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Mary Ann Mather

Mary was born in June 1837 in Bolton and her baptism took place on June 25th, 1837 at St. Peter's (Bolton) conducted by minister J D Thompson.¹

Birth Notes
- Born 1837, in or before June (so not on GRO index)
  Aged 4 in 1841
  Aged 14 in 1851
  
  Baptism: 25 Jun 1837 St Peter, Bolton, Lancashire, England
  Mary Ann Mather - Daughter of James Mather & Mercy
      Abode: Great Bolton
      Occupation: Weaver
      Baptised by: J. D. Thompson Off. Minister
      Register: Baptisms 1836 - 1837, Page 243, Entry 1942
      Source: LDS Family Search

Mary's father was James Mather and her mother was Mercy Grime. Her paternal grandparents were James Mather and Happy Lomax; her maternal grandparents were William Grime and Mary Grime. She had a brother and two sisters, named William, Ellen and Esther. She was the third oldest of the four children. She had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named John, Samuel and Jane. She died at the age of 77 on November 29th, 1914 in Seacombe.²

Death Notes
- PROBATE: RICHINGS Mary Ann of 14 Shaw-street Seacombe Cheshire (wife of William Henry Richings) died 29 November 1914. Probate London 27 March to Edward Bennett warehouse-man. Effects £625 17s 6d.

General Notes
- In 1841 with parents at Sidney (Sydney) Street, aged 4
  
  21 Nov 1857, John Brockbank (29, father unknown) of Peel Street an engine tenter, married Mary Ann Mather (21), of Sydney Street, daughter of James Mather a weaver at St Andrew´s Presbyterian Church, Bowker´s Row.
  
  After Mary Ann maried John Brockbank, they lived in Everton. They were there in 1861, but with no children.
  
  We find Mary Ann getting re-married in Birkenhead RO in 1900, daughter of James Mather a Cotton Spinner. She was living at 12 Shaw Street, Seacombe with a master grocer.

Social & Emotional Relationships
- Mary lived with John Brockbank.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Mary Ann Richings (mother) was living with her oldest son John in 1911
  Ellen Mather was a representative of Mary.
  - Relationship Notes
    - In Nov 1857, Ellen was witness to her sister Mary Ann's marriage

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- John Mather
  - b.1713 in Warrington d.Apr 1768 in Warrington
  
  Richard Mather
  - b.Nov 1737 in Turton d.May 1826 in Turton
  
  Richard Blinstone ^*
  - b.Aug 1691 d.Aug 1727 in Prescot
  
  Ellen Blinstone
  - b.1714 in Burtonwood d.06 Jan 1780 in Warrington
  
  Margaret (?)
  - b.~  1693 d.Aug 1755 in Warrington
  
  James Mather
  - b.28 Sep 1761 in Turton d.Oct 1811 in Little Bolton
  
  Giles Howarth ^*
  - b.1672 in Lower Darwen d.Jun 1739 in Lower Darwen
  
  Edmund Howarth
  - b.May 1702 in Lower Darwen
  
  Mary Yates
  - b.~  1679 d.Nov 1737 in Lower Darwen
  
  Ann Howarth
  - b.1744 in Lower Darwen d.May 1786 in Turton
  
  Anne
  - b.1696
  
  James Mather
  - b.Feb 1797 in Bolton d.03 Jul 1864 in Bolton
  
  John Lomax
  - b.~  1702 in Entwistle
  
  James Lomax
  - b.1735 in Bolton d.1831 in Bolton
  
  Ellen Cross
  - b.~  1706 in Darwen
  
  Happy Lomax
  - b.08 Feb 1768 in Bolton d.23 Jun 1843 in Bolton
  
  Mary Taylor
  - b.~  1731 in Deane d.1796 in Bury
  
  Mary Ann Mather
  - b.Jun 1837 in Bolton d.29 Nov 1914 in Seacombe
  
  William Grime
  - b.~  1780
  
  Mercy Grime
  - b.1808 in Bolton d.14 Apr 1852 in Bolton
  
  Mary Grime
  - b.~  1780
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

Personal Timeline

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¹ Lancashire OPC Project
² National Probate Records
Source/Citation FamilySearch.org