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John Mather

John was born in 1752 in Charnock Richard and his baptism took place on March 11th, 1752 in Rivington.¹

Birth Notes
- Name:    John Mather
  Event Type:    Baptism
  Baptism Date:    11 Mar 1752
  Baptism Place:    Rivington, Lancashire, England
  Father:    John Mather
  Reference Number:    L79/1/2/1
  Item Number:    4
  Archive Roll:    988
  
  Abode: Charnock
  
  On his marriage to Ann Echersley at St Mary Deane, he is shown to be from the parish of Standish.

John's father was John Mather and his mother was <unknown>. His paternal grandparents were John Mather and Ann Knowles. He had two brothers and four sisters, named Nedde, Nathan, Mary, Betty, Aggie and Alice.

Death Notes
- Originally thought to have died at Anderton in 1788, but if this is the John from Standish than married Ann Eckersley, then it can't be this John. There are many possible John's, and this death is likely an illegitimate infant as "father" is Ellen.
  
  Name:    John Mather
  Event Type:    Burial
  Burial Date:    4 Mar 1788
  Burial Place:    Rivington, Lancashire, England
  Father:    Ellen Mather
  Reference Number:    L79/1/4/1
  Item Number:    8
  Archive Roll:    988

General Notes
- Feb 1775, Son John was born at Kearsley before the parents married. Both parents are fully named.
  
  17 Jul 1775, John Mather, a weaver of Standish Parish married Ann Eckersley of Deane by licence. It is likely it is this John as his siblings married at Standish, but Ann was from Deane Parish so was married in her parish.
  
  Between 1775 and 1781, four of John's siblings married at Standish.
  
  John may have had a borther James (1757-1794) who married Isobel Wilkinson and also had a son named "Bould".

Occupation Details
- From 1775 John's occupation was Weaver in Standish.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Thomas Mather
  - b.~  1680 in Anglezarke d.1740 in Rivington
  
  John Mather
  - b.16 Nov 1697 in Turton d.Nov 1777 in Anglezarke
  
  Margaret Kellett
  - b.~  1680 in Anglezarke
  
  John Mather
  - b.1722 in Heath Charnock d.Jun 1789 in Anderton
  
  Ann Knowles
  - b.~  1700
  
  John Mather
  - b.1752 in Charnock Richard
  
  - b. in Heath Charnock

Personal Timeline

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¹ Manchester CoE BMB (1541-1812)