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Mary Mather

Mary was born in May 1829 in Bolton and her baptism took place on May 10th, 1829 at St. Peter's (Bolton).¹²

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" ?

General Notes
- 30 Nov 1851, Mary (22), daughter of Thomas Mather of Halliwell married Jeremiah Thornley. Wright Mather was her witness. Wright was the son of Thomas Mather. Both families had lived at Bengal Square.
  
  In 1861, Jeremiah and Mary (32 & 31) were living at 9 Bengal Square with their first four children.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- John Mather
  - b.1752 d.Jan 1822 in Bolton
  
  Charles Mather
  - b.Sep 1784 in Turton d.Mar 1849 in Little Bolton
  
  Ann (Nancy) Greenwood
  - b.~ 1760
  
  Thomas Mather
  - b.1805 in Bolton d.Jun 1876 in Bolton
  
  Alice Lever
  - b.~ 1780 d.Mar 1831 in Bolton
  
  Mary Mather
  - b.May 1829 in Bolton d.1871 in Bolton
  
  Margaret Tyldsley
  - b.1804 in Bolton d.Apr 1871 in Bolton

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¹ 1851 UK Census
² Manchester CoE Births & Baptisms
³ BMD-Lancashire