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Lilly Mather

Lilly was born in September 1893 in Astley Bridge.¹

Birth Notes
- 2 Lily Mathers were born in 1894 (both Mar 1894), but ours in 1893:
  Mather Lily     Bolton 8c 565
  Mather Lily     Bolton 8c 401
  
  MATHER, LILY        GUEST
  GRO Reference: 1893 S Quarter in BOLTON
  Volume 08C Page 460
  
  Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1893
  MATHER    Lily    GUEST    Sharples    Bolton    SH/20/395
  
  Aged 17 in 1911

Lilly's father was George Alfred Mather and her mother was Ellen Guest. Her paternal grandparents were George Mather and Mary Marsh; her maternal grandparents were Guest Guest and Martha Ann Eckersley. She had three brothers and five sisters, named George, Harry, Fred, Eleanor, Emily, Martha, May and Ethel. She was the fourth oldest of the nine children. She died in Bolton.²

Death Notes
- There is a matching death for Lily in 1909, but this is another. There were three Liliy Mather's born in 1893-4, so this is another.
  
  Deaths Jun 1909   (>99%)
  MATHER Lily 15 Bolton 8c 297
  
  NAME:    Lily Saxon
  DEATH AGE:    89
  BIRTH DATE:    27 Jul 1893
  REGISTRATION DATE:    Oct 1982
  REGISTRATION QUARTER:    Oct-Nov-Dec
  REGISTRATION DISTRICT:    South Shields, Tyne and Wear
  VOLUME:    2
  PAGE:    1388

General Notes
- Living in Bolton, Lancashire in 1901and 1911 with parents George and Ellen.
  
  She may have married Walter Brooks in Bolton in 1915, although there other Liliys who this may have been.
  
  In 1921, there is a Lily Mather of correct age living (possible a servant) in Bolton and not with her family.
  
  In 1923, Lily Mather married Fred Saxon at Bolton (civil). In 1934, Lily and Fred were living at 34 Gerrard Street, Farnworth. They had 4 children including Lorrain in 1925 at Farnworth. The 1939 register show this Lily and Fred were born 12-Jul-1900 and 29-Jun-1897. However there is no Lily Mather birth registered (in Lancashire) for 1900.

Occupancy & Contact Details
- Lilly lived at 141 Holland Street for ten years from 1891 to 1901.³
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Home of George and Ellen Mather, and their first two children (Eleanor, Emily) and Brother Frederick in 1891.
      Home of George and Ellen Mather, and children in 1901

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Richard Mather ^*
  - b.Nov 1737 in Turton d.May 1826 in Turton
  
  James Mather
  - b.28 Sep 1761 in Turton d.Oct 1811 in Little Bolton
  
  Ann Howarth ^*
  - b.1744 in Lower Darwen d.May 1786 in Turton
  
  Samuel Mather
  - b.Apr 1791 in Bolton d.01 May 1854 at 4 Simpson Street
  
  James Lomax ^*
  - b.1735 in Bolton d.1831 in Bolton
  
  Happy Lomax
  - b.08 Feb 1768 in Bolton d.23 Jun 1843 in Bolton
  
  Mary Taylor
  - b.~ 1731 in Deane d.1796 in Bury
  
  George Mather
  - b.1829 in Little Bolton d.02 Jun 1906 in Bolton
  
  William Mather
  - b.1750 in Turton d.16 Apr 1830 in Little Bolton
  
  Alice Mather
  - b.26 Mar 1792 at Goose Cote Hill d.16 Nov 1879 in Sharples
  
  Peter Holt ^*
  - b.1723 in Bolton
  
  Betty Holt
  - b.1759 in Deane d.May 1837 in Bolton
  
  Elizabeth (Betty) Howarth ^*
  - b.1725 in Lostock
  
  George Alfred Mather
  - b.Dec 1861 in Little Bolton d.03 Dec 1930 in Bolton
  
  Mary Marsh
  - b.1826 in Hope d.29 Sep 1865 in Little Bolton
  
  Lilly Mather
  - b.Sep 1893 in Astley Bridge d. in Bolton
  
  Guest Guest
  - b.Dec 1845 in Sharples d.Mar 1921 in Fylde
  
  Ellen Guest
  - b.Jan 1866 in Astley Bridge d.21 May 1933 in Astley Bridge
  
  Martha Ann Eckersley
  - b.1846 in Sharples d.Mar 1915 in Fylde
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

¹ 1901 UK Census
² FreeBMD.org.uk
³ 1881 UK Census