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Isaac Mather

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Individual Picture Notes
- Isaac Son of Sam'l & Ales (i.e. Alice) Mather L Bolton
  born 13th Oct 1810 and baptised 11th Jan 1811

Isaac was born on October 13th, 1810 in Little Bolton and his baptism took place on January 11th, 1811 at Ridgway Gates Wesleyan conducted by J Baxindale.¹²

Birth Notes
- Aged 30 in 1841
  Aged 41 in 1851
  Aged 51 in 1861
  Missing in 1871
  Aged 71 in Apr 1881, workhouse
  Aged 72 in Sep 1881 when died
  
  Name:    Isaac Mather
  Birth Date:    13 Oct 1810
  Gender:    Male
  Event Type:    Baptism
  Father:    Saml Mather
  Mother:    Alce Mather
  Baptism Date:    11 Jan 1811
  Baptism Place:    Bolton, Lancashire, England
  Denomination:    Wesleyan
  Piece Title:    Piece 1202: Bolton, Great, Ridgway Gates (Wesleyan), 1789-1814
  
  Baptism: 11 Jan 1811 Ridgway Gates Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Bolton, Lancashire, England
  Isaac Mather - Son of Saml. Mather & Alce
      Born: 13 Oct 1810
      Abode: L. Bolton
      Baptised by: J. Baxendale
      Register: Baptisms 1789 - 1814, Page 62
      Source: LDS Film 560877
  
  Ridgway Gates Wesleyan (Methodist) records show:
  Isaac Son of Samuel and Alice ("Sam'[l & Alec") Mather of L. Bolton
  born 13 Oct 1810 and baptised 11 Jan 1811

Isaac's father was Samuel Mather and his mother was Alice Mather. His paternal grandparents were James Mather and Happy Lomax; his maternal grandparents were William Mather and Betty Holt. He had seven brothers and five sisters, and also a sibling of unknown gender, named William, James, John, Lomas, Samuel, George, James, Mary, Alice, Happy, Ellen, Maria and <child>. He was the oldest of the fourteen children. He died due to Alzheimer's disease, Senile Decay, at the age of 70 on September 6th, 1881 in Farnworth.³

Death Notes
- MATHER, ISAAC 72
  GRO Reference: 1881 S Quarter in BOLTON
  Volume 08C Page 137
  
  Isaac and his wife Mary, both died in 1881/2 while living at the Bolton Workhouse.
  
  Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1881
  MATHER Isaac 72 Farnworth Bolton FTH/39/435
  
  No burial record found on Deceased Online.

General Notes
- Isaac was born 13 Oct 1810 and baptised 11 Jan 1811 at the Ridgway Gates Wesleyan Chapel, just a month after his parents married. Isaac, the oldest of the Mather sons of Samuel and Alice, was living in Little Bolton in 1841, 1851, 1861. His infant children were buried at St. Peter (CoE).
  
  In 1841, Isaac and Mary (30 & 25) were at Kay Street, Little Bolton with their daughter Eliza (4).
  
  In 1851, Isaac, a Hand Loom Weaver, and Mary (41 & 39) were at 1 Simpson Street, Little Bolton (with parents at No. 4). Eliza was 13, Samuel 7 and Jane 3.
  
  In 1861, Isaac, cotton weaver, and Mary (51 & 49) are at 2 Nuttall Square "off Blackburn Road West Side", St George's, Little Bolton. They have Samuel (17), Jane (15) and William (9) with them.
  
  In 1871, Isaac and Mary are missing in the census. Dont confuse with another Isaac (b.1814) and Mary family from Warrington.
  
  In 1881, Isaac is an inmate at Bolton Union Workhouse, Fishpool, Farnworth, the year of his death.
  
  There is another Issac Mather from England recorded in 1880 US census, living at Warick, Kent, Rhode Island, Working at Print Works, Aged 69 (b.1811).
  
  Isaac's daughter Eliza, lived in the same house as Samuel and Alice Mather, but 40 years after.

Occupation Details
- From before 1834 to 1841 Isaac's occupation was Weaver Journeyman in manufacturing at Kay Street.
  - Occupation Notes
    - Weaver when married in 1834, on Williams baptism of 1836 and a Journeyman Weaver on the 1841 census at Kay Street.
  From 1851 to after 1861 his occupation was Hand Loom Weaver in manufacturing at 1 Simpson Street.
  - Occupation Notes
    - In 1851 Isaac was at 1 Simpson Street, Litle Bolton, and 1861 census
  From 1881 his occupation was Cotton Weaver in manufacturing for Inmate at Workshoue, at Bolton Union Workhouse.
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1881 census

Occupancy & Contact Details
- Isaac lived at Kay Street from 1841.⁴
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Isaac, Mary and Eliza Mather were Libing in Kay Street (near the center of Bolton) in 1841
      and
      Charles (55, beerseller), Mary and children James (7), Charles (5) and Eliz (2mo) were also in Kay St. in 1841
  He lived at 1 Simpson Street from 1851.⁵
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Isaac and Mary Mather and Family were living at 1 Simpson St, Little Bolton in 1851
  He lived at 2 Nuttall Square (off Blackburton Rd) from 1861.⁶
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Isaac, Mary and family living at 2 Nuttall Square (off Blackburton Rd - West side), Little Bolton in 1861
  He lived at Bolton Union Workhouse from 1881.⁷
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Isaac was an Inmate at "Bolton Union Workhouse" Fishpool Farnworth in 1881. (Recorded married, but not with Mary, probably Widowed)

Social & Emotional Relationships
- Isaac was a neighbour of Samuel Mather.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Both at Simpson Street in 1851 - Isaac, Mary and family at number 1, and Samuel, Alice (with son George Mather and daughter Happy Barrow) were at number 4.
  He was a neighbour of Joseph (Joshua) Mather.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Both families close neighbours in Kay Street, Little Bolton in 1841 (and on adjacent pages 18-19 on the census), 9 entries appart on census.

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
  
  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
  
  James Mather
  - b.28 Sep 1761 in Turton d.Oct 1811 in Little Bolton
  
  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
  
  Samuel Mather
  - b.Apr 1791 in Bolton d.01 May 1854 at 4 Simpson Street
  
  John Lomax
  - b.~  1702 in Entwistle
  
  James Lomax
  - b.1735 in Bolton d.1831 in Bolton
  
  Ellen Cross
  - b.~  1706 in Darwen
  
  Happy Lomax
  - b.08 Feb 1768 in Bolton d.23 Jun 1843 in Bolton
  
  Mary Taylor
  - b.~  1731 in Deane d.1796 in Bury
  
  Isaac Mather
  - b.13 Oct 1810 in Little Bolton d.06 Sep 1881 in Farnworth
  
  William Mather
  - b.1750 in Turton d.16 Apr 1830 in Little Bolton
  
  Alice Mather
  - b.26 Mar 1792 at Goose Cote Hill d.16 Nov 1879 in Sharples
  
  Richard Holt
  - b.~  1700
  
  Peter Holt
  - b.1723 in Bolton
  
  Ellen
  - b.~  1700
  
  Betty Holt
  - b.1759 in Deane d.May 1837 in Bolton
  
  Adam Howarth
  - b.~  1700
  
  Elizabeth (Betty) Howarth
  - b.1725 in Lostock
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

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¹ Bolton Methodist Church Circuit Records
² England & Wales Non-conformist Registers (1567-1970)
³ GRO Reference
⁴ 1841 UK Census
⁵ 1851 UK Census
⁶ 1861 UK Census
⁷ 1881 UK Census
Sources/Citations FreeBMD.org.uk, FamilySearch.org, Isaac Mather Recorded Birth

Isaac Mather

Occupation Details

Occupancy & Contact Details

Social & Emotional Relationships

Ancestor Pedigree Chart

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