Thomas Mather

1765 Thomas Mather (petition) 1765 Thomas Mather (order)

Thomas was born about 1743 in Turton.  He died in May 1796 in Bolton.  He was buried on May 15th, 1796 at St. Peter's (Bolton).¹ 

• Death Notes

  Name:    Thos Mather
  Event Type:    Burial
  Burial Date:    15 May 1796
  Burial Place:    Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
  Parish as it Appears:    Bolton Church
  Reference Number:    L243/1/2/2
  Item Number:    2
  Archive Roll:    855
  
  Thomas Mather of G.B.

• General Notes

  Thomas may be the brother of James Mather who married Martha Entwistle. They had the same witnesses; Thomas Vickars & registrar James Livesey.
  
  In 1765 Thomas fell into hard times.  On 15th June 1765, following Poor Law, an order (petition) was made returning Thomas, his wife Elizabeth and their daughter Mary, aged 8 months from Longworth to Turton.
  
  Thomas was a Widower when he married Hannah Platt on 1 Jan 1781.  Marg't, wife of Thomas Mather of G.B. was buried 21 Feb 1779.

Details of Thomas' family with Elizabeth (Betty) Smalley

Details of Thomas' family with Margaret Rothorn