Mary Ellen Mather

Mary was born in November 1859 in Bolton and her baptism took place on November 27th, 1859 at St. Peter's (Bolton).¹²

Mary's father was George Mather and her mother was Esther Glazebrook. Her paternal grandparents were Samuel Mather and Ellen Rigby. She had four brothers and four sisters, named William, George, Samuel, George, Ellen, Alice, <female> and Emma. She was the third oldest of the nine children. She died at the age of 4 in October 1864 in Bolton. She was buried on October 22nd, 1884 at Tonge Cemetery.³¹