Margaret Mather
Margaret was born in July 1811 in
Breightmet and her baptism took place on July 21st, 1811 at
St. Peter's (Bolton).
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Birth Notes
Aged 30 (rounded) in 1841, born in Lancashire
Aged 30 when died in Jan 1842 (from Darcy Lever)
Married at Middleton, St Leonard (near Darcy Lever)
Name Margt Mather
Event Type Baptism
Baptism Date 21 Jul 1811
Baptism Place Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
Father Richd Mather
Mother Margt Mather
Reference Number GB127.L243/1/2/3
Abode: Breightmet
Name Margt. Mather
Gender Female
Birth Place Bret.
Baptism Date 21 Jul 1811
Baptism Place Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
Father Richd. Mather
Mother Margt.
FHL Film Number 1966745
Reference ID item 1
Margaret's father was
Richard Mather and her mother was
Margaret Thompson. Her paternal grandparents were
Thomas Mather and
Elizabeth (Betty) Thornley. She had a brother and a sister, named
Henry and
Elizabeth. She was the youngest of the three children. She had a half-brother and a half-sister, named
John and
Ann. She died whilst giving birth at the age of 30 in January 1842 in
Darcy Lever. She was buried on January 5th, 1842 in
Little Lever.
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Death Notes
Margaret must have died sometime after giving birth to Hannah in 1838.
James Brooks (Widower and Collier) remarried Sarah in 1844.
The death in Darcey Lever fits perfectly:
Margaret Brooks, D'y Lever, Jan 5 1842, 30 years
Margaret died soon after the 1841 birth of Samuel.
Name Margaret Brooks
Gender Female
Death Age 30
Birth Date 1812
Death Date 1842
Burial Date 5 Jan 1842
Burial Place Lever, Parish of Bolton Le Moors, Lancaster Co.
FHL Film Number 1545460
Reference ID it 38a/39, p 5
Margaret and
James were married in a religious ceremony on September 18th, 1836 at
St. Leonard (Middleton) witnessed by Edmund Collinge.
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Marriage/Union Notes
Witness was probably from Middleton (b.1801, Spotland, Rochdale)
They had a son and three daughters, named
Samuel,
Alice,
Mary and
Hannah.