Maria was a minor (undrr 21) in Feb 1846 when she married, so was born after Feb 1825
Aged 26 in 1851, Born Halsham Moor Aged 37 in 1861, Born Halchmoor Aged 47 in 1871, Born Hitcha Moor Aged 57 in 1881, Born Farnworth
This implies Maria was baptised at the Chapel St, Independent, Halshaw Moor church, which is now where Chapel Street is, off Market St (A6053), and very near Farnworth Station.
Halshaw Moor, Farnworth is clearly visible on the 1850 Lancashire and Furness map.
Name: Maria Mather Baptism Date: 8 Jan 1826 Baptism Place: Ringley, St Saviour, Lancashire, England Father: Samuel Mather Mother: Margaret Mather Reference Number: L103/1/3/2 Item Number: 6 Archive Roll: 662 Abode: Kearsley (weaver)
Name: Maria Hamer Estimated Birth Year: abt 1824 Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1887 Age at Death: 63 Registration district: Ashton Under Lyne Inferred County: Lancashire Volume: 8d Page: 340
General Notes
Unconfirmed Daughter.
The marriage record of 1846 shows Maria's father was Samuel, a Weaver from Turton. Is this the same Samuel Mather, because (Maria was missing on the 1841 census)? Samuel's sister was Maria, so may well have named a daughter after his closest sister.
There was a Maria, baptised 8-Jan-1926 in Ringley, daughter of Samuel Mather and Margaret from Kersley, so this is her (Francis and Eunice also baptised there), and Maria was a minor when she married 6-Feb-1846.
Maria and John were married in a religious ceremony on February 16th, 1846 at St. Peter's (Bolton) by Curate Thomas Loxham and witnessed by James Booth (X); James Liptrot.1
Marriage/Union Notes
Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1846 MATHER Maria HAMER John Bolton, St Peter 18/8/456
Marriage: 16 Feb 1846 St Peter, Bolton, Lancashire, England John Hamer - (X), Full Crofter Bachelor of Turton Maria Mather - (X), Minor Spinster of Turton Groom's Father: James Hamer, Weaver Bride's Father: Samuel Mather, Weaver Witness: James Booth, (X); James Liptrot Married by Banns by: Thos. Loxham Curate Register: Marriages 1845 - 1846, Page 228, Entry 456 Source: Microfilm of register at Manchester Library
James was born in 1847 in Turton and his baptism took place on March 31st, 1850 in Manchester.45
Birth Notes
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1846 HAMER James Turton Bolton MATHER TUR/4/241
Name: James Hamer Baptism Date: 31 Mar 1850 Parish: Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George Father's Name: John Hamer Mother's name: Maria Hamer Archive Roll: 767
William was born in 1850 in Salford and his baptism took place on March 31st, 1850 in Manchester.45
Birth Notes
Aged 1 in 1851
Name: William Hamer Baptism Date: 31 Mar 1850 Parish: Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George Father's Name: John Hamer Mother's name: Maria Hamer Archive Roll: 767
John was born on August 19th, 1859 in Salford and his baptism took place on August 19th, 1860 in Manchester.75
Birth Notes
Age 1 in 1861
Name: John Hamer Birth Date: 19 Aug 1859 Baptism Date: 19 Aug 1860 Parish: Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George Father's Name: John Hamer Mother's name: Maria Hamer Archive Roll: 771