Nathan Mather

Nathan was born in August 1834 in Rivington and his baptism took place on August 31st, 1834 at St. Katherine (B'rod) conducted by Curate J Whitaker.^1 2 

• Birth Notes

  Nathan son of Thomas & Eney Mather of Adlington, weaver, baptised  31 Aug 1834
  
  Nathan was 7 in 1841
  Nathan was 16 in 1851, Coal minter
  
  
  Name:    Nathan Mather
  Baptism Date:    31 Aug 1834
  Parish:    Blackrod, Lancashire, England
  Father:    Thomas Mather
  Mother:    Eney Mather
  Register Type:    Parish Registers
  Reference Number:    Pr 2967/1/7
  Fathers Occupation: Weaver
  Abode: Adlington

Nathan's father was Thomas Mather and his mother was Amy (Amey or Emy) Worsley.  His paternal grandparents were Edward (Nedde) Mather and Mary Hough. He had four brothers and four sisters, named George, James, Isaac, Thomas, Esther, Peggy, Lucy and Ellen.  He was the third youngest of the nine children. He had four half-brothers and four half-sisters, named John, Edward, Thomas, William, Mary, Alice, Ellen and Catherine.  He died at the age of 34 in May 1869 in Adlington.  He was buried on May 16th, 1869 in Adlington.³ 

• Death Notes

  Name    Nathan Mather
  Gender    Male
  Death Age    36
  Birth Date    1833
  Death Date    1869
  Burial Date    16 May 1869
  Burial Place    Adlington, Lancashire, England
  FHL Film Number    1526077
  Reference ID    p 99 n 789

‌Nathan and Martha were married in a religious ceremony on July 14th, 1861 at Christ Church (Adlington).⁶ 

• Marriage/Union Notes

  Name:    Nathan Mather (corrected)
  Gender:    Male
  Age:    27
  Birth Year:    abt 1835
  Event Type:    Marriage
  Event Date:    14 Jul 1861 (unclear, indexed as 1862, but next page is clearly 1861)
  Parish:    Adlington, Christ Church, Lancashire, England
  Spouse:    Martha Hargraves (but not Richard as indexed)
  Spouse Age:    22
  Father:    Thomas Matther
  Spouse Father:    Richard Hargraves
  Register Type:    Parish Register

They had a son named Samuel.  There are no more children.