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Mary (Mercy) Mather

Mary, known as Mercy, was born in 1776 in Little Lever and her baptism took place on February 18th, 1776 at St. Peter's (Bolton).¹

Birth Notes
- Name    Mary Mather
  Gender    Female
  Christening Date    18 Feb 1776
  Christening Date (Original)    18 FEB 1776
  Christening Place    SAINT PETER,BOLTON,LANCASHIRE,ENGLAND
  Father's Name    Thos. Mather
  Mother's Name    Betty
  
  Name:    Mary Mather
  Event Type:    Baptism
  Baptism Date:    18 Feb 1776
  Baptism Place:    Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
  Parish as it Appears:    Bolton Church
  Father:    Thos Mather
  Mother:    Betty Mather
  Reference Number:    L243/1/2/1
  Item Number:    3
  Archive Roll:    854
  Abode:        L.L. (i.e. Little Leaver)

Mercy's father was Thomas Mather and her mother was Betty Thornley. She had five brothers and two sisters, named James, John, Thomas, Richard, Peter, Jane and Betty. She was the fourth oldest of the eight children.

General Notes
- Mary Mather of Little Bolton was the mother of Isaac, baptised 8 Jun 1800 at Bradshaw. No father is named.
  
  Mary wasn't mentioned directly in her fathers will in 1823. However, "one cottage in Little Bolton, in the occupation of Barnabas Kitchen, was left to son in law, Henry Warburton, her husband. Perhaps she was deceased.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Thomas Mather
  - b.1740 in Radcliffe d.10 Jul 1823 in Darcy Lever
  
  Mary (Mercy) Mather
  - b.1776 in Little Lever
  
  Betty Thornley
  - b.1743 in Radcliffe d.18 Jul 1813

Personal Timeline

Click here for details of Mercy's family with Henry Warburton

¹ Manchester CoE BMB (1541-1812)