Richard Mather
Richard was born in March 1848 in
Whitefield and his baptism took place on June 11th, 1848 at
St. Mary-the-Virgin (Prestwich).
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Birth Notes
MATHER, RICHARD WHITWORTH
GRO Reference: 1848 M Quarter in BURY, LANCASHIRE
Volume 21 Page 331
Name: Richard Mather
Baptism Date: 11 Jun 1848
Parish: Prestwich, Lancashire, England
Father: Robert Mather
Mother: Alice Mather
Register Type: Bishop's Transcripts
Reference Number: Drm/2/263
Richard's father was
Robert Mather and his mother was
Alice Whitworth. His paternal grandparents were
Jesse Mather and
Hannah Emmerson. He had a brother and four sisters, named
Jesse,
Nancy,
Eliza,
Margaret and
Mary. He was the second youngest of the six children. He had two half-sisters named
Sarah and
Elizabeth.