John Mather
John was born in 1806 in
Deane.
Birth Notes
Ruth, Martha, John and Ellen were not baptised but died and are buried at Westhoughton. After them, Alice and Ellen were baptised at Blackrod, with abode shown as Westhoughton. Edward and Ruth were married at Deane and the years born (calculated from death ages), form a sequence approx 2 years apart. It is therefore likely all four all children of Edward and Ruth from Deane.
John's father was
Edward Mather and his mother was
Ruth Gregory. His paternal grandparents were
William Mather and
Alice Aldcroft. He had two brothers and six sisters, named
Richard,
Edward,
Ruth,
Martha,
Ellen,
Alice,
Betty and
Ruth. He was the third oldest of the nine children. He died at the age of 18 in May 1824 in
Westhoughton. He was buried on May 18th, 1824 at
St. Bartholomew (Westhoughton).
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Death Notes
Name: John Mather
Age: 18
Birth Date: abt 1806
Burial Date: 18 May 1824
Burial Place: Westhoughton, St Bartholomew, Lancashire
Reference Number: GB127.L122/1/5/1