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Ralph Mather

Ralph was born in 1828 in Bolton.¹

Birth Notes
- 13 in 1841 in E Bolton
  22 in 1851, born Bolton
  42 in 1871, born Bolton
  52 in 1881 (when buried)
  
  Ralph Mather, baptised 15 Oct 1826, son of Samuel and Ellen Mather is another.

Ralph's father was Thomas Mather and his mother was Sarah Fielding. His paternal grandparents were Thomas Mather and Mary Barret. He had two brothers named Thomas and George. He was the oldest of the three children. He died at the age of 53 in September 1881 in Little Bolton. His burial was in 1881 at St. Peter (Halliwell).²

Death Notes
- Name:    Ralph Mather
  Estimated birth year:    abt 1829
  Registration Year:    1881
  Registration Quarter:    Jul-Aug-Sep
  Age at Death:    52
  Registration district:    Bolton
  Volume:    8c
  Page:    175
  
  Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1881
  MATHER    Ralph    52    Little Bolton    LB/60/470
  
  Ralph Mather (1829-1881), wife Johanna Mather (1832-1904), Alice Mather (1857-1917), Alice Mather (d.1890), Percy Mather (d.1895), and son Norman Mather (d.1898) are all buried in the same grave at St Peter, Halliwell. GPR Ref 354116 (and next to parents grave, GPR ref 354115)

General Notes
- Ralph was the oldest in 1841. Ralph (13), Thos (10), and George (8). Ralph must have been born before Thomas and Sarah married, and never got a baptism.
  
  On the 14th Jan 1860, Ralph Mather married Joannah Gray, both of this town, at the Bolton Register Office.
  
  In 1871, Ralph and Joanna (42 & 38) had Thomas (11), John (8) and Sarah (6).
  
  In 1881, Ralph and Joanna (52 & 48) were at Kent Street, Little Bolton with Thomas, John and Sarah (21, 18 & 16) and brother George (47, unmarried). Ralph and George were Iron Moulders.

Occupation Details
- From before 1851 to 1881 Ralph's occupation was Iron Moulder for Iron Works, in Little Bolton.
  - Occupation Notes
    - Ralph and father Thomas both Iron Moulders in 1851, 1871, 1881.

Social & Emotional Relationships
- Ralph had some other social relationship with Thomas Mather.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Thomas and his son Ralph's family graves are adjacent in St Peter's Church burial ground, Halliwell, Lancashire (GPR Ref: 354115 and 354116).

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Thomas Mather
  - b.~ 1785 in Bolton
  
  Thomas Mather
  - b.Aug 1808 in Bolton d.Jul 1865 in Halliwell
  
  Mary Barret
  - b.1787 in Bolton d.May 1812 in Bolton
  
  Ralph Mather
  - b.1828 in Bolton d.Sep 1881 in Little Bolton
  
  Sarah Fielding
  - b.1808 in Bolton d.Dec 1880 in Bolton

Personal Timeline

Click here for details of Ralph's family with Joanna Grey

¹ 1841 UK Census
² FreeBMD.org.uk