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James Mather

Taken on July 2nd, 1797 and sourced from England & Wales Non-conformist Registers (1567-1970).

1797 James Mather

This picture was taken on July 2nd, 1797 and sourced from England & Wales Non-conformist Registers (1567-1970).

James was born in February 1797 in Bolton and his baptism took place on July 2nd, 1797 at Ridgway Gates Wesleyan conducted by minister Chris Hopper.¹

Birth Notes
- Aged 35 in 1841, Hand Weaver, and Mercy was 30 at Sidney Street
  
  Aged 51 in 1851, Hand loom weaver, with Mercy, aged 41 at Bk Sydney Street. Mary Ann used this as her address when she married in 1857.
  
  James, 64, Married, Boarding with Samuel and Alice Haughton in 1861, Aged 64. Cotton weaver.
  
  Baptism: 2 Jul 1797 Ridgway Gates Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Bolton
  James Mather - Son of James Mather & Happy
      Abode: Parish of Great Bolton
      Baptised By: Chris. Hopper
      Register: Baptisms 1789 - 1814, Page 29
      Source: LDS Film 560877
  
  Jam's the Son of James and Happy Mather in the Parish of Great Bolton was baptised this 2nd Day of July 1797 by me Chris Hopper

James' father was James Mather and his mother was Happy Lomax. His paternal grandparents were Richard Mather and Ann Howarth; his maternal grandparents were James Lomax and Mary Taylor. He had a brother and three sisters, named Samuel, Maria, Maria and Nancy. He was the fourth oldest of the five children. He had a half-brother and a half-sister, named James and Elizabeth. He died at the age of 67 on July 3rd, 1864 in Bolton.²

Death Notes
- JAMES. is alive 1851, aged 51.
  
  No matching Burial at St. Peters, so not buried with his three wives.
  
  Age: 64; Married, Boarding with Samuel and Alice Haughton, Cotton weaver in 1861
  
  Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1864
  MATHER James 68 Eastern Bolton EB/38/200
  Died Q3/1864
  
  MATHER, JAMES 68
  GRO Reference: 1864 S Quarter in BOLTON
  Volume 08C Page 183
  
  The Bolton Chronical: Saturday July 9 1864
  On the 3rd inst., aged 68, James Mather, Lever-street.

General Notes
- James Mather (1797-1864) is the older brother of Nanny Mather, son of James Mather and Happy Lomax.
  
  James's first wife, Mary died aged 24 in 1827. Three years later, James (now shown as a Widower) married a pregnant Jane Dakin, who gave James a daughter, also Jane. His young wife Jane also died, possibly giving birth or very soon after! Their daughter Jane also died after 6 months.
  
  James was on the 1831 L.B. Poor List, living at Blackburn Street (same as his mother in 1811).
  
  James, who already had two infant sons, married a much younger Mercy Grime in 1833, a year after his second wife Jane had died. Their first son William was born soon after. Daughter Esther Mather born 1840 confirms MMN = GRIME.
  
  On the 1841 census, James and Mercy (35 and 30) were living in Sidney Street (see map). His son William (9) was listed first below the parents followed by John (15) and Samuel (12) from his earlier marriages, and then their three daughters, Ellen, Mary Ann and Esther (6, 4 & 1).
  
  In 1851, James and Marcy (51 & 41) are at Back Sydney Street. All their children were with them: William (17), Ellen (16), Mary Ann (14) and Esther (10). Neighbours were William and Jane Booth (41 & 44). I have DNA matches to both families, possibly because James's sister Nanny Mather married Richard Booth in 1825.
  
  He was a Presbyterian, and some of the family used St. Andrews in Bolton. His oldest son John became a sucessful beer seller, running the Rothwell Street Tavern in Bolton.
  
  His daughter Mary Ann lived at 12 Shaw Street, Seacombe when she re-married in 1900.
  
  3 July 1864 James Mather of Lever Street died, aged 68. His death was recorded in the Bolton Chronical.

Occupation Details
- From 1832 to 1837 James' occupation was Weaver in manufacturing in Bolton.
  - Occupation Notes
    - James was recorded as a weaver of Great Bolton when William, Ellen and Mary Ann were baptised
  From 1841 his occupation was Hand Weaver (Cotton) in manufacturing at Sidney Street.
  From 1851 his occupation was Hand Loom Weaver in manufacturing at Sidney Street.
  - Occupation Notes
    - Hand loom weaver in G.B., 1851 living at Back Sydney Street
  From before 1841 to after 1861 his occupation was Cotton Weaver in manufacturing in Little Bolton.
  - Occupation Notes
    - Cotton Weaver in 1841.
      Weaver when Samuel married in 1849
      Weaver on Mercy's death cert.
      Muslin weaver (cotton) in 1861

Occupancy & Contact Details
- James lived at Sidney Street from before 1841.³
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Home of James & Mary Mather (35 & 30) in 1841 with family
  He lived in Commission Street for twenty years from 1851 to after 1871.⁴
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Home of James Mather & Alice Hartley

Social & Emotional Relationships
- James was a neighbour of William Booth.
  - Relationship Notes
    - James & Mercy Mather and William & Jane Booth were in the same road in 1841 (Sidney Street) and neighbours in 1851 (in Bk Sydney Street). See Map

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
  
  Thomas Blinstone
  - b.1671 in Warrington
  
  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
  
  Edmund Howarth
  - b.~  1650
  
  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
  
  James Mather
  - b.Feb 1797 in Bolton d.03 Jul 1864 in Bolton
  
  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

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¹ Lancashire OPC Project
² BMD-Lancashire
³ 1841 UK Census
⁴ 1851 UK Census
Source/Citation FamilySearch.org

James Mather

Occupation Details

Occupancy & Contact Details

Social & Emotional Relationships

Ancestor Pedigree Chart

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