John Mather

• Birth Notes
  • Name:    John Mather
    Event Type:    Baptism
    Baptism Date:    31 Jul 1785
    Baptism Place:    Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
    Parish as it Appears:    Turton Chapel
    Father:    John Mather
    Mother:    Jane Mather
    Reference Number:    L243/1/2/1
    Item Number:    3
    Archive Roll:    854
    John S of John & Jame Mather of L.B.

• Death Notes
  • 
    No matching John Mather death records for Bolton (one for Wigan) after 1837.  May have died in L.B. in 1849, but age is 2y out and this is believed to be another John, Yeoman (with correct age).
    
    Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1849
    MATHER    John    66    Little Bolton    LB/12/5
    
    Another possible burial is as follows:
    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

• General Notes
  • In 1825, John (a Dyer) may have married Ann Whittle at Deane.  He had a grandmother of the same name.
    
    This could be the John Mather that married Ann Coupe in 1811 and named their first daughter Jane (i.e. after his mother).