Margaret Mather

Margaret was born in January 1804 in Westhoughton and her baptism took place on January 7th, 1804 at St. Bartholomew (Westhoughton).¹ 

• Birth Notes

  Name:    Margaret Mather
  Event Type:    Baptism
  Baptism Date:    7 Jan 1804
  Baptism Place:    Westhoughton, St Bartholomew, Lancashire
  Father:    William Mather
  Mother:    Mary Mather
  Reference Number:    GB127.L122/1/2/2

Margaret's father was William Mather and her mother was Mary Green. She had six brothers and three sisters, named Samuel, John, Jeffery, Joseph, Henry, Moses, Alice, Ann and Mariann.  She was the second youngest of the ten children.

‌Margaret and John were married in a religious ceremony on August 26th, 1828 in Leigh.²