Ruth Mather
Ruth was born in 1803 in
Deane.
Birth Notes
Ruth, Martha, John and Ellen were not baptised but died and are buried at Westhoughton. After them, Alice and Ellen were baptised at Blackrod, with abode shown as Westhoughton. Edward and Ruth were married at Deane and the years born (calculated from death ages), form a sequence approx 2 years apart. It is therefore likely all four all children of Edward and Ruth from Deane.
Ruth's father was
Edward Mather and her mother was
Ruth Gregory. Her paternal grandparents were
William Mather and
Alice Aldcroft. She had three brothers and five sisters, named
John,
Richard,
Edward,
Martha,
Ellen,
Alice,
Betty and
Ruth. She was the oldest of the nine children. She died at the age of 16 in February 1819 in
Westhoughton. She was buried on February 17th, 1819 at
St. Bartholomew (Westhoughton).
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Death Notes
Name: Ruth Mather
Age: 16
Birth Date: abt 1803
Burial Date: 17 Feb 1819
Burial Place: Westhoughton, St Bartholomew, Lancashire
Reference Number: GB127.L122/1/5/1