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John Mather

John was born in December 1853 in Little Bolton.¹

Birth Notes
- Aged 22 in Jan 1875 (when married)
  Aged 26 in 1881, born L.B.
  
  Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1853
  MATHER    John    MATHER    Little Bolton    LB/25/379
  
  MATHER, JOHN        -
  GRO Reference: 1853 D Quarter in BOLTON UNION
  Volume 08C Page 231
  
  Note: There was another illegitimate John born in Q3 1854:
  MATHER, JOHN        -
  GRO Reference: 1854 S Quarter in BOLTON UNION
  Volume 08C Page 291

John's father was <unknown> and his mother was Mary Mather. His maternal grandparents were John Mather and Jane Welsby. He had a sister named Jane. He was the younger of the two children. He was adopted by John Mather & Jane Welsby who also adopted Jane. He had a half-brother and two half-sisters, named William, Sarah and Catherine.

General Notes
- Who is John the grinder, born Little Bolton about 1854, son of John Mather? He birth was registerdd 1853, Little Bolton MATHER+MATHER (i.e. father unknown).
  
  On 1 Jan 1876, John Mather (22), a grinder from Barlow Street, son of John (dec.) married Eliza Horrobin (21), the girl next door, dau of James (dec). They were living at 21 and 23 Barlow Street, Little Bolton.
  
  On 1 Jan 1876, John, a grinder, son of John (his adoptive grandparent) married Eliza Horrobin at Bolton St Peter. Jophn and Eliza were at 21 and 23 Barlow Street (where he was in 1861)
  
  In 1881, John, a stripper and grinder, and Eliza (both 26) were at 1 Bailey Street, Halliwell with daughters Mary E (4) and Jane (1). Eliza's brother (tbc) Samuel Horrobin (31) was a boarder.

Occupation Details
- John's occupation was Grinder.

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

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- - b.~ 1830
  
  John Mather
  - b.Dec 1853 in Little Bolton
  
  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
  
  Mary Mather
  - b.1833 in Preston
  
  Jane Welsby
  - b.1813 in Longton d.Apr 1895 in Little Bolton

Personal Timeline

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¹ 1881 UK Census