Martha Mather
Martha was born in 1804 in
Westhoughton.
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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. She was buried on May 11th, 1878 in
Westhoughton.
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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.
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Connections & 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.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1750 in Astley
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- b.Oct 1780 in Westhoughton d.Nov 1824 in Westhoughton
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- b.~ 1750 in Astley
- b.1804 in Westhoughton d.May 1878 in Westhoughton
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- b.Feb 1779 in Westhoughton d.Mar 1846 in Westhoughton
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Children
Ellen Turner
Ellen was born in 1840 in
Westhoughton.
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Birth Notes
Aged 1 in 1841
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1840
TURNER Ellen MATHER Westhoughton Bolton WH/1/446
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Family Additional Information
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Martha and
Charles were living together under a legal contract. They had two sons and a daughter, named
Edward,
Allan and
Betty.
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Children
Allan Mather
Allan was born on October 28th, 1829 in
Westhoughton and his baptism took place on September 24th, 1837 in
Wigan.
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Birth Notes
12 in 1841
Name: Allen Mather
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 28 Oct 1829
Baptism Date: 24 Sep 1837
Baptism Place: Wigan, Lancashire, England
Mother: Martha Mather
FHL Film Number: 1469055
Possibly baprised and born in Wigan, but (1841), 1851, 1861, 1871 census records show Westhoughton.
Betty Mather
Betty was born on July 23rd, 1833 in
Westhoughton and her baptism took place on September 24th, 1837 in
Wigan.
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Birth Notes
7 in 1841 at Rogers Farm
Name: Betty Mather
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 23 Jul 1833
Baptism Date: 24 Sep 1837
Baptism Place: Wigan, Lancashire, England
Mother: Martha Mather
FHL Film Number: 1469055