Mary Mather

Mary was born in May 1829 in Bolton and her baptism took place on May 10th, 1829 at St. Peter's (Bolton).^1 2 

• Birth Notes

  Aged 12 in 1841
  Aged 21 (maybe 20) in 1851
  Aged 31 in 1861
  
  Name:    Mary Mather
  Baptism Date:    10 May 1829
  Baptism Place:    Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
  Parish as it Appears:    Bolton-le-Moors
  Father:    Thomas Mather
  Mother:    Margt Mather
  Reference Number:    GB127.L243/1/3/8

Mary's father was Thomas Mather and her mother was Margaret Tyldsley.  Her paternal grandparents were Charles Mather and Alice Lever. She had four brothers and three sisters, named Charles, William, James, Thomas, Nancy, Alice and Elizabeth.  She was the second oldest of the eight children.  She died at the age of 42 in 1871 in Bolton.³ 

• Death Notes

  Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1871
  THORNLEY    Mary A    42    1871    Eastern Bolton    Bolton    EB/48/148
  
  THORNLEY, MARY  ANN      42 
  GRO Reference: 1871  S Quarter in BOLTON 
  Volume 08C  Page 218
  
  There are several Mary Thornley deaths.  This is the closest age match, but was she "Mary Ann" ?

‌Mary and Jeremiah were married in a religious ceremony on November 30th, 1851 at St. Mary (Deane).⁴   The family line is yet to be completed.