Richard Mather
Richard was born in 1765 in
Turton and his christening took place on December 24th, 1765 at
Walmsley Presbyterian conducted by minister John Aspinal.
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Birth Notes
Three translations of this entry in FamilySearch.org.uk.
Baptisms: 24 Dec 1765 Walmsley Meeting House, Bolton le Moors, Lancashire, England
Richard Mather - Child of Peter Mather & Ellin (formerly Howarth)
Abode: Turton
Notes: [Congregation: Walmsley Meeting]
Baptised by: Aspinal
Register: Baptisms 1783-1793, Page 4
Source: LDS Film 560904
RICHARD MATHER
Birth:
Christening: 24 DEC 1765 Turton, Bolton Le Moors, Lancashire
Christening: 24 DEC 1765 Todmorden, Lancashire, England
Parents:
Father: PETER MATHER
Mother: ELLIN HOWARTH
Richard's father was
Peter Mather and his mother was
Ellen Howarth. His paternal grandparents were
Peter Mather and
Elizabeth (Betty) Cranshaw; his maternal grandparents were
George Howarth and
Ellen Greenhalgh. He had six brothers and two sisters, named
William,
Thomas,
Thomas,
James,
Peter,
John,
Ellen and
Margaret. He was the second oldest of the nine known children. He died after 1802.
Death Notes
Richard may have been the witness to his brother Thomas's marriage to Sarah Davenport. If so, he was still alive in 1802, aged about 37.
This could be him:
Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1847
MATHER Richard 92 Eastern Bolton EB/14/29