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John Mather

John was born in 1782 in Little Bolton and his baptism took place on June 15th, 1783 at St. Mary (Deane).¹²

Birth Notes
- Aged 55 in 1841 census
  Aged 67 in 1851, born Little Bolton
  Aged 73 in 1855 when died
  
  John Mather    Head, Married, Male, 67
  Born: 1784
  Occupation: Hand Loom Weaver Cotton
  Born: Little Bolton, Lancashire, England
  
  Name:    John Mather
  Gender:    Male
  Baptism Date:    15 Jun 1783
  Baptism Place:    Deane By Bolton,Lancashire,England
  Father:    John Mather
  Mother:    Betty
  FHL Film Number:    844816
  
  Jn'o Son of Jn'o & Betty Mather of Little Bolton

John's father was John Mather and his mother was Betty Edge. He had five brothers and six sisters, named James, Thomas, Richard, Wright, William, Elizabeth, Alice, Jane, Margaret, Mary and Charlotte. He was the second oldest of the twelve children. He died at the age of 73 in May 1855 in Bolton. His burial was on May 11th, 1855 at Bolton Emmanuel.³

Death Notes
- John was still alive for the 1851 census and when Write married in 1855, but had died before Wright's second marriage of 1875
  
  BIRTH    1782
  England
  DEATH    1855 (aged 72–73)
  Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
  BURIAL    Emmanuel Churchyard
  Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
  MEMORIAL ID    171354111
  
  Name:    John Mather
  Gender:    Male
  Age:    73
  Birth Date:    1782
  Burial Date:    11 May 1855
  Burial Place:    Emmanuel, Bolton, Lancaster, England
  FHL Film Number:    1538134
  Reference ID:    cn 1855
  
  MATHER, JOHN        77
  GRO Reference: 1855 J Quarter in BOLTON UNION
  Volume 08C Page 153
  
  Elizabeth (i.e. Mother Betty), and brothers John, James and an infant Wright Mather are the only Mathers buried at Bolton Emmanuel.

General Notes
- WARNING: This could be the John Mather b.1785 son of John and Jane, also weaver from Bolton & Deane who may have married Ann Whittle in 1826, so two families combined.
  
  On 15 Apr 1811, John and his sister Jane had a double marriage. John Married Ann Coup and Jane Married Thomas Taylor of Deane.
  
  John and Ann had their children baptised at Deane, altholugh they lived in Great Bolton. John was a weaver.
  
  In 1841, John and Ann (55 & 50) were in Nobel Street with Jane, John, Thomas and Wright. His married daughter Elizabeth Crompton and family were living with them.
  
  In 1851, John and Ann (67 & 64) were living at 31 Nobel Street, West Bolton with sons Thomas (23), Wright (21); and Ann Howcroft (aged 9, lodger), their grandaughter, the daughter of Mary. Nobel Street is off Derby Street, SW bolton.

Occupation Details
- From 1811 to 1841 John's occupation was Weaver in Bolton.
  From 1841 to after 1851 his occupation was Hand Loom Weaver in Bolton.
  - Occupation Notes
    - Baprims and 1841 & 1851 census. A Weaver when mary married in 1841 and again in 1845

Occupancy & Contact Details
- John lived at Nobel Street for ten years from 1841 to after 1851.⁴
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Family with James and Betty Crompton in 1841

Social & Emotional Relationships
- John was a relative of Jane Mather.
  - Relationship Notes
    - On 15 April 1811, Thomas and sister Jane had a double wedding, married by the curate Thomas McDougal. Jane married Thomas Taylor. Like Jane's family., Thomas was another Hand Loom Weaver, but from Standish. They lived in New York, Rumworth after they married.
  John lived with Ann Howcroft (Haslam).
  - Relationship Notes
    - In 1851, Ann Howcroft (aged 9 and a "logger") was lifing with her grandparents John and Ann (67 & 64)

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- John Mather
  - b.Sep 1762 in Deane d.Jun 1838 in Deane
  
  John Mather
  - b.1782 in Little Bolton d.May 1855 in Bolton
  
  Betty Edge
  - b.1759 in Deane d.Sep 1842 in Bolton

Personal Timeline

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¹ 1851 UK Census
² Manchester CoE BMB (1541-1812)
³ England Select Deaths & Burials (1538-1991)
⁴ 1841 UK Census
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