Richard Mather
Richard was born in 1825 in
Bolton and his christening took place on April 10th, 1824 at
St. Peter's (Bolton).
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Birth Notes
RICH. MATHER
Christening: 10 APR 1825 Saint Peter, Bolton Le Moors, Lancashire, England
Parents:
Father: MATTHIAS MATHER
Mother: MARCELLA
Richard's father was
Matthias (Mathew) Mather and his mother was
Marcella Honeyford. His paternal grandparents were
Matthias Mather and
Mary Priestley. He had a brother and two sisters, named
Matthias,
Mary and
Emma. He was the oldest of the four children. He was buried in
Southport.
Death Notes
Name: Richard Mather
Gender: M (Male)
Death Date: Jan
Cemetery: Duke Street Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Southport, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England
Has Bio?: Y
Father: Matthias Mather
Mother: Marcella Mather
Spouse: Anna Mather
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem...
General Notes
Richard married Anna (as shown on grave record)
23 July 1845, Richard Mather married Mary Ann Newman at the Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton. They lived at Derby Street, Bolton, ans later, also at Dukinfield and Wigan and Southport and Farnworth. They divorced 1873 after Richard threw his boots at his wife, and on another occasion hit her with a four pound loaf of bread and gave her a black eye, and threw a plate or porrage and other offences to his wife and daughter. He left for for another woman, Emily Henry. See divorce papers.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.01 Jun 1780 in Leeds d.17 Dec 1839 in Bolton

- b.1805 in Bolton d.30 Mar 1866 in Southport


- b.~ 1776 in Bradford d.~ 1833
- b.1825 in Bolton

- b.1805 in Bolton d.Jun 1871 in Ormskirk
Richard and
Mary were married in a religious ceremony on July 23rd, 1845 in
Wolverhampton.
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Marriage/Union Notes
23 Jul 1845 • St. Peter, Wolverhampton, Stafford, England
They had a daughter named
Emma. There are no more children.
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Children
Emma Newman Mather
Emma was born on May 2nd, 1847 in
Wigan and her baptism took place on June 14th, 1847 in
Standish.
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Birth Notes
Name: Emma Newman Mather
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 2 May 1847
Birth Place: Lancashire, England
Baptism Date: 14 Jun 1847
Baptism Place: Wigan, Lancashire, England
Church: Standishgate Methodist Chapel
Father Name: Richard Mather
Mother Name: Mary Ann Mather