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John Mather

Taken in Whitefield and sourced from FindAGrave.

HEADSTONE - John & Mary Mather + Thomas & Rachel Entwistle

This picture was taken in Whitefield and sourced from FindAGrave.

Individual Picture Notes
- Headstone of John and Mary Mather (nee Allen) and dauighter Rachel and husband Thomas Entwistle and their son James E Mather

John was born in 1798 in Whitefield.¹

Birth Notes
- Aged 53 in 1851, born Whitefield

He died at the age of 57 in December 1855 in Stand. His burial was in December 1855 at All Saints (Stand).²

Death Notes
- Name:    John Mather
  Gender:    Male
  Birth Date:    1798
  Birth Place:    Whitefield, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England
  Death Date:    Dec 1855
  Death Place:    Whitefield, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England
  Cemetery:    All Saints Churchyard Stand
  Burial or Cremation Place:    Whitefield, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England
  Has Bio?:    Y
  Spouse:    Mary Mather
  Children:    John Mather, Rachel Entwisle
  URL:    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214546858/john-mather

General Notes
- 22 Aug 1822, John Mather and Mary Allen of Whitefield married at Prestwich.
  
  In 1841, John (40) was living alone at Whitefield. Mary had died three years earlier. William Allen (20), Ann Mather (15), Rachel (15), Robert (10), John (8), Mary (5) and Fanny (5) where at Whitefield, Pilkington.
  
  In 1851, John (53, Wid), William Allen (Son, 32), Rachel Mather (26), Robert (24), John (21), Mary (19) and James (4, "son") where at Whitefield, Pilkington. James was the illegitimate son of Rachel.

Occupation Details
- From 1822 to 1853 John's occupation was Warper in Whitefield.
  - Occupation Notes
    - From Whitefield on marriage and 1851 census

Social & Emotional Relationships
- John was a relative of James Entwistle Mather.
  - Relationship Notes
    - In 1851, described as son of John, aged 4 but this cannot be. James is the illegitimate son of Rachel, perhaps adopted as a Son by his grandfather.

Personal Timeline

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¹ 1851 UK Census
² FindAGrave