Thomas Mather
Thomas was born on November 6th, 1816 in
Preston and his baptism took place on January 12th, 1840 at
Manchester Cathedral.
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Birth Notes
Thomas married Matilda Selina Bond, daughter of George Henry Hearne in 1851. He was 34, so born about 1817.
Name: Thomas Mather
Event Type: Birth
Birth Date: 6 Nov 1816
Birth Place: Preston, Lancaster, England
Gender: Male
Father: Luke Mather
Mother: Sarah
Meeting: Quarterly Meeting of Lancashire
Piece Description: Piece 0640: Quarterly Meeting of Lancashire: Births (1809-1817)
Thomas was baptised in 1840. Perhaps the family changed from being quakers. His mother is recorded as Sarah, even though his father Luke had remarried in 1829. It must have been an adult baptism.
Name Thomas Mather
Baptism Date 12 Jan 1840
Parish Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George
Father's Name Luke Mather
Mother's Name Sarah Mather
Archive Roll 764
Abode: Chorlton upon Medlock
Father's Occupation: Reedmaker
Thomas' father was
Luke Mather and his mother was
Sarah. His paternal grandparents were
Thomas Mather and
Hannah Platt. He had three brothers and a sister, named
Jacob,
Luke,
Joseph and
Mary. He was the third oldest of the five children. He died at the age of 80 in December 1896 in
Blackburn.
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Death Notes
Name: Thomas Mather
Estimated birth year: abt 1816
Registration Year: 1896
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at Death: 80
Registration district: Blackburn, Lancashire
Volume: 8e
Page: 344
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Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1858
MATHER Thomas 42 Brindle/Withnell BR/6/21