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James Mather

James was born in 1773 in Little Lever and his baptism took place on November 7th, 1773 at St. Peter's (Bolton).¹

Birth Notes
- Aged 78 in 1841, Ag Lab, Edgworth
  Aged 80 in 1851, Quarryman, Edgworth
  Aged 83 when died in Mar 1854
  
  No obvious James from Edgworth, but may be the son of Thomas and Betty for Little Lever.
  
  Name    Jas. Mather
  Gender    Male
  Christening Date    07 Nov 1773
  Christening Date (Original)    07 NOV 1773
  Christening Place    SAINT PETER,BOLTON,LANCASHIRE,ENGLAND
  Father's Name    Thos. Mather
  Mother's Name    Betty
  
  Text: James son of Tho's & Betty Mather of L.L.

James' father was Thomas Mather and his mother was Betty Thornley. He had four brothers and three sisters, named John, Thomas, Richard, Peter, Jane, Betty and Mercy. He was the second oldest of the eight children. He died after 1851 in Turton.

Death Notes
- This is not the James who died Little Lever in 1850, aged 46 (or 44).
  
  The James Mather that died March 1854, aged 83, with Will was a Cotton Weaver from Billinge, Wigan
  
  In 1841, James was 78 and Mary 77 in Edgworth
  In 1851, James was 80 a, Quarryman, alive with Mary (83).

General Notes
- James was married to Mary from Scotland in 1841 and 1851.
  
  James may be the son of Thomas from D.L. James was left nothing in his father Thomas' will of 1823. Perhaps because he had moved away from the family. However, birth is 2 years out, but closest match.
  
  James and Mary, Crofter (when married) or Ag Labourer (1841 census) at Mount Pleasant, Edgworth in 1841.

Occupation Details
- From 1796 to 1841 James' occupation was Crofter in Edgworth.
  - Occupation Notes
    - James was a crofter when he married Mary in 1796 and an Ag Labourer at Edgworth in 1841
  From 1851 his occupation was Quarryman in Edgworth. He died in 1883 while still employed there.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Thomas Mather
  - b.1740 in Radcliffe d.10 Jul 1823 in Darcy Lever
  
  James Mather
  - b.1773 in Little Lever d.> 1851 in Turton
  
  Betty Thornley
  - b.1743 in Radcliffe d.18 Jul 1813

Personal Timeline

Click here for details of James' family with Mary Barber

¹ Manchester CoE Deaths & Burials
Sources/Citations FamilySearch.org, England Select Deaths & Burials (1538-1991)