He died in May 1834 in Wigan. He was buried about January 1834.1
Death Notes
Name: Mather, James Dates: May 1834 Place: Wigan, Cheshire, England Book: Marriage Licences Granted within the Dincese of Chester. (Marriage) Collection: Cheshire: Chester - Wills and Administrations, 1834-1837 Volume: Lancashire Wills Chapter: Brereton Cum Smethwicke Text: Mather, James, Wigan, butcher. A May 1834 *
This is NOT the James from Billinge: Name: James Mather Age: 40 Birth Year: abt 1794 Burial Date: 15 Jul 1834 Burial Place: Wigan, All Saints, Lancashire, England Abode: Billlinge There is also a Oct 1834 probate record for this James, a schoolmaster at Billinge.
General Notes
James Mather was a butcher, a widower when he marriad Alice Taylor in 1816 at Bolton. Its not clear whether his previous wife was Alice Warburton or Hannah Liptrot, both wives of James Mather are buried at Wigan.
Occupation Details
From 1816 to 1819 James' occupation was Butcher in Wigan.2
Occupation Notes
Butcher when married in Bolton, and a Butcher on Princess Streey, Wigan on the 1816 & 1819 baptism records.
Connections & Relationships
Hannah Liptrot had some other social relationship with James.
Relationship Notes
Either Alice arburton or Happah Liptrot marriaed Joames mather. Both ladied registered as wives of James Mather and buried at Wigan