John Mather

• Birth Notes
  • Name:    John Mather
    Birth Date:    5 Oct (1788)
    Gender:    Male
    Event Type:    Baptism
    Father:    John Mather
    Mother:    Betty Mather
    Baptism Date:    4 Nov 1788
    Baptism Place:    Bolton, Lancashire, England
    Denomination:    Independent
    Piece Title:    Piece 1462: Bolton, Duke's Alley (Independent), 1785-1818
    
    This record was inserted between other entries.  Perhaps an oversight, or possibly indicated that they were not known to the chapel, or not married (text does say "John son of John and Betty Mather", or baptised later and inserted here.
    
    10 Years later, another John born 5 Oct is recorded as baptised with the same date of birth (i.e. 5 Oct 1798), but no baptism date.  Is this the same son, baptised aged 10?  Quite possibly as he was born before the parents married.
    

• Death Notes
  • Assumed to have died before 1798, as another John born in 1798.
    
    Name:    John Mather
    Event Type:    Burial
    Burial Date:    19 Jun 1797
    Parish:    Bolton le Moors, St Peter
    Parish as it Appears:    Bolton
    Reference Number:    L243/1/2/2
    
    Text is: "John Mather of G.B." with no indication of age or parents, so may be the worng person, but just the right year to have their next son baptised John (Thomas was baptised in 1796).  No ages were recorded in the 1700s.
    
    Exactly the same situation for son Thomas who died 1795 and the following son was also Thomas, again with no age or parents.