John (Mechanic) Mather 
Birth Notes
Aged 50 in 1841 (rounded), Mechanic
Aged 60 in 1842 (when died) or 58 if buried at St Peters
Aged 60 when died so born about 1782
Married in 1810 at and from the parish of Leigh (maybe)
Name: John Mather
Baptism Date: 26 Jan 1782
Parish: Leigh, Lancashire, England
Mother's name: Nathan Mather
Register Type: Bishops Transcripts
Reference Number: Drm 2/113a/5
John son of Nathan Mather of Westleigh
Name: John Mather
Baptism Date: 22 Apr 1786
Parish: Leigh, Lancashire, England
Mother's name: Alice Mather
Register Type: Bishops Transcripts
Reference Number: Drm 2/114/2a
John, son of Alice Mather of Bedford, Base
Name: John Mather
Event Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 18 Nov 1786
Baptism Place: Leigh, St Mary, Lancashire, England
Mother: Ellen Mather
Reference Number: GB127.L211/1/2/1
John, son of Ellen Mather of Westleigh, Base
Death Notes
Died befoe 1851 when Ann was a Widow
John Mather, Machine Maker/Mechanic/Engineer, appears to have died 4 Aug.1842 at The Workhouse, Market St., Manchester, Mechanic, died of debility, aged 60. Ann (Thompson) Mather, born about 1791 in Runcorn, Cheshire, is listed in the Census 1841-1871 and died 22 Dec. 1875 in Manchester, aged 92 [age 70 in 1861 and 81 in the 1871 Census]. Ann and other family members are buried in Cheetham Hill Cemetery.
Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1842
MATHER John 60 Market Street MST/14/95
Name: John Mather
Age: 58
Birth Date: abt 1784
Burial Date: 7 Aug 1842
Burial Place: Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
Reference Number: GB127.L243/1/5/11
Abode Little Bolton
General Notes
WARNING: Parents are not confirmed.
In 1810, John Mather, mechanic, married Mary Taylor at Leigh. His brother Joseph and (assumed) brother James Mather were witness. (Sir William Mather was also a machine maker at Salford in 1836)
We know John and Joseph were brothers because thay both had daughters named Betsy, and in 1881 the same informant, Joseph Allen, recorded both their deaths.
13 May 1816, John Mather, Machine Maker, married Ann Thompson.
3 Jan 1819 Jane & Joseph Mather were baptised at Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter. John was a Machine Maker of Little Bolton.
In 1821, John Mather, mechanic was listed at 35 Canal Street in the Manchester Business Directory.
In 1841, John Mather (a Mechanic) and Ann (both 50) were in were living in Back Hadfield St, Ancoats, Manchester with daughters Martha and Ellen (9 & 8). John was listed at 27 Dean Street, Great Ancoats as a Mechanic in the 1841 Pigot & Slater's Directory of Manchester & Salford.
In 1850, John Mather, Mechanic is listed in Slater's directory at Ordsal Lane, Salford, which must be another if he died in 1841 (or else he died later).
In 1842, John died at the Manchester Workhouse (aged 60). A burial records his abode as Little Bolton, aged 58.
Later records (after his death) also show another John as an Iron Fitter and Engineer.
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Occupation Details
Occupation Notes
In 1810, John was a Mechanic when he married Mary ThorpeOccupation Notes
Jno (John) was a Machine Maker in Little Bolton when Sarah Ann, Thomas and Joseph were baptised. He had moved to Manchester by 1821, but still a Machine Maker.Occupation Notes
Still a Machine Maker when twins Jane and Joseph and sons, John baptised in 1832Occupation Notes
In 1843, John was a Mechanic when Sarah Ann Married, later in 1849, John was an Engineer when his son John Married and on 1841 census.
Was also recorded as a mechanic when Elizabeth married in 1858 and on daughter Martha's 1849 adult baptism (when she was 66).
Thomas recorded his father as an "Iron Fitter" when his mother Ann died in 1875
From 1810 to about 1811 John's occupation was Mechanic in Leigh.4From 1810 to after 1819 his occupation was Machine Maker in Little Bolton.5From about 1920 to after 1823 his occupation was Machine Maker in Manchester.5From 1810 his occupation was Engineer & Mechanic & Iron Fitter in Manchester. He died in 1842 while still employed there.4
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Connections & Relationships
Relationship Notes
Confirmed brothers (as in 1810, John had a marriage witness Joseph (and James) Mather.
John was a relative of Joseph (Joshua) Mather.
Family Pictures
John and Mary were married in a religious ceremony on October 15th, 1810 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Leigh) by Vicar Daniel Birkett and witnessed by Joseph & James Mather.6 They had a son and two daughters, named Thomas, Betty and Sarah. There are no more children.
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Children
Birth Notes
Aged 28 in 1851 (should be 40)
Aged 44 in 1858 when married
Aged 57 in 1861
Aged 60 in Apr 1871, born Bolton
Aged 70 in Feb 1881, when died
Name: Betty Mather
Event Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 29 Dec 1811
Baptism Place: Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
Father: Jno Mather
Mother: Mary Mather
Reference Number: GB127.L243/1/2/3
Betty D of Jn'o & Mary Mather L.B. - 29 (Dec 1811)
No occupation of father given
Elizabeth Mather Wilson died in 1881 as Betsy Wilson, abode Heaton and is buried in St. Peter’s Churchyard, Halliwell, in the same grave as Richard Allen, and wife Hannah Heaton Allen [dau. of Elizth (Betsy) Mather and Edmund Heaton] together with other Allen family members.Death Notes
GRO Death Bolton, Halliwell, Lancaster:
Betsy Wilson died 21 Feb 1881 Markland Lane, Heaton R.S.D. female, 70 years, Widow of James Wilson, Commercial Traveller (Grocery), of Chronic Bronchitis, Informant Joseph Allen, Cousin, present at the death, of 545 Chorley Old Road, Halliwell.Birth Notes
Aged 34 in 1851 (should be 37)
Aged 40 in 1861
Name: Sarah Ann Mather
Baptism Date: 26 Dec 1813
Parish: Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
Father: Jno Mather
Mother: Mary Mather
Register Type: Bishop's Transcripts
Reference Number: Drm/2/21
John a Machine Maker of Little BoltonBirth Notes
Name: Thomas Mather
Baptism Date: 2 Jul 1815
Parish: Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
Father: John Mather
Mother: Mary Mather
Register Type: Bishop's Transcripts
Reference Number: Drm/2/21a
John a Machine Maker of Little BoltonDeath Notes
Name: Thomas Mather
Age: 1
Birth Date: abt 1816
Burial Date: 15 Jun 1817
Burial Place: Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
Father: John Mather
Reference Number: GB127.L243/1/5/2
Elizabeth (Betty) Mather
Elizabeth, known as Betty, was born in 1811 in Little Bolton and her baptism took place on December 29th, 1811 at St. Peter (Halliwell).7
Sarah Ann Mather
Sarah was born in 1813 in Little Bolton and her baptism took place on December 26th, 1813 at St. Peter's (Bolton).8
Thomas Mather
Thomas was born on July 2nd, 1815 in Little Bolton and his baptism took place on July 2nd, 1815 at St. Peter's (Bolton).8
John and Ann were married in a religious ceremony on May 13th, 1816 at St. Peter's (Bolton).6 They had four sons and three daughters, named Joseph, John, John, Thomas, Jane, Martha and Ellen. There are possibly more children. Joseph and Jane were twins.
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Children
Birth Notes
Name: Jane & Joseph Mather
Baptism Date: 3 Jan 1819
Baptism Place: Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
Father: John Mather
Mother: Ann Mather
Reference Number: GB127.L243/1/3/3
Abode: Little Bolton, Machine MakerDeath Notes
Passed away at home.
Names of parents on death Cert,John and Ann Mather and place of birth Manchester,England. Also states wife Bridget's maiden name is Foot, not Cush
Joseph died 1895, Marrickville, NSW, aged 77.
Buried at Rockwood CemeteryBirth Notes
Aged 32 in 1851, born Bolton
Aged 42 in 1861, born Gt Bolton
Aged 53 in 1871, born Gt Bolton
Name: Jane & Joseph Mather
Baptism Date: 3 Jan 1819
Baptism Place: Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
Father: John Mather
Mother: Ann Mather
Reference Number: GB127.L243/1/3/3
Abode: Little Bolton
Abode: Little Bolton, Machine MakerDeath Notes
After 1881
Name Jane Clegg
Age 74
Birth Date abt 1816
Burial Date 21 Aug 1890
Burial Place Walmsley, Christ Church, Lancashire, England
Parish as it Appears Walmsley
Reference Number GB127.L99/1/4/3
Abode: BoltonBirth Notes
Name: John Mather
Baptism Date: 10 Jun 1821
Parish: Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George
Father's name: John Mather
Mother's name: Ann Mather
Archive Roll: 758
John son of John & Ann Mather, Manchester, Machine MakerDeath Notes
Must have died 1821-23 and another John baptised in 1823Birth Notes
Aged 40 in 1861, born Manchester
Aged 71 when buried Feb 92
Name: John Mather
Baptism Date: 22 Jun 1823
Parish: Manchester , St Mary, St Denys and St George
Father's name: John Mather
Mother's name: Ann Mather
Archive Roll: 758
Abode: Manchester, Machine MakerDeath Notes
John Mather Jnr, his 1st wife Eliza Jackson Smith Mather and 2nd wife Margaret Hughes Mather are all buried in Cheetham Hill Cemetery, with John’s mother Ann Thompson Mather and brother Thomas Mather’s 1st wife Ellen McCardle Mather.
Grave 6096 Prog. No. 25.469, John Mather, 500 Mill St. Bradford, Manchester, 71 years, Inflammation of the lungs, buried 10 February 1892, Thomas Mather, Grave OwnerBirth Notes
Martha was 9 in 1841
Aged 22 in 1851
Aged 53 in 1881, born Chrolton
Name: Martha Mather
Age: 66
Birth Date: 13 Apr 1828
Baptism Date: 12 Dec 1894
Baptism Place: Salford, Christchurch, Lancashire, England
Father: John Mather
Mother: Ann Mather
Reference Number: GB127.L189/1/1/5
Martha (Taylor), daughter of John and Ann Mather Mechanic was baptised when 66 years old.Birth Notes
Aged 8 in 1841, with John & Ann (Mechanic)
Aged 29 in 1861, born Manchester
Adult Baptism:
Name: Ellen Mather
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 19 Aug 1831
Birth Place: Manchester, Lancaster, England
Baptism Date: 21 Apr 1875
Baptism Place: Manchester, Lancashire, England
Father: John Mather
Mother: Ann Mather
FHL Film Number: 438182Death Notes
Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1881
WARBURTON Ellen 52 Saint George Archives+, Manchester Central Library STG/1
Joseph Mather
Joseph was born in December 1818 in Little Bolton and his baptism took place on January 3rd, 1819 at St. Peter's (Bolton).9
Jane Mather
Jane was born in December 1818 in Little Bolton.1
John Mather
John was born in 1821 in Manchester and his baptism took place on June 10th, 1821 at Manchester Cathedral.7
John Mather
John was born in 1822 in Manchester and his baptism took place on June 22nd, 1823 at Manchester Cathedral.10 9
Martha Mather
Martha was born on April 13th, 1828 in Manchester and her baptism took place on December 12th, 1894 in Salford.12 9
Ellen Mather
Ellen was born on August 19th, 1831 in Manchester and her baptism took place on April 21st, 1875.12 13
1 1851 UK Census
2 Manchester CoE Deaths & Burials
3 Certificate - Death
4 Certificate - Marriage
5 Certificate - Baptism
6 Manchester CoE Marriages & Banns 1753-1930
7 Manchester CoE BMB (1541-1812)
8 Lancashire CoE Births & Baptisms (1813-1911)
9 Manchester CoE Births & Baptisms
10 1861 UK Census
11 Burial Records - Cheetham Hill
12 1841 UK Census
13 England Select Births & Christenings (1538-1975)
14 BMD-Lancashire
Further source/citation:
Ancestry Family Trees
2 Manchester CoE Deaths & Burials
3 Certificate - Death
4 Certificate - Marriage
5 Certificate - Baptism
6 Manchester CoE Marriages & Banns 1753-1930
7 Manchester CoE BMB (1541-1812)
8 Lancashire CoE Births & Baptisms (1813-1911)
9 Manchester CoE Births & Baptisms
10 1861 UK Census
11 Burial Records - Cheetham Hill
12 1841 UK Census
13 England Select Births & Christenings (1538-1975)
14 BMD-Lancashire
Further source/citation:
Ancestry Family Trees
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