Mary Mather

Mary was born in 1803 at Hall-i’th’-Wood.

Birth Notes
- Mary was never baptised, so this could be completly wrong, but there is a gap for another child in 1803, born Hall-i’th’-Wood (as children on either side were born there)

Mary's father was Solomon Mather and her mother was Martha (Matty) Ramsden. Her paternal grandparents were Richard Mather and Ann Howarth. She had three brothers and four sisters, and also a sibling of unknown gender, named James, Solomon, Joseph, Betty, Sarah, Catherine, Ann and <child>. She was the sixth oldest of the nine children. She died at the age of 14 in July 1817 in Little Bolton. Her burial was on July 31st, 1817 at St. Peter's (Bolton).¹

General Notes
- A child would be expected about 1803, and Mary, born Bolton is a good match. There is no obvious baptism of a Mary Mather from Little Bolton, and we know Solomon's children's baptisms are missing. It is a calculated guess that Mary was the daughter of Solomon. There is no baptism, and a gap where a child is likely to be.
  
  Mary Mather was born 1803, also at Hall-i’th’-Wood (if she is Solomon's daughter). She died July 1817, aged only 14.