Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1858 MATHER Joseph GRAHAM Middleton Rochdale M/13/444
Name: Joseph Mather Baptism Date: 5 Dec 1858 Baptism Place: Middleton , St Leonard, Lancashire , England Father: William Mather Mother: Eliza Mather Reference Number: GB127.L56/1/3/10
17 Nov 1879, Joseph arrived in Melbourne, Australia (sailing from Liverpool)
1881, Joseph was still with his parents.
1881-91 Did Joseph marry? The Joseph that married Amelia at Middleton was the son of Peter. The Joseph son of William that married Annie in 1886 was younger and had a sister (or relative) Charlotte. He married Emily Jackson in 1883, but had no children.
In 1901, Joseph and Emily Mather (42 & 39) had Emily's mother Elizabeth Jackson (aged 70) with them.