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Mary Mather

Mary was born in July 1807 in Bolton and her baptism took place on July 19th, 1807 at St. Peter's (Bolton).¹

Birth Notes
- Aged 30 in 1841
  Aged 43 in 1851
  Aged 53 in 1861
  
  Name:    Mary Mather
  Event Type:    Baptism
  Baptism Date:    19 Jul 1807
  Baptism Place:    Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
  Father:    Matthias Mather
  Mother:    Mary Mather
  Reference Number:    GB127.L243/1/2/3
  Abode: G.B.

Mary's father was Matthias Mather and her mother was Mary Priestley. She had six brothers and six sisters, named Samuel, Thomas, George, Mathew, Joseph, Edwin, Ellen, Rachel, Sophia, Rachel, Caroline and Eliza. She was the fifth oldest of the thirteen children. She died at the age of 56 in 1863 in Horwich. Her burial was on December 27th, 1863 in Horwich.²³

Death Notes
- Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1863
  FAIRCLOUGH    Mary    56    Horwich    HOR/5/364
  
  Name:    Mary Fairclough
  Age:    56
  Birth Date:    abt 1807
  Burial Date:    27 Dec 1863
  Burial Place:    Horwich, Holy Trinity, Lancashire, England
  Reference Number:    GB127.L86/1/4/3

General Notes
- Originaly thought to have married Robert Walsh, now believed to have married William Fairclough, and named their second son Matthias after Mary's brother and father. Mary is from an Iron Mouder family, so its fitting she married a Blacksmith.
  
  In 1841, William (a Blacksmith) and Mary (35 & 30) were at Mawdsley Street, E Bolton with sons Thomas (12) and Matthias (10).
  
  In 1844, their son Thomas died, and sometime after that their remaining son Matthias Fairclough left home to join the army (as a private foot-soldier).
  
  In 1851, they had Sarah Longfield (unmarried, 22) with them from Newcastle. Also two "relatives" Mary Ann Rothwell (38) and Bessy Garside (17), both from Bolton.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Matthias Mather
  - b.01 Jun 1780 in Leeds d.17 Dec 1839 in Bolton
  
  Mary Mather
  - b.Jul 1807 in Bolton d.1863 in Horwich
  
  Mary Priestley
  - b.~ 1776 in Bradford d.~ 1833

Personal Timeline

Click here for details of Mary's family with William Fairclough

¹ 1851 UK Census
² Manchester CoE Deaths & Burials
³ BMD-Lancashire