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James Mather

James was born in 1806 in Knutsford.¹

Birth Notes
- Aged 35 in 1841 in Greengate, Salford
  Aged 44 in 1851, born Cheshire, Tabley
  Aged 54 in 1861, born Cheshire, Tabley
  Aged 64 in 1871, born Prestwich
  Aged 74 in 1881, born Tabley, Cheshire
  
  Is this Tabley, near Knutsford, not Tarporley.

He died at the age of 83 in 1889 in Prestwich.²

Death Notes
- Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1889
  MATHER James 81 Prestwich PREST/22/2

General Notes
- 27 June 1831, James Mather married Mary Dodd at Davenham, Cheshire.
  
  In 1841, James and Mary (35 & 30) were at Greengate, Salford with Elizabeth (5), Hannah (5), William (4) and Thomas (1)
  
  In 1851, James and Mary (44 & 42) were at Rooden Lane, Prestwich with Elizabeth (17), William (12), Thomas (10), Mary (8) and Ann (6). In 1852, Jams was a Brickburner (brick maker) when daughter Elizabeth married
  
  In 1861, James a cordwainer and Mary (54 & 52) were with Thomas (20), Emma (9) (and two children) at Prestwich
  
  In 1871, James Mather (64, Mar, Shoe Maker) was in Prestwich,

Occupation Details
- From 1841 to 1851 James' occupation was Shoemaker in Salford.
  - Occupation Notes
    - A Shoem at Greengate, Salford
  From 1852 his occupation was Brickburner in Salford.
  - Occupation Notes
    - Brickburner (i.e. a brickmaker) when Elizabeth married in 1852. The appears to be an error, unless the shoes he made were like bricks!
  From 1861 to 1871 his occupation was Cordwainer in Prestwich.

Social & Emotional Relationships
- James and William Mather knew each other.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Both James and Willaim were born in Tabley and came to Salford, Manchester.
      They are probably related, maybe brothers.
  He lived with Frederick Barlow.
  - Relationship Notes
    - In 1871, James was living with his son-in-law Frederick Barlow at Prestwich
  James was a neighbour of William Mather.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Two Mather families from Rooden Lane, Prestwich

Personal Timeline

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¹ 1841 UK Census
² BMD-Lancashire