Robert Wolstencroft Mather

Robert was born in December 1853 in Bolton.¹

Robert's father was Simon Mather and his mother was Jane Wolstencroft. His paternal grandparents were Simon Mather and Ellen Brooks Unsworth. He had three brothers and three sisters, named Frederick, Alphonso, George, Ellen, Henrietta and Margaret. He had an adopted sister named Martha. He had a half-brother named Robert.

General Notes
- Robert was named after Jane's first son Robert who died an infant.
  
  24 Oct 1875 Robert Wolstencroft Mather (21) of 47 Ramwell Street, son of Simon a weaver married Nancy Fogg (22), daughter of John Fogg, a bricklayer.