Peter Mather
Peter was born in 1823 in
Harwood and his baptism took place on March 30th, 1823 at
St. Peter's (Bolton).
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Birth Notes
Thomas was 18 on 1841 (overwritten, not rounded), so is Thomas Peter?
Name: Peter Mather
Gender: Male
christening date: 30 Mar 1823
christening place: SAINT PETER,BOLTON,LANCASHIRE
father's name: Richard Mather
fathers occupation: Weaver
Abode: Harwood
mother's name: Hannah
indexing project (batch) number: P00715-4
system origin: England-ODM
gs film number: 942.72 B3V26BV. 17-23
There is a Peter Mather from Eccles, but he was the older brother of James and Mary Mather from Eccles, alive in 1841 from a coal mining family.
There is another Peter Mather, son of John & Phebe born 19 May 1825 at Leigh. This Peter's birth matches the age 19 at death.
Peter's father was
Richard Mather and his mother was
Hannah Knowles. His paternal grandparents were
Richard Mather and
Ann Howarth; his maternal grandparents were
John Knowles and
Jane Thomason. He had seven brothers and three sisters, named
Nathan,
William,
Robert,
Richard,
John,
Henry,
James,
Rachel,
Catherine and
Ann. He had two adopted brothers named
Thomas and
William. He died at the age of 21 on July 3rd, 1844 in
Little Hulton.
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Death Notes
Missing after 1841 census, the father and brothers John and James were present, and also a Thomas!
There is a Peter Mather born 1823 on another 1841 census, married to Ellen on 1861 and 1881 census. Ths is Peter son of John.
Name: Peter Mather
Age: 19
Birth Date: abt 1825
Burial Date: 5 Jul 1844
Burial Place: Deane, St Mary, Lancashire, England
Reference Number: GB127.L85/1/4/6
First name(s) Peter
Last name Mather
Age at death 19y
Burial date 05 Jul 1844
Burial place Deane, Lancashire, England
Residence Middle Hulton
Place Deane, Lancashire, England
Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1844
MATHER Peter 19 Little Hulton LH/2/319
MATHER, PETER 19
GRO Reference: 1844 S Quarter in BOLTON UNION
Volume 21 Page 103
The newspaper also reported Peter's age as 19. He died in 3rd inst. No cause of death recorded in the paper.