Otho Mather
Otho was born in 1787 in
Astley and his baptism took place on February 11th, 1787 at
St. Mary-the-Virgin (Leigh).
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Birth Notes
Aged 50 in 1841 (rounded)
Aged 64 in 1851
Name: Otho Mather
Event Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 11 Feb 1787
Baptism Place: Leigh, St Mary, Lancashire, England
Parish as it Appears: Astley
Father: John Mather
Mother: Ann Mather
Reference Number: GB127.L211/1/2/1
Name: Thos Mather (and no Otho, so not a twin)
Event Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 11 Feb 1787
Baptism Place: Astley, St Stephen, Lancashire, England
Father: John Mather
Mother: Ann Mather
Reference Number: GB127.L50/1/1/1
It is likely that the Manchester reiister was inclrrectly copied from the parish register, with "Otho" being read as a similar looking "Thos"
Otho's father was
John Mather and his mother was
Ann Eckersley. His paternal grandparents were
John Mather and
<unknown>. He had five brothers and three sisters, named
John,
Bould,
Bury,
Mary,
Thomas,
Rachel,
Rachel and
Ann. He was the fifth oldest of the nine children. He died at the age of 68 in December 1855 in
Ashton-under-Lyne.
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