James Mather
James was born in 1864 in
Farnworth and his baptism took place there on January 29th, 1865.
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Birth Notes
Aged 6 in 1871, born Farnworth
Aged 16 in 1881, born Farnworth
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1864
MATHER James MELLING Farnworth, Bolton FTH/25/69
Name James Mather
Baptism Date 29 Jan 1865
Baptism Place Farnworth with Kearsley, St John The Evangelist, Lancashire, England
Father John Mather
Mother Margaret Mather
Reference Number L202/1/1/4
Item Number 4
Archive Roll 833
Abode: Farnworth, Smith
James' father was
John Mather and his mother was
Margaret Baxter (Melling). His paternal grandparents were
James Mather and
Elizabeth (Betty) Jameson; his maternal grandparents were
Thomas Melling and
Betty Baxter. He had four brothers and a sister, named
Allen,
Thomas,
John,
Edwin and
Selina. He was the third youngest of the six children.