Richard Mather

• Birth Notes

  Aged 5 on 1851 census
  
  Name:    Richard Mather
  Birth Date:    25 Apr 1835
  Birth Place:    Quarlton, Lancashire, England
  Event Type:    Baptism
  Father:    Richd Mather
  Mother:    Mary Mather
  Baptism Date:    11 Jul 1836
  Baptism Place:    Edgworth, Lancashire, England
  Denomination:    Independent
  Piece Title:    Piece 1038: Edgworth (Independent), 1807-1837

• Death Notes

  Name:    Richard Mather
  Age:    66
  Birth Date:    abt 1836
  Burial Date:    26 Feb 1902
  Burial Place:    Turton, St Anne, Lancashire, England
  Reference Number:    GB127.L98/1/5/5
  
  Probate:
  MATHER Richard of 82 Hawkshaw Lane, Bolton Road, Quarlton, Edgworth, Bolton, Lancishire, calico printer died February 22 1902. Probate Manchester 26 March to Betty Mather widow, William Mather mill-manager and Richard Mather tea-dealer. Effects £800 10s.
  
  Burial records show
  Richard (67) is buried in grave "Old Ground Left D13" with
  1) Wife Betty, died 21 Nov 1901, aged 71
  2) Daughter Mary Ellen Fish, died 14 Jul 1897, aged 29
  3) Mother Mary, died 6 Apr 1882, age:82 (*)
  4) (?) Alice Mather, died Dec 1884, aged 45
  
  (*) Mother Mary would be aboiut 80, not 82, but this must be his mother!
  Alice (1839-1884) may be a sister-in-law (tbc).

• Marriage/Union Notes

  Married by Joseph Farrall Wright, lecturer