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Robert Mather

Robert was born on July 25th, 1805 in Prescot and his baptism took place there on August 25th, 1805.¹²

Birth Notes
- Aged 55 in 1861, born Prescot
  Aged 66 in 1861, born Prescot
  
  Name:    Robert Mather
  Birth Date:    25 Jul
  Baptism Date:    25 Aug 1805
  Parish:    Prescot, St Mary, Lancashire, England
  Father's name:    Ralph Mather
  Mother's name:    Ellen Mather
  Register Type:    Parish Register
  Reference Number:    PR 3404/1/8
  
  Father (Ralph) a Potter

Robert's father was Ralph Mather and his mother was Helen (Ellen) Dorning. His paternal grandparents were Thomas Mather and Elizabeth Garswood. He had three brothers and two sisters, named Thomas, John, James, Jane and Margaret. He was the third oldest of the six known children. He died at the age of 72 in December 1877 in Bury.³

Death Notes
- Name    Robert Mather
  Age    73
  Estimated Birth Year    1804
  Registration Quarter    Oct-Nov-Dec
  Death Registration Place    Bury, Lancashire, United Kingdom
  Death Date    Dec 1877
  Volume    8c
  Page    336

General Notes
- 1 Dec 1828 Robert Mather, a Potter, married Sarah Ford at Farnworth
  
  In 1842 the family were at Rochdale when son William was born. His father Ralph also died there (at Spotland) in 1843.

Occupation Details
- From 1828 Robert's occupation was Potter in Farnworth.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Thomas Mather
  - b.~ 1755 in Prescot
  
  Ralph Mather
  - b.06 Jan 1779 in Prescot d.Feb 1843 in Rochdale
  
  Elizabeth Garswood
  - b.~ 1755 in Farnworth
  
  Robert Mather
  - b.25 Jul 1805 in Prescot d.Dec 1877 in Bury
  
  Helen (Ellen) Dorning
  - b.1776 in Prescot d.Feb 1839 in Rochdale

Personal Timeline

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¹ 1861 UK Census
² Lancashire CoE BMB 1538-1812
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