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Isaac Mather

Isaac was born in 1798 in Turton and his baptism took place on June 8th, 1800 at Bradshaw Chapel.¹²

Birth Notes
- Isaac is 52 in 1851, a farmer of 28 acres born Turton. He is a year younger than Jane his wife. Did this Isaac emigrate to the USA, born 27-Oct-1798 and die aged 99? An obituary for such an Isaac exists but seems to conflict with all the US census records.
  
  Name:    Isaac Mather
  Event Type:    Baptism
  Baptism Date:    8 Jun 1800
  Baptism Place:    Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
  Parish as it Appears:    Bradshaw Chapel
  Mother:    Mary Mather
  Reference Number:    L243/1/2/2
  Item Number:    2
  Archive Roll:    855
  Text reads: "Isaac s. of Mary Mather of L.B." (no father given)
  
  There's another Isaac Mather from Bolton recorded as born 27 Oct 1799, died 1898 (agd 99) who is said to have married three times, the last marriage being Sarah Langford, before they emigrated to the USA. This Isaac was already in the US by 1850, and was actually born 1812, which explains why he was so fit at 99. It is likely that this is the Isaac that was born 27 Oct 1799 (baptised 1800). Also Isaac Mathers never married Sarah Langford. Sarah Langford married Morgan Pender and Isaac Mathers marries Esther Kershaw, both Q3/1838 at Manchester Collegiate Church which some Ancestry members have confused.

He had two sisters named Ann and Sarah. He was adopted by Henry Warburton & Mary (Mercy) Mather. He died at the age of 69 in September 1867 in Bury.³

Death Notes
- Died after 1861, but cant find a death record. Perhaps he emigrated to USA with family (as did another Isaac Mather). This death registered at Bury still seems likely for someone living in Edgworth:
  
  Name    Isaac Mather
  Estimated Birth Year    abt 1795
  Registration Year    1867
  Registration Quarter    Jul-Aug-Sep
  Age at Death    72
  Registration district    Bury
  Volume    8c
  Page    309
  
  Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1867
  MATHER    Isaac    72    Radcliffe    Bury    RAD/11/18
  
  Dont confuse with the death record index for Isaac Mather, husband of Elizabeth Marsden:
  Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1893
  MATHER Isaac 79 Edgworth Bolton EDG/5/364

General Notes
- Isaac born 1796 was a bastard son of Mary Mather of Little Bolton. No farther is given, although Mary Mather, if the same person, married Henry Warburton by licence in April 1801.
  
  He may have had a brother Jacob. Also a posible brother of Alice Mather, wife of Samuel (both from Turton).
  
  A Weaver in 1816 when married, and 1817 - >1822
  
  In 1841, Isaac Mather (45) was a Beer Seller with his second wife Jane (50) at the Old White Horse, Wallbach, Edgworth. His children Joseph, Alice, Peter, Jacob, Jane, and Sarah were with him. The Old White Horse was taken over by Annis Bromily, an unmarried woman, aged 66 in 1851. Isaac was a neighbour, but now farming 28 acres (with his family).
  
  In 1844 Isaac was an Out Worker when daughter Alice of Edgworth Moor married William Crowshaw
  
  In 1851, Isaac and Jane (52 & 53) are at Walleach, Edgworth farming 28 acres. With them are Joseph (27), Peter and Jacob (both 25), and Sarah (15).
  
  1853: Isaac Mather continued to be a Beer Seller in Edgworth, and is listed in the 1853 and 1855 trade directories.
  
  In 1861, Isaac (65) was a widower, lodging with his daughter Margaret Garside and son Joseph at Doffer Fold (next to Buckley Fold), Radcliffe.
  
  In 1863, old Isaac may have married Mary Haddock at Bury RO (TBC).
  
  Isaac died in 1867 and his death was registered at Bury.

Occupation Details
- From 1816 to 1838 Isaac's occupation was Weaver in Edgworth.
  - Occupation Notes
    - Weaver when married in 1816 and on Ann, Joseph, Alice and Peter's baptism, and when daughter Ann married in 1838
  From 1839 to 1841 his occupation was Beer Seller for Old White Horse, in Edgworth.
  - Occupation Notes
    - Landlord in 1839 when Margaret married, and Beer Seller at the Old White Hoser, Edgworth in 1841
  From 1844 his occupation was Out Worker in Edgworth.
  - Occupation Notes
    - Isaac was an Out Worker when daughter Alice of Edgworth Moor married William Crowshaw
  From 1851 to after 1855 his occupation was Farmer in agriculture in Edgworth.
  - Occupation Notes
    - Farmer of 28 acres in 1851 and 1855 when son Joseph Married
  From 1861 his occupation was Farm Labourer in Doffer Fold.

Social & Emotional Relationships
- Isaac and Alice Mather knew each other.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Both Mathers from Turton, and possibly Brother and Sister.
  He lived with Joseph Mather.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Isaac was a widower, lodging with his son Joseph in 1861 at Doffer Fold (next to Buckley Fold).
      The head was William and Margaret Garside (Isaac's daughter).
  He had an unspecified social relationship with Jacob Mather.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Possible brothers

Personal Timeline

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¹ 1851 UK Census
² Manchester CoE BMB (1541-1812)
³ FreeBMD.org.uk