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Richard Mather

Richard was born in October 1796 in Westhoughton and his baptism took place there on October 22nd, 1796.¹

Birth Notes
- Aged 44 in 1841
  Aged 57 in 1851
  
  Name:    Richard Mather
  Event Type:    Baptism
  Baptism Date:    22 Oct 1796
  Baptism Place:    Westhoughton , St Bartholomew, Lancashire
  Parish as it Appears:    Westhoughton
  Mother:    Jane Mather
  Reference Number:    GB127.L122/1/2/2
  
  Richard son of Jane Mather (no father named)

Richard's father was Robert Mather and his mother was Jane (Jenny) Sale. His paternal grandparents were Thomas Mather and Mary Mather. He had three brothers and three sisters, named Thomas, Lambert, John, Mary, Betty and Catherine. He was the youngest of the seven children. He died at the age of 54 in September 1851 in Atherton.²

Death Notes
- Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1851
  MATHER    Richard    54    Atherton        ATH/7/202
  
  Name    Richard Mather
  Registration Quarter    Jul-Aug-Sep
  Death Registration Place    Leigh, Lancashire, United Kingdom
  Death Date    Sep 1851
  Volume    21
  Page    350

General Notes
- In 1796 Richard was born in Westhoughton, son of Jane but no father named, although likely to be the son of Robert.
  
  Richard married Elizabeth Buckley in 1824 and acquired a daughter Martha Yetes (b.1808).
  
  In 1841, Richard, a Beer Seller, and Elizabeth (50 & 44) were at How Bridge, Atherton with Ellen and Martha Buckley (40 & 33) and Edward (16), James (14), John (12), Richard (10), Ann (7) and Elizabeth (4).
  
  In 1851, Richard (57) was an Inn Keeper and farmer of 5 acres at Howe Bridge, Atherton with his wife Elizabeth (62) and her sister Ellen Buckley (unmarried, 50). They also had their children Martha Yates (43), Edward (25), James (23), John (21) and Ann (15).
  
  Richard had died by 1861.

Occupation Details
- From 1796 to 1855 Richard's occupation was Carter in Leigh.
  - Occupation Notes
    - A Carter in 1855 when son James married
  From 1841 his occupation was Beer Seller part time in Atherton.
  - Occupation Notes
    - Beer Seller at Howe Bridge, Atherton
  From 1851 his occupation was Inn Keeper & Farmer in Atherton.
  - Occupation Notes
    - Inn Keeper & Farmer of 5 acres at Howe Bridge, Atherton

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Thomas Mather
  - b.~  1730 in Leigh d.Mar 1765 in Pennington
  
  Robert Mather
  - b.1765 in Pennington d.~  1796
  
  Mary Mather
  - b.~  1730 in Leigh d.20 Sep 1776 in Pennington
  
  Richard Mather
  - b.Oct 1796 in Westhoughton d.Sep 1851 in Atherton
  
  Jane (Jenny) Sale
  - b.1760 in Atherton

Personal Timeline

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¹ Manchester CoE BMB (1541-1812)
² BMD-Lancashire