Peter Mather

• Birth Notes
  • Aged 14 in 1841 (so not twins)
    Aged 25 in 1851
    
    Recorded as same age as brother Jacob in 1851 (i.e. a twin), but not a twin from the 1841 census.  However, baptisms together suggest they were close.
    
    Name:    Peter Mather
    Baptism Date:    3 Dec 1826
    Parish:    Turton, Lancashire, England
    Father:    Isaac Mather
    Mother:    Sarah Mather
    Register Type:    Bishop's Transcripts
    Reference Number:    Drm/2/39a

• Death Notes
  • Name:    Peter Mather
    Estimated birth year:    abt 1826
    Registration Year:    1874
    Registration Quarter:    Jul-Aug-Sep
    Age at Death:    48
    Registration district:    Bury, Lancashire
    Volume:    8c
    Page:    353

• General Notes
  • In 1841, Peter was 14 and Jacob 13 (so not twins) at the White Horse, Edgworth with their father Isaac and step-mother Sarah.
    
    Peter was still with his father Isaac and mother Jane in 1851, a Quarreyman at Edgworth.
    
    In 1849, Peter and Jacob (brothers) were listed on the criminal register of larceny from the person.
    
    In 1851, Peter and Jacob, both 25, were single and with the family in Edgworth.
    
    Peter may have married Mary.  Peter, born Edgworth and family are at Elton in 1871 with sons Reuben and Isaac.