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Martha Mather

Martha was born in 1804 in Westhoughton.¹

Birth Notes
- Ruth, Martha, John and Ellen were not baptised but died and are buried at Westhoughton. After them, Alice and Ellen were baptised at Blackrod, with abode shown as Westhoughton. Edward and Ruth were married at Deane and the years born (calculated from death ages), form a sequence approx 2 years apart. It is therefore likely all four all children of Edward and Ruth from Deane.
  
  35 in 1841

Martha's father was Edward Mather and her mother was Ruth Gregory. Her paternal grandparents were William Mather and Alice Aldcroft. She had three brothers and five sisters, named John, Richard, Edward, Ruth, Ellen, Alice, Betty and Ruth. She was the second oldest of the nine children. She died at the age of 74 in May 1878 in Westhoughton. Her burial was on May 11th, 1878 in Westhoughton.²³

Death Notes
- Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1878
  TURNER    Martha    74    Westhoughton    Bolton    WH/10/325
  
  Name:    Martha Turner
  Age:    74
  Birth Date:    abt 1804
  Burial Date:    11 May 1878
  Burial Place:    Westhoughton, St James, Lancashire, England
  Reference Number:    L122
  Archive Roll:    849

General Notes
- In 1841, Martha Mather (35), with her three children Allan, Betty and Ellen were living on Rogers Farm (Westhoughton) with her mother Ruth (60).
  
  21 April 1863 daughter Betty Mather (29) of Westhoughton, daughter of Charles Pennington a farmer married Luke Southers, son of George, both farmers. It is assumed that all the children Betty and earlier are Charles Penningtons.

Social & Emotional Relationships
- Martha lived with Ruth Gregory.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Martha, with her three children Allan, Betty and Ellen were living on Rogers Farm (Westhoughton) with Ruth in 1841.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- William Mather
  - b.~ 1750 in Astley
  
  Edward Mather
  - b.Oct 1780 in Westhoughton d.Nov 1824 in Westhoughton
  
  Alice Aldcroft
  - b.~ 1750 in Astley
  
  Martha Mather
  - b.1804 in Westhoughton d.May 1878 in Westhoughton
  
  Ruth Gregory
  - b.Feb 1779 in Westhoughton d.Mar 1846 in Westhoughton

Personal Timeline

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¹ 1841 UK Census
² Manchester CoE Deaths & Burials
³ BMD-Lancashire