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William Mather

William was born in December 1798 in Worsley and his christening took place there on December 9th, 1798.¹

Birth Notes
- Age 40 in 1841 (rounded)
  
  Baptisms: 9 Dec 1798 Ellenbrook Chapel, Worsley, Lancashire, England
  William Mather - Child of Ellis Mather & Ann
  Abode: Worsley
  Occupation: weaver

William's father was Ellis Mather and his mother was Ann Thornley. His paternal grandparents were Edmund (Edwin) Mather and Mary <unknown>. He had eight brothers and three sisters, named James, John, Ellis, Thomas, Peter, Charles, David, Moses, Betty, Alice and Betty. He was the fourth oldest of the twelve children. He died at the age of 75 in March 1874 at Bolton Union Workhouse.¹

Death Notes
- Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1874
  MATHER William 77 Farnworth Bolton FTH/27/128
  
  Name: William Mather
  Estimated birth year: abt 1797
  Year of Registration: 1874
  Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
  Age at Death: 77
  District: Bolton
  County: Greater Manchester, Lancashire
  Volume: 8c
  Page: 198

General Notes
- According to the baptism records of his children, William was a Labourer, although for Alice, the record shows he was a husbandman, so therefore probably an Agracultural Labourer (which is confirmed in the census records).
  
  This Richard was Christened in Worsley, so is assumed to be the one who married Martha Tyldesley and lived at Mather's Fold in Little Hulton.
  
  William was still at Mather's fold, Little Hulton in 1861, widowed with sons John and Edwin (both coal miners).

Occupation Details
- From before 1824 to 1866 William's occupation was Agracultural Labourer in agriculture at Mather's Fold.
  - Occupation Notes
    - Husbandman when Alice baptised in 1824.
      
      An Ag Labourer in 1841 and 1851 at Mather's Fold. A labourer when daughter Ann married in 1859 and 1863 when sons John and Edwin married.
  From 1824 his occupation was Husbandman in Deane.
  - Occupation Notes
    - Husbandman of Dean Parish when married Martha Tyldsley

Occupancy & Contact Details
- William lived at Mather's Fold for thirty years from before 1841 to 1871.²
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Home of William and Martha Mather and family from 1841 until thier death.
      1841 - Children: Ann, John, Edwin and Samuel
      1851 - Children: Ann, John, Edwin and Samuel
      1861 - Children: John and Edwin. Also Samuel and wife Hannah and family (William and Emilia) as neighbours

Social & Emotional Relationships
- William was a neighbour of Samuel Mather.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Samuel and Hanner and family were neighbours of William, (and John and Edwin) in 1861.
  William was a neighbour of Ellis Mather.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Neighbours in 1841, at Mather's Fold, Little Hulton
  He lived with Moses Mather.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Moses (aged 15) was with Elias Mather in 1841 at Mather's Fold.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Edmund (Edwin) Mather
  - b.~ 1750 in Worsley
  
  Ellis Mather
  - b.1772 in Little Hulton d.1844 in Little Hulton
  
  Mary
  - b.~ 1750
  
  William Mather
  - b.Dec 1798 in Worsley d.Mar 1874 at Bolton Union Workhouse
  
  Ann Thornley
  - b.1774 in Eccles d.23 Sep 1836 in Little Hulton

Personal Timeline

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¹ Lancashire OPC Project
² 1841 UK Census
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