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Robert Horsefield Mather

Robert was born in December 1846 in Chorlton (Lancs) and his baptism took place on February 14th, 1847 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Prestwich).¹²

Birth Notes
- Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1846
  MATHER    Robert    HORSEFIELD    Ardwick, Manchester    ARD/14/4
  
  MATHER, ROBERT        HORSEFIELD
  GRO Reference: 1846 D Quarter in CHORLTON
  Volume 20 Page 210
  
  Name    Robert Horsefield Mather
  Baptism Date    14 Feb 1847
  Baptism Place    Prestwich, St Mary, Lancashire, England
  Father    Henry Mather
  Mother    Ellen Mather
  Reference Number    L160/1/3/5
  Item Number    2
  Archive Roll    591

Robert's father was Henry Mather and his mother was Ellen Horsefield. His paternal grandparents were Robert Mather and Margaret Robinson; his maternal grandparents were John Horsefield and Betty Booth. He had two brothers named John and William. He was the oldest of the three children. He had a half-sister named Esther.

Death Notes
- Name    Robert Horsefield Mather
  Register Type    Burial
  Death Date    21 Oct 1920
  Burial or Cremation Date    21 Oct 1920
  Burial or Cremation Place    Lancashire, England

General Notes
- About 1880, the family moved from Sharples to Chorley, where Edith, Harry, John and Thomas where born.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Robert Mather
  - b.~ 1785 in Levenshulme
  
  Henry Mather
  - b.10 Dec 1817 in Walmersley d.Jul 1875 in Bolton
  
  Margaret Robinson
  - b.1782 in Levenshulme
  
  Robert Horsefield Mather
  - b.Dec 1846 in Chorlton (Lancs)
  
  John Horsefield
  - b.1785 d.1865
  
  Ellen Horsefield
  - b.08 Nov 1809 in Prestwich d.22 Jun 1902 in Bolton
  
  Betty Booth
  - b.1788 in Prestwich d.1835 in Prestwich

Personal Timeline

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¹ GRO Reference
² Manchester CoE Births & Baptisms