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Martha Mather

Martha was born in December 1804 in Atherton and her baptism took place on December 16th, 1804 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Leigh).¹²

Birth Notes
- Aged 35 in 1841 at Red Road, Atherton
  Aged 39 in 1851
  
  Name:    Martha Mather
  Baptism Date:    16 Dec 1804
  Parish:    Leigh, Lancashire, England
  Mother's Name:    Betty Mather
  Register Type:    Bishops Transcripts
  Reference Number:    Drm 2/115/5
  
  Martha, daughter of Betty Mather, widow

Martha's father was John Mather and her mother was Betty Mather. She was an only child.

General Notes
- Dec 1804, Martha, daughter of Betty Mather, widow. Therefore, she may be illegitimate (so like many of this family)
  
  28 Aug 1848, Henry Cadwell, weaver of Atherton, son of John married Martha Mather, spinster, daughter of John Mather.

Occupation Details
- From 1841 to 1851 Martha's occupation was Silk Weaver in Atherton.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- John Mather
  - b.~ 1765 in Atherton d.< 1804
  
  Martha Mather
  - b.Dec 1804 in Atherton
  
  Betty Mather
  - b.1767 in Atherton d.1855 in Atherton

Personal Timeline

Click here for details of Martha's family with Henry Caldwell

¹ 1851 UK Census
² Lancashire CoE BMB 1538-1812