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James Mather (Mather)

Taken on April 2nd, 1836 and sourced from News Clips.

1836-Apr-02 James Mather (Radcliffe)

This picture was taken on April 2nd, 1836 and sourced from News Clips.

Individual Picture Notes
- Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser 02 April 1836.
  The single column has been split into two for clarity

James was born in March 1766 in Radcliffe and his baptism took place on March 16th, 1766 at St. Mary (Radcliffe).¹

Birth Notes
- Name:    James Matther
  Event Type:    Baptism
  Baptism Date:    16 Mar 1766
  Baptism Place:    Radcliffe, St Mary, Lancashire, England
  Father:    James Matther (a Weaver)
  Mother:    Mary Matther
  Reference Number:    L210/1/1/3
  Item Number:    4
  Archive Roll:    841
  
  There is another James Mather born 7 years later, but this is probably another:
  
  Name:    James Madter
  Event Type:    Baptism
  Baptism Date:    25 Apr 1773
  Baptism Place:    Radcliffe, St Mary, Lancashire, England
  Father:    Robert Madter (a Whitster)
  Mother:    Rachel Madter
  Reference Number:    L210/1/1/3
  Item Number:    4
  Archive Roll:    841

James' father was James Mather and his mother was Mary Pendlebury. He had three brothers and six sisters, named Miles, John, Thomas, Ann, Betty, Martha, Alice, Jenny and Sally. He was the nineth oldest of the ten children. He died at the age of 69 on November 30th, 1835 in Radcliffe. His burial was on December 2nd, 1835 in Radcliffe.²³

Death Notes
- Radcliffe Deaths after 1800:
  
  Name:    James Mather
  Birth Year:    abt 1766
  Death Age:    69
  Burial Date:    (Dec 2) 1835
  Burial Parish:    Radcliffe, Lancashire, England
  Register Type:    Bishop's Transcript
  Reference Number:    Drm/2/270
  Abode:        Radcliffe
  
  No date indexed and very faint to read, but after Nov 30 and before Dec 2 records (and also looks like a Dec 2 burial).
  
  Name    James Mather
  Gender    M (Male)
  Birth Date    1765
  Death Date    30 Nov 1835
  Cemetery    St. Mary's Churchyard
  Burial or Cremation Place    Radcliffe, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England
  Has Bio?    Y
  Spouse    Mary Mather
  Children
  Alice Mather
  Mary Mather

General Notes
- Name spelt James Madther on Thomas, James and Mary's baptisms. A strange error if one of the senior church wardens at St. Marys was a James Mather!
  
  12 Aug 1792, James Mather (X) Cottom Manufacturer married Mary Melling, both of Radcliffe Parish.
  
  In 1836, another James Mather was a senior Church Warden at Radcliffe, and presented a special tea service to Rev. Samuel Johnson MA as the reverend was leaving them (see news article). Note: This James died the previous year.

Occupation Details
- From 1792 James' occupation was Cotton Manufacturer in manufacturing in Manchester.
  - Occupation Notes
    - James Mather (X) Cottom Manufacturer when he married Mary Melling
  From 1793 to 1804 his occupation was Weaver in Radcliffe.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- James Mather
  - b.1725 in Radcliffe d.24 Sep 1809 in Radcliffe
  
  James Mather
  - b.Mar 1766 in Radcliffe d.30 Nov 1835 in Radcliffe
  
  Mary Pendlebury
  - b.1724 in Radcliffe d.28 Jun 1801 in Radcliffe

Personal Timeline

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¹ Manchester CoE BMB (1541-1812)
² FindAGrave
³ England Select Deaths & Burials (1538-1991)