John Mather

John was born in February 1843 in Worsley and his baptism took place on February 26th, 1843 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Eccles).¹ 

• Birth Notes

  Name    John Mather
  Baptism Date    26 Feb 1843
  Baptism Place    Eccles, St Mary, Lancashire, England
  Father    Peter Mather
  Mother    Sarah Mather
  Reference Number    L49/1/4/9
  Item Number    4
  Archive Roll    525

John's father was Peter Mather and his mother was Sarah (Sally) Goodwin.  His paternal grandparents were Ellis Mather and Ann Thornley. He had a sister named Ann.  He was the younger of the two children. He had four half-sisters named Sarah, Mary, Alice and Betty.