Samuel Mather

Samuel was born in November 1781 in Little Hulton and his baptism took place on November 25th, 1781 at Peel Chapel.¹

Samuel's father was William Mather and his mother was Mary Green. He had five brothers and four sisters, named John, Jeffery, Joseph, Henry, Moses, Alice, Ann, Mariann and Margaret. He was the oldest of the ten children. He died at the age of 31 in April 1813 in Worsley. His burial was on April 30th, 1813 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Eccles).²

General Notes
- Samuel was baptised at Peel by Bolton, the son of William and Mary (Green).
  
  The 1813 death record is for Samuel son of William Mather of Worsley, aged 31 years. Had he gone back to his father? Alice gave birth to Ellin in 1813 and then had an illegitimate child Alice in 1915. It seems the marriage had broken down.

Occupation Details
- From 1811 to 1813 Samuel's occupation was Labourer in Worsley.
  - Occupation Notes
    - A labourer od Worsley, when William and Ellin baptised but died 1813, aged 31