John Mather 
John was born in March 1826 in Westhoughton and his christening took place on March 26th, 1826 at St. Mary (Deane).1 Birth Notes
Name: John Mather
Baptism Date: 26 Mar 1826
Parish: Westhoughton, Lancashire, England
Father: Jeffrey Mather
Mother: Catharine Mather
Register Type: Bishop's Transcripts
Reference Number: Drm/2/81a
Death Notes
Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1869
MATHER John 43 Little Hulton LH/9/427
Name: John Mather
Gender: Male
Age: 43
Birth Date: 1826
Burial Date: 10 Jun 1869
Burial Place: Deane, Lancaster, England
FHL Film Number: 1545482
Reference ID: 195
Abode: Rumworth (registered at Little Hulton, LH/9/427)
General Notes
In 1841, John Mather (15, Male Servant for William Gill, a farmer) was the only other Mather in Rumworth in 1841 (other than James Mather b.1792, Hall'ith Wood).
In 1851, John, aged 25, was an Ag. Lab at Bridge Hill Farm, Heaton, working for Richard (29, Head) and Mary Hough. Betty Edge was their servant girl, just 15.
NOTE: There is another older John Mather from Tyldesley, son of Jeffery, who married Alice Knnton at Manchester in 1836.
Things happened, and John and Betty had to quickly get married on 19 June 1853. Their daughter Catherine E Mather was born the same year.
In 1861 John and Betty Mather (35 & 25) with Catherine (8), Edward (6), Mary (3) and Elizabeth (8mo) at Rumworth (births registered at Little Hulton)
In 1879, John was a Forge Man when son Edward of Deane village married Elizabeth Howcroft.
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Whereabouts
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John lived at 34 Crook Street for thirteen years from before 1838 to after 1851.3 3 6 7
Occupancy/Contact Notes
Family Home of John (an Oil Sheet Maker) and Mary Buckley in 1841 and 1851
Cornelius Buckley was recorded as living here in 1838 when he married Esther Scowcroft.
John Mather recorded Crook St as his address in 1838 when his son Benjamin was born and again in 1842 when his wife Ellen (John and Mary's daughter) died.
By 1851, except for Mary, their children had left home and they had 9 lodgers and visitors to fill what must have been a big house.
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Details of John's family with Betty Edge
1 Lancashire CoE Births & Baptisms (1813-1911)
2 Manchester CoE Deaths & Burials
3 1841 UK Census
4 Certificate - Marriage
5 1881 UK Census
6 1851 UK Census
7 Family Tree - Jeff Buckley
Further source/citation:
FamilySearch.org
2 Manchester CoE Deaths & Burials
3 1841 UK Census
4 Certificate - Marriage
5 1881 UK Census
6 1851 UK Census
7 Family Tree - Jeff Buckley
Further source/citation:
FamilySearch.org
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