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John Mather

John was born in 1866 in Tyldesley.¹

Birth Notes
- Aged 5 in 1871, born Tyldesley
  Aged 23 in 1889 when married
  
  Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1866
  MATHER John OWEN Atherton ATH/23/16

John's father was Joseph Mather and his mother was Sarah Ann Owen. He had five brothers and three sisters, named Matthew, Joseph, Joseph, Thomas, William, Eliza, Sarah and Margaret. He was the second oldest of the nine known children.

General Notes
- John's father was Joseph Mather, a spinner
  
  In 1871, John (7, b.Atherton) was with his parents Joseph and Sarah A (28 & 24) at Tyldesley.
  
  16 Feb 1889, John Mather (23) of Tyldesley Road, Atherton, son of Joseph Mather a spinner married Edith Ann Gwilliam (19) of Leigh Road, Atherton, daughter of Joseph Gwilliam, a Blacksmith at St Michael and All Angels, Howe Bridge, Atherton.
  
  In 1891, John and Edith Annie were living at 5 Rose Hill, Atherton with their mnew son James Henry (1).

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Joseph Mather
  - b.Apr 1844 in Atherton
  
  John Mather
  - b.1866 in Tyldesley
  
  Sarah Ann Owen
  - b.1847 in Tyldesley

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¹ 1871 UK Census