The Newspaper Reported: LEFT £9,116 Mr John Mather, of 45 Thompson Street, Birkenhead who died on November 30 left £9188 gross, £9116 net.
also, MATHER – November 30 1969, in Hospital, aged 63 years, JACK MATHER, (late of Sailsbury), dearly loved brother of Joe, Albert, Nellie (deceased), Dorah (should read Norah), Jessie, Eileen and Walter, Brother-in-law of Evelyn, Arthur, John and Joan, dear uncle of his nieces and nephews. (Will be sadly missed.) Service and internment at Bebington Cemetery on Thursday next at 2pm.
Worked in Salisbury as a manager of the Cooperative Superstore. He never married. He died at Thompson St, Birkenhead, in 1969, leaving £9,116.
He loved the family, and every Christmas at Thompson St (the family home) he would dress up as father Christmas, with a big white beard (made of Sheep Skin) and hand out lots of presents to his brothers and sisters and nephews and nieces from a big white bolster. A great time was had by all.
In 1921, John Mather Jnr (aged 14y 11mo) had left school and was a Grocer's Help at Catherine Street Co-op, Birkenhead.
Occupation Details
From 1921 Jack's occupation was Grocer's Help for Birkenhead Co-operative Stores, in Birkenhead.4
Occupation Notes
Working at Catherine Street Co-op
From before 1939 to after 1939 his occupation was Grocery & Provision Charge Hand in sales in Birkenhead.5
Occupation Notes
Living at 45 Thompson St in 1939.
His occupation was Buyer full time in sales for Coop, in Salisbury. He died in 1949 while still employed there.6
Thompson Street in Tranmere District 5. There was no number 45 recorded for the 1901 census. John and Sarah were living there by 1901 (according to Norah's Birth Cert). We believe the Stocks lived there for a while during WW2 and the the Mathers returned.
In 1911, John and Sarah were living at 65 Holt Road, Tranmere. There six children Joseph (8), Albert (6), John (4), Ellen (2), Norah (1) and Jessie (6 months) were with them.