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Mary Mather

Mary was born in July 1803 in Little Bolton and her baptism took place on July 10th, 1803 at St. Mary (Deane).¹²

Birth Notes
- Aged 48 in 1851, born Little Bolton
  Aged 57 in 1861, born Bolton
  
  Name:    Mary Mather
  Gender:    Female
  Baptism Date:    10 Jul 1803
  Baptism Place:    Deane By Bolton,Lancashire,England
  Father:    John Mather
  Mother:    Betty
  FHL Film Number:    844816
  
  Bishop´s Transcripts (Lancashire BMB):
  Mary D'r of Jn'o & Betty Mather of G't Bolton

Mary's father was John Mather and her mother was Betty Edge. She had six brothers and five sisters, named John, James, Thomas, Richard, Wright, William, Elizabeth, Alice, Jane, Margaret and Charlotte. She was the eleventh oldest of the twelve children. She died at the age of 66 in April 1870 in Halliwell. Her burial was on April 17th, 1870 in Halliwell.³⁴

Death Notes
- Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1870
  ASHCROFT    Mary    68    Halliwell, Bolton    HALL/9/145
  
  Burial: 17 Apr 1870 St Peter, Halliwell, Lancashire, England
  Mary Ashcroft -
      Age: 68
      Abode: Halliwell
      Buried by: William Bleasdell Officiating Minister
      Register: Burials 1866 - 1872, Page 60, Entry 477
      Source: Original Parish Register

General Notes
- No DNA matches to this family, so unsure who's Mary's parents are. There are a couple of possibilities, but not the Mary of same age that died in 1817, aged 14. Most likely is daughter of John Mather and Betty Edge, as they had a son John and daughters Betsy (all died as infants)

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- John Mather
  - b.Sep 1762 in Deane d.Jun 1838 in Deane
  
  Mary Mather
  - b.Jul 1803 in Little Bolton d.Apr 1870 in Halliwell
  
  Betty Edge
  - b.1759 in Deane d.Sep 1842 in Bolton

Personal Timeline

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¹ 1851 UK Census
² England Select Births & Christenings (1538-1975)
³ Ancestry Family Trees
⁴ BMD-Lancashire