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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Family Pictures
John and Betty were married in a religious ceremony on June 19th, 1853 at St. Mary (Deane).8 They had three sons and three daughters, named Edward, Robert, William, Catherine, Mary and Elizabeth. There are no more children.
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Children
Birth Notes
EDGE, CATHERINE -
GRO Reference: 1853 M Quarter in BOLTON UNION
Volume 08C Page 194
Name Catharine Edge
Baptism Date 10 Apr 1853
Parish Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
Mother Betty Edge
Register Type Bishop's Transcripts
Reference Number Drm/2/30
Abode: Over Hulton, SpinsterBirth Notes
Aged 24, living in Dean Village when married in 1879
26 in 1881, step-son
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1855
MATHER Edward EDGE Little Hulton LH/8/328
MATHER, EDWARD EDGE
GRO Reference: 1855 M Quarter in BOLTON UNION
Volume 08C Page 199Birth Notes
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1858
MATHER Mary EDGE Little Hulton Bolton LH/10/73
MATHER, MARY EDGE
GRO Reference: 1858 J Quarter in BOLTON
Volume 08C Page 205Death Notes
Name: Mary Mather
Age: 15
Birth Date: abt 1858
Burial Date: 1 Aug 1873
Burial Place: Deane, St Mary, Lancashire, England
Father: John Mather
Reference Number: GB127.L85/1/4/8Birth Notes
20 in 1881, Step-dau
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1860
MATHER Elizabeth EDGE Little Hulton Bolton LH/11/69
MATHER, ELIZABETH EDGE
GRO Reference: 1860 S Quarter in BOLTON
Volume 08C Page 195
Birth Notes
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1861
MATHER Robert EDGE Western Bolton WB/41/425
MATHER, ROBERT EDGE
GRO Reference: 1861 S Quarter in BOLTON
Volume 08C Page 318Birth Notes
17 in 1881, Step-son
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1863
MATHER William EDGE Little Hulton Bolton LH/12/358
MATHER William EDGE Little Hulton Bolton LH/12/414
MATHER, WILLIAM EDGE
GRO Reference: 1863 S Quarter in BOLTON
Volume 08C Page 223
MATHER, WILLIAM EDGE
GRO Reference: 1863 D Quarter in BOLTON
Volume 08C Page 222
Two possible births, but born about Oct 1863
Catherine Edge (Mather)
Catherine was born in March 1853 in Over Hulton and her baptism took place on April 10th, 1853 at St. Peter's (Bolton).9 1
Edward Mather
Edward was born in March 1855 in Little Hulton.8
Mary Mather
Mary was born in June 1858 in Little Hulton.8
Elizabeth Mather
Elizabeth was born in September 1860 in Little Hulton.8
Robert Mather
Robert was born in September 1861 in Bolton.10
William Mather
William was born in September 1863 in Little Hulton.8
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
8 BMD-Lancashire
9 1871 UK Census
10 GRO Reference
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
8 BMD-Lancashire
9 1871 UK Census
10 GRO Reference
Further source/citation:
FamilySearch.org
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