's occupation was Outdoor Labourer in Little Bolton.4
From before 1867 his occupation was Engine Tenter in Bolton. He died in 1896 while still employed there.5
Occupation Notes
Shown as an Engine-tenter on Mary Ann and Rachel's marriages of 1867 and 1894, although a General labourer (aged 71) in 1891
Whereabouts
Henry lived at 3 Yates Square for ten years from before 1881 to 1891.6
Occupancy/Contact Notes
Home of Henry Mather and Sarah. A big house or lodging house as thaty had 8 lodgers in 1891.
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1851 MATHER Ann BLACKBURN Little Bolton LB/20/492
MATHER, ANN BLACKBURN GRO Reference: 1851 J Quarter in BOLTON UNION Volume 21 Page 155
Name: Ann Mather Baptism Date: 10 Aug 1851 Parish: Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England Father: Henry Mather Mother: Sarah Mather Register Type: Bishop's Transcripts Reference Number: Drm/2/29a Abode Little Bolton: Labourer
Name: Ann Mather Gender: Female Baptism Date: 25 May 1851 Baptism Place: Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England Father: Henry Mather Mother: Sarah Mather FHL Film Number: 1545455
She died at the age of 4 on December 29th, 1855 in Little Bolton. She was buried on January 1st, 1856 in Bolton.117
Death Notes
Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1855 MATHER Ann 4 Little Bolton LB/19/474
Name: Ann Mather Gender: Female Age: 5 Birth Date: 1851 Burial Date: 1 Jan 1856 Burial Place: Bolton-Le-Moors, Lancashire, England Father: Henry Mather FHL Film Number: 1545457 Reference ID: IT1 P101 No804
Aged 9 in 1861, born Bolton Aged 18 in 1871, born Bolton Aged 41 in 1894 (when remarried)
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1852 MATHER Rachel BLACKBURN Little Bolton LB/23/354
Name: Rachel Mather Baptism Date: 10 Jan 1853 Baptism Place: Little Bolton, All Saints, Lancashire, England Parish as it Appears: All Saints Little Bolton Father: Henry Mather Mother: Sarah Mather Reference Number: L265/1/1/1 Item Number: 1 Archive Roll: 619 Father's Occupation: Labourer
MATHER, RACHEL BLACKBURN GRO Reference: 1852 D Quarter in BOLTON UNION Volume 08C Page 233