John Israel Stephen Mather
John was born in September 1838 in
Birtle.
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Birth Notes
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1838
MATHER John Israel Stephen KNOWLES Birtle BIR/1/32
MATHER, JOHN ISRAEL STEPHEN KNOWLES
GRO Reference: 1838 S Quarter in BURY UNION
Volume 21 Page 219
John's father was
Abraham Mather and his mother was
Betty Knowles. His paternal grandparents were
William (Will) Mather and
Betty Beswick. He had two brothers and a sister, named
Knowles,
Abram and
Alice. He was the oldest of the four children. He had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named
Eli,
George and
Millison.