John Mather

John was born in November 1777 in Pennington and his baptism took place on November 23rd, 1777 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Leigh).¹ 

• Birth Notes

  Name:    John Mather
  Event Type:    Baptism
  Baptism Date:    23 Nov 1777
  Baptism Place:    Leigh, St Mary, Lancashire, England
  Parish as it Appears:    Leigh
  Father:    Henry Mather
  Reference Number:    GB127.L211/1/1/4
  
  John son of Henry Mather of Pennington

John's father was Henry Mather and his mother was Betty Keele. He had two brothers and a sister, named James, Henry and Peggy.  He was the oldest of the four children. He had a half-brother and four half-sisters, named Joseph, Sarah, Sally, Ann and Mary.