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Rachel Mather

Rachel was born in June 1840 in Darwen.¹

Birth Notes
- Aged 1 in 1841, Higher Pole Lane, Darwen
  
  MATHER, RACHEL DUXBURY
  GRO Reference: 1840 J Quarter in BLACKBURN
  Volume 21 Page 49

Rachel's father was Thomas Mather and her mother was Phoebe (Feby) Duxbury. Her paternal grandparents were William (Will) Mather and Betty Beswick. She had four brothers and a sister, named William, John, Thomas, James and Nancy. She was the youngest of the six children.

General Notes
- Aged 1 in 1841, Higher Pole Lane, Darwen
  
  3 July 1858, Rachel, daughter of Thomas Mather married Henry Eccles at St Mary's, Blackburn. They had a son William Eccles in 1860, Pheobe Eccles in 1871 ... and more (TBC)

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Thomas Mather
  - b.~ 1755 in Darwen d.Dec 1814 in Darwen
  
  William (Will) Mather
  - b.~ 1775 in Over Darwen d.Nov 1858 in Over Darwen
  
  Ellen Chambers
  - b.1759 in Darwen
  
  Thomas Mather
  - b.24 Aug 1802 in Darwen d.1855 in Darwen
  
  Betty Beswick
  - b.1777 in Over Darwen d.Dec 1852 in Over Darwen
  
  Rachel Mather
  - b.Jun 1840 in Darwen
  
  Phoebe (Feby) Duxbury
  - b.1802 in Over Darwen d.Dec 1862 in Blackburn

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¹ 1841 UK Census