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Richard Mather

Richard was born in December 1856 in Atherton.¹

Birth Notes
- Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1856
  MATHER Richard PASQUELL Atherton ATH/14/135
  
  MATHER, RICHARD PASQUELL
  GRO Reference: 1856 D Quarter in LEIGH
  Volume 08C Page 163

Richard's father was James Mather and his mother was Esther Pasquill (Pasquell). His paternal grandparents were Richard Mather and Elizabeth Buckley. He had four brothers and three sisters, named James, William, John, Samuel, Elizabeth, Martha and Mary. He was the third oldest of the eight children.

General Notes
- 8 Dec 1880, Richard Mather (23), a collier of Atherton, son of James Mather a labourer married Mary Ann Yates at St Johns, Atherton.
  
  Note: Richard's father was a Blacksmith when he married in 1855 and when brother John married in 1892.

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
  
  James Mather
  - b.1827 in Atherton
  
  Elizabeth Buckley
  - b.13 Sep 1789 in Atherton d.01 Feb 1869 in Atherton
  
  Richard Mather
  - b.Dec 1856 in Atherton
  
  Esther Pasquill (Pasquell)
  - b.1828 in Atherton

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¹ 1861 UK Census