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John Mather

John was born in November 1794 in Quarlton and his baptism took place on November 21st, 1794 at St. Anne (Turton).¹²

Birth Notes
- John's age accelerates with time!
  Aged 40 in 1841 (rounded) .......... born 1796-1801
  Aged 52 in 1851 ........................... born 1798-1799
  Aged 67 in 1861 Born Edgworth .. born 1793-1794
  Aged 75 in 1871 Born Turton ....... born 1795-1796
  Aged 81 in 1874 (when died)
  
  Name:    John Mather
  Event Type:    Baptism
  Baptism Date:    21 Nov 1794
  Parish:    Turton, St Anne
  Father's name:    Thomas Mather
  Mother's name:    Alice Mather
  Reference Number:    GB127.L98/1/2/2
  
  John s. of Tho's & Alice Mather of Quarlton

John's father was Thomas Mather and his mother was Alice Entwistle. He had six brothers and two sisters, named John, Charles, Edward, James, Richard, Thomas, Mary and Ann. He was the fifth oldest of the nine children. He died at the age of 79 in June 1874 in Little Bolton.³

Death Notes
- This burial is a perfect match with John born 1798. The only problem is that John and Jane were both alive in 1871 (John 73, Born Turton, Cotton Weaver)
  
  Burial: 10 Apr 1855 St Peter, Bolton, Lancs.
  John Mather -
      Age: 57 Years
      Abode: Little Bolton
      Buried by: R. Harries Jones Curate
      Register: Burials 1852 - 1855, Page 297, Entry 2374
      Source: LDS Film 1966473
  
  Instead:
  Deaths Jun 1874   (Little Bolton, LB/48/62)
  Mather     John     81     Bolton     8c, 268
  or
  Deaths Mar 1878   (>99%)
  MATHER     John     72     Bolton     8c, 210
  or
  Deaths Mar 1888   (>99%)
  MATHER     John     87     Bolton     8c, 227

General Notes
- John was quite an important person, being an overlooker at the Looms.
  
  In 1841 John (40, Overlooker, looms) & Jane (30) were with family James (14), William (12), Mary (10), John (7), Thomas (2) at Barlow Street, Little Bolton.
  
  In 1851, John and Jane (52 & 39) are still at 12 Barlow Street, Little Bolton with 7 children.
  
  In 1861, John and Jane are at 24 Barlow Street with daughters Sarah (20) and Esther (11), and grandchildren Jane (11) and John (7).
  
  In 1868, Jane Mather, a minor, daughter of John Mather a weaver from Barlow Street married Richard knowles. Also that year Joseph Marther Orrell, son of John Orrel a Cotton Carder of Barlow Street married Mary Garthside. (They are probably related, although John had no sisters. Quite likely John Orrell was John's illegitimate son with Martha Orrell).
  
  In 1871 John was at 22 Base St, Little Bolton (75) with Wife Jane (63) and Grandson John (17).
  
  We can be sure he was from Edgworth, born about 1794-1798, as census records vary. Possibly John born 1794 (if 1861 census is correct), so likely the son of Thomas a Calco Printer and Alice from Quarlton (0.5km south of Edgworth). The son of a printer becoming an overlooker at the looms is quite likely, but by no means certain.

Occupation Details
- From before 1841 to after 1851 John's occupation was Overlooker full time in manufacturing in Little Bolton.
  - Occupation Notes
    - John was an Overlooker (Barlow Streed on 1841) and 1851 census
  From before 1868 to 1874 his occupation was Weaver in Little Bolton.
  - Occupation Notes
    - At Barlow Street, Little Bolton

Occupancy & Contact Details
- John lived at 12 Barlow St for ten years from 1841 to after 1851.¹
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - John, Jane and family were at Barlow Street in 1841 and 1851

Social & Emotional Relationships
- John was a relative of John Mather.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Thomas Mather
  - b.1766 in Edgworth d.Jan 1842 in Quarlton
  
  John Mather
  - b.Nov 1794 in Quarlton d.Jun 1874 in Little Bolton
  
  Alice Entwistle
  - b.1761 in Haslingden d.Apr 1828 in Bradshaw

Personal Timeline

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¹ 1851 UK Census
² Manchester CoE BMB (1541-1812)
³ FreeBMD.org.uk