General Notes

In 1861, John was aged 8, at school, living with his parents at 114 Chorley Street.

In 1871, John was an Iron Turner, aged 18, still at 114 Chorley Street.

In 1881, John was still unmarried, aged 28, and living with mother and sister Hannah at 114 Chorley St., Little Bolton. 

In 1891, single, living as a lodger at 409 Brook Street, Birkenhead.

Single and living as a Boarder in Barrow-in-Furnaess in 1901. (A different John H Mather died in Barrow-in-Furnace 26-Nov-1920, aged 40, leaving £100 to Elizabeth Mather, widow).

In 1907, on Christmas Eve John , aged 55 (born 1852) was admitted to the Farnworth, Bolton Workhouse. He was destitute and had fractured ribs. His older sister Hannah, also destitute was admitted two day later.

In 1911 John was in the Bolton Workhouse, 54, shown as "deaf", working as a clamper at the bleach works.

In 1918, John was still alive, attending his brother Joseph's funeral in Birkenhead (news clip).

In his old age maybe to be closer to his family in Thompson Street, Tranmere, John moved to 10 Monk Street, Birkenhead (near the old market).  At the time of his death he was an Engineer's Turner (Journeyman), so he may have moved for the purposes of work.  My uncle Albert once recalled how a black sheep of the family used to hang out around the market asking him for money.

In Feb 1922, John died aged 75 (recorded as 74) at 56 Church Road, Tranmere (this was the Birkenhead Workhouse which later became St Catherine's Hospital).  The cause of death was Cerebral Haemorrhage (cerebral bleed).

Note: Don't confuse with another John Mather from Bolton of same age who married Isabella!.  He was a general labourer.  Also not John aged 22 (a year too young), son of John who married  Eliza Horrobin in Bolton 1854.