James Mather

This picture, '1761 Janes Mather', was taken on November 2nd, 1761 at Bank Street Unitarian and sourced from England & Wales Non-conformist Registers (1567-1970). Picture Notes Janes, son of Richard and Anne Mather of Turton, baptised at Bolton Nov.2.1761, born Sep.28.1761    (Initialed PH = Philip Holland) This picture, '1811 James Mather', was taken on October 20th, 1811 in Bolton. Picture Notes A James Mather Cash receipt for £2-2-0 for a grave no. 7-29 is recorded in 20-Oct-1811 in the Register of Burials at Bridge Street Wesleyan Chapel at Little Bolton in the parish of Bolton Le Moors, Lancashire from 1810 to 1837

• Birth Notes

  Name: James Mather 
  Gender: Male 
  baptism/christening date: 02 Nov 1761 
  baptism/christening place: BANK STREET UNITARIAN OR PRESBYTERIAN,BOLTON LE MOORS,LANCASHIRE,ENGLAND 
  birth date: 28 Sep 1761 
  father's name: Richard Mather 
  mother's name: Anne 
  indexing project (batch) number: C08640-1 
  system origin: England-ODM 
  source film number: 0560877 (RG4 64, 2004) 
      Abode: Turton
      Notes: Baptised at Bolton
      Baptised by: Revd. Philip Holland
  This is the most likely, as future wife Happy Lomax was also Christened at Bank Street Unitarian. Although the James and Susannah baptisms dont align with the others, there is only one James and Ann family in Bolton district, so it seems Isaac was baptised late (after the marriage).
  
  or
  
  JAS. MATHER
  Birth: 
  Christening:  11 DEC 1763   Saint Peter, Bolton Le Moors, Lancashire, England
  Parents:
    Father:  ELIAS MATHER
    Mother:  MARY
  
  or
  
  James Mather
  Christening:  15 JAN 1769   Deane, Lancashire, England
  Parents:
    Father:  James Mather
  
  

• Death Notes

  May have died between 1798 and 1815, as Happy married again in 1816.  Most probably about 1814, but its a guess!
  
  Several death records for James Mather, but none match age and spouse.
  
  A James Mather Cash receipt for £2-2-0 for a grave no. 7-29 is recorded in 20-Oct-1811 in the Register of Burials at Bridge Street Wesleyan Chapel at Little Bolton in the parish of Bolton le Moors, Lancashire from 1810 to 1837.
  
  Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8),
  Name: James Mather 
  Event Type: Burial 
  Burial Date: 20 Oct 1811 
  Burial Place: Bolton Le Moors, Lancashire 
  Affiliate Publication Number: RG4_1024 
  
  Happy Mather is listed in the L.B. Poor Book for 1811, which is consistant with Samuel dying in 1811.  She was a rate and tax payer, with 2s 9d rate collected for a House in Blackburn Street and not on the poor recipient list.
  
  There is another burial record for a James Mather, 54 in Wigan 28 June 1814, but the Bolton record is more likely.

• Marriage/Union Notes

  James Mather could sign his name

• Family Notes

  After Betty died young in 1789, who did James Marry?
  01/01/1790 Happy Lomax - Bolton - Weaver - Signature 50% match
  26/05/1790 Sarah Makin - Bolton - Weaver, cant sign
  06/06/1790 Ann Yates - Prestwich
  02/06/1791 Elizabeth Simms - Preston
  21/07/1792 Sally Smethurst - Deane - Both of Deane & Cant sign - NO
  06/08/1792 Mary Wills - Manchester
  12/08/1792 Mary Melling - Radcliff - Signature 70% match
  28/08/1792 Mary Brownhill (28) - Eccles - James only 20 & cant sign - NO
  11/02/1793 Elizabeth Simms - Manchester - Weaver of Manchester & cant sign - NO
  07/09/1794 Hannah Redford (2) - Eccles - James 25 and cant sign - NO

• Marriage/Union Notes

  Samuel's Christening record in 1791 shows his parents as JAS (James) and HAPPY.
  01 JAN 1790   Bolton Le Moors, Lancashire, England
  
  JAMES MATHER married HAPPY LOMAX
    Marriage:  01 JAN 1790   Bolton Le Moors, Lancashire, England
  JAMES WALKER and HAPPY LOMAX are also indexed (same date), but is probably an error (Walker looks like Mather when written).  However, this record shows James born about 1765 and Happy about 1769