Richard Mather

1730 Ricaardus Mather

This picture was taken on March 9th, 1730 and sourced from Certificate - Baptism.

• Individual Picture Notes
  • Richaerdus Mather de Hultonia Media (i.e. Middle Hulton)
    
    In the Roman calendar, the year changes after end March, so 9 and 21 March are 1730, and 29th  March is the following year (1731) as shows.

• Birth Notes
  • Aged 89 when died in 1826, so born about 1737.
    
    The Richardus Mather "baptism" of 9 Mar 1731 in Deane is actually a burial.  There is a Deane baptism 22 Aug 1752 "Richard son of John Mather of Great Bolton" but this is too late.
    
    Name:    Richard Mather
    Baptism Date:    18 Dec 1737
    Parish:    Eccles, Lancashire, England
    Father's name:    John Mather
    Register Type:    Bishops Transcripts
    Reference Number:    Drm/2/83
    Text:  "Richard son of John Mather of Clifton"
    Also Hannah (19-Jun 1744) & Betty (28 Oct 1746)
    
    or
    Baptism: 13 Nov 1737 St Elphin, Warrington, Lancashire, England
    Richard Mather - Son of John Mather & Ellen
        Occupation: Butcher
        Register: Baptisms 1733 - 1760, Page 28, Entry 16
        Source: LDS Film 1562956
    
    Richard had his children baptised at Bank Street and Walmsley Presbyterian

• Death Notes
  • Name    Richard Mather
    Birth Date        abt 1737
    Event Type    Burial
    Death Date    abt 1826
    Death Age    89
    Burial Date    25 May 1826
    Burial Place    Turton, Lancashire, England
    Denomination    Presbyterian
    Piece Title    Piece 1622: Turton, Walmsley Chapel (Presbyterian), 1762-1836
    Place of Death:    Turton Workhouse
    
    In the Burial Records at Walmsley Presbyterian Chapel is:
    Richard Mather, buried 25 May 1826, age 89.
    Turton Workhouse Paid 5/-
    
    Can't find any newspaper article on the death of an old "Richard Mather"

• General Notes
  • WARNING: Parent are not confirmed.
    
    Richard and Peter are most probably brothers, as both families baptisms are listed on the first page of the Walmsley Chapel baptism book.  One Peter's baptism record suggest they may from Hulton (Deane), and sons of John Mather, although it is more likely this is another Peter and they are from Turton and their records are lost!
    
    Another possibility is that Richard is the son of Richard Mather and Susan Smith who married at Manchester 1 Feb  1732. This would explain Richard's daughter Susan (i.e. named after her grandmother).
    
    Richard was of this Parish (Bolton), and a weaver.  He was probably about 24 when he married Ann, which was almost certainly his first marriage (as there are no earlier marriages in Bolton for a Richard Mather).  A Turton burial in 1826 for Richard, aged 89 supports this.
    
    Another likely possibility is that he is from Warrington, son of John a Butcher, and Ellen.  This family also had a Peter, and Richard (and Isaac) are missing from the Warrington records.  Peter stayed in Warrington as a Tobacconist, so they are not the brothers.  His other siblings all remained in Warrington and became butchers.  First son Isaac would be named after his younger brother.
    
    Richard and Ann already had Isaac, and James was on the way when they married on 6 April 1761.  Isaac and Susanna were baptised at Bank Street Unitarian, but Isaac had missed his baptism.  They changed to Walmsley Presbyterian (perhaps they were not known there), and had Isaac baptised out of order, followed by the other children in the correct order.
    
    The first children were baptised at Bank Street Unitarian and then after 1763 at Walmsley Presbyterian.
    
    25 May 1826, Richard died in the Turton Workhouse, aged 89.
    

Click here for details of Richard's family with Ann Howarth

¹ England & Wales Non-conformist Registers (1567-1970)
² Lancashire OPC Project

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