James Mather
James was born in May 1850 in
Bolton and his baptism took place on May 12th, 1850 at
St. Peter's (Bolton).
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Birth Notes
There are two possible GRO birth records, but with MMN = JORDAN (son of John and Martha) and WHALLEY (son of James and Susan)
Name: James Mather
Baptism Date: 12 May 1850
Parish: Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
Father: William Mather
Mother: Alice Mather
Register Type: Bishop's Transcripts
Reference Number: Drm/2/29a
James, son of William and Alice, Striker of Great Bolton
James' father was
William Crossland Mather and his mother was
Alice Stephenson. His paternal grandparents were
William Mather and
Martha Bleakley.
John Mather and
Jane Welsby were his grandparents through his father's adoption. He had a brother named
James. He was the younger of the two children.