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James Mather

James was born in November 1828 in Adlington and his baptism took place on December 28th, 1828 at St. Katherine (B'rod).¹²

Birth Notes
- Aged 12 in 1841, living in Adlington (Rivington)
  Aged 30 in 1861
  
  Name:    James Mather
  Baptism Date:    28 Dec 1828
  Parish:    Blackrod, Lancashire, England
  Father:    Thomas Mather
  Mother:    Emy Mather
  Register Type:    Parish Registers
  Reference Number:    Pr 2967/1/6
  Fathers Occupation: Weaver
  Abode: Adlington

James' father was Thomas Mather and his mother was Amy (Amey or Emy) Worsley. His paternal grandparents were Edward (Nedde) Mather and Mary Hough. He had four brothers and four sisters, named George, Isaac, Nathan, Thomas, Esther, Peggy, Lucy and Ellen. He was the fourth oldest of the nine children. He had four half-brothers and four half-sisters, named John, Edward, Thomas, William, Mary, Alice, Ellen and Catherine. He died at the age of 45 in June 1874 in Adlington.³

Death Notes
- Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1874
  MATHER    James    45    Adlington        ADL/6/2
  
  Name:    James Mather
  Estimated birth year:    abt 1829
  Registration Year:    1874
  Registration Quarter:    Apr-May-Jun
  Age at Death:    45
  Registration district:    Chorley, Lancashire
  Volume:    8e
  Page:    328

General Notes
- George, James and Isaac were coal miners in 1851, living at Addlington Common.
  
  Monday 2nd Oct 1854, James Mather ("22", but older) a Collier married Elizabeth Ratcliffe (22), daughter of William Ratcliffe, a labourer, both from Addlington at St Wilfred, Standish.
  
  In 1871, James, a Railway Plate Layer, and Elizabeth (41 & 39) had 8 children.

Occupation Details
- From before 1861 to after 1865 James' occupation was Collier in Adlington.
  - Occupation Notes
    - Coal Moner (1861 census) or Collier
  From 1870 his occupation was Labourer in Adlington. He died in 1874 while still employed there.
  - Occupation Notes
    - A Labourer when Nathan baptised, and Alice and Labourer (deceased) whe Isaac married 1892

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Thomas Mather
  - b.~  1680 in Anglezarke d.1740 in Rivington
  
  John Mather
  - b.16 Nov 1697 in Turton d.Nov 1777 in Anglezarke
  
  Margaret Kellett
  - b.~  1680 in Anglezarke
  
  John Mather
  - b.1722 in Heath Charnock d.Jun 1789 in Anderton
  
  Ann Knowles
  - b.~  1700
  
  Edward (Nedde) Mather
  - b.1756 in Adlington d.Jul 1809 in Adlington
  
  - b. in Heath Charnock
  
  Thomas Mather
  - b.1781 in Heath Charnock d.Jan 1850 in Adlington
  
  Mary Hough
  - b.1758 in Heath Charnock d.Feb 1847 in Heath Charnock
  
  James Mather
  - b.Nov 1828 in Adlington d.Jun 1874 in Adlington
  
  Amy (Amey or Emy) Worsley
  - b.1798 in Adlington d.Mar 1873 in Chorley

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¹ 1861 UK Census
² Lancashire CoE Births & Baptisms (1813-1911)
³ BMD-Lancashire