Ralph Mather
Ralph was born on April 12th, 1840 in
Blackrod and his baptism took place on June 7th, 1840 at
St. Katherine (B'rod).
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Birth Notes
Aged 1 in 1841
Name: Ralph Base Mather
Birth Date: 12 Apr 1840
Baptism Date: 7 Jun 1840
Parish: Blackrod, Lancashire, England
Father: Mather
Mother: Ellen Mather
Register Type: Parish Registers
Reference Number: Pr 2967/1/7
Ralph was born 12 Apr 1840, the bastard son of Ellen Mather of Blackrod, widow. The record had spinster and then corrected to widow
Ralph's father was
Ralph Leyland and his mother was
Ellen Hope. His maternal grandparents were
Thomas Hope and
Betty Hope. He had a brother named
Thomas. He was the younger of the two children. He had two half-brothers and a half-sister, named
George,
John and
Ann. He died at the age of 49 in 1889 in
Bolton.
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Death Notes
Ralph died after son Ralph was born in 1885 and before the 1901 census. There is only one Lancashire death and the age is a good match.
Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1889
MATHER Ralph 48 Great Bolton GB/8/26
General Notes
Ralph was born 12 Apr 1840, the bastard son of Ellen Mather of Blackrod, widow
In 1841, Ralph (1) was with his mother Ellen (35) and siblings Ann (10) and Thomas (6).
26 Jul 1869, Ralph married Ann Cheveley at Blackrod. He named his father as Ralph Leyland, a farmer. Wife Ann only survived about a year.
In 1871, Ralph was an Enginer Coal Miner, widower, aged 30, living in logdings with his sister Ann Benthom and her husband Thomas and family.
10 Jan 1877 Ralph Mather (36, Widower), Engine tenter of Rivington and illegitimate married Margaret Jones (32), also illegitimate.
In 1901, Margaret was a widow with 5 children.
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Connections & Relationships
Ralph lived with
Ann Mather.
Relationship Notes
In 1871, Ralph was an Enginer Coal Miner, widower, aged 30, living in logdings with his sister Ann Benthom and her husband Thomas and family.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1802
- b.12 Apr 1840 in Blackrod d.1889 in Bolton
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- b.28 Mar 1804 in Blackrod d.Aug 1868 in Blackrod
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Ralph and
Ann were married in a religious ceremony on July 26th, 1869 in
Blackrod.
4 They had a daughter named
Ellen. There are no more children.
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Children
Ralph Mather
Ralph was born on June 24th, 1885 in
Blackrod and his baptism took place on August 2nd, 1885 at
St. Katherine (B'rod).
1
Birth Notes
Name: Ralph Mather
Birth Date: 24 Jun 1885
Baptism Date: 2 Aug 1885
Parish: Blackrod, Lancashire, England
Father: Ralph Mather
Mother: Margaret Mather
Register Type: Parish Registers
Reference Number: Pr 2967/1/8
William Henry Mather
William was born in 1893. He died at the age of 21 in January 1914 in
Blackrod. He was buried on January 7th, 1914 at
St. Katherine (B'rod).
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Death Notes
Name: William Henry Mather
Death Age: 21
Birth Date: abt 1893
Burial Date: 7 Jan 1914
Burial Place: Blackrod, Lancashire, England
Register Type: Parish Register
Reference Number: PR 2967/1/18