John Mather
John was born in December 1879 in
Atherton.
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Birth Notes
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1879
MATHER John HALLIDAY Atherton ATH/42/83
MATHER, JOHN HALLIDAY
GRO Reference: 1879 D Quarter in LEIGH
Volume 08C Page 265
John's father was
Thomas Mather and his mother was
Hannah Halliday. His paternal grandparents were
John Mather and
Ellen Mort. He had two brothers and three sisters, named
Jim,
Fred,
Ellen,
Mary and
Elizabeth. He was the second oldest of the six children.