William Mather
William was born on January 18th, 1738 in
Whitefield and his baptism took place on January 18th, 1738 in
Prestwich.
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Birth Notes
Name: William Mather
Event Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 18 Jan 1738
Parish: Prestwich, St Mary
Father's name: John Mather
Mother's name: Joanna Mather
Reference Number: L160/1/1/5
Item Number: 8
Archive Roll: 589
William son of John Mather, weaver & Joanna his wife of Whitefield.
William's father was
John Mather and his mother was
Joanna Hilton. He had four brothers and three sisters, named
Thomas,
John,
James,
Richard,
Alice,
Elizabeth and
Mary. He was the fourth youngest of the eight children. He died at the age of 57 in October 1795 in
Whitefield. He was buried on October 18th, 1795 in
Prestwich.
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Death Notes
Name: William Mather
Event Type: Burial
Burial Date: 18 Oct 1795
Parish: Prestwich, St Mary
Parish as it Appears: Prestwich
Reference Number: L160/1/2/2
Item Number: 3
Archive Roll: 590
William mather of Whitefield
General Notes
William was the son of John Mather, weaver & Joanna his wife of Whitefield.
29 Sep 1766, William Mather married Elizabeth Ingham at Prestwich. The following day, there was a marriage for Jane Mather, but who is she?
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1705 in Whitefield d.Feb 1771 in Whitefield
- b.18 Jan 1738 in Whitefield d.Oct 1795 in Whitefield
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- b.~ 1705 in Whitefield d.Mar 1786 in Whitefield
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Children
Mary Mather
Mary was born in 1766 in
Whitefield and her baptism took place on November 9th, 1766 at
St. Mary-the-Virgin (Prestwich).
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Birth Notes
Name: Mary Mather
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 09 Nov 1766
Christening Place: Prestwich, Lancashire, England
Father's Name: William Mather
Mother's Name: Eliz. Mather
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02069-8
System Origin: England-EASy
GS Film number: 2113204
Reference ID:
Abode: Whitefield
Thomas Mather
Thomas was born in September 1768 in
Whitefield and his baptism took place on September 18th, 1768 at
St. Mary-the-Virgin (Prestwich).
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Birth Notes
Name: Thos. Mather
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 18 Sep 1768
Christening Place: Prestwich, Lancashire, England
Father's Name: Willm. Mather
Mother's Name: Betty Mather
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02069-8
System Origin: England-EASy
GS Film number: 2113204
Abode: Whitefield
He died due to a childhood disease at the age of 2 in January 1771 in
Whitefield. He was buried on January 3rd, 1771 in
Prestwich.
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Death Notes
Name: Thos Mather
Burial Date: 3 Jan 1771
Parish: Prestwich, Lancashire, England
Father's name: Wm Mather
Register Type: Bishops Transcripts
Reference Number: Drm/2/260a
Tho's Mather son of W'm Mather of Whitefield
Richard Mather
Richard was born in November 1769 in
Whitefield and his baptism took place on February 1st, 1770 at
St. Mary-the-Virgin (Prestwich).
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Birth Notes
Name: Richard Mather
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 01 Feb 1770
Christening Place: Prestwich, Lancashire, England
Father's Name: William Mather
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Mather
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I04343-4
System Origin: England-EASy
GS Film number: 1545723
Abode: Whitefield
He died at the age of 72 in May 1842 in
Radcliffe. He was buried on May 5th, 1842 in
Radcliffe.
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Death Notes
"Hardy, son of Richard" died in 1849, so it appears Richard may still have been alive then.
Name: Richard Mather
Birth Year: abt 1767
Age: 75
Burial Date: 5 May 1842
Parish: Radcliffe, St Mary
Parish as it Appears: Radcliffe
Reference Number: L210/1/5/2
Item Number: 1
Archive Roll: 845
Margaret Mather
Margaret was born in June 1772 in
Whitefield and her baptism took place on June 19th, 1772 at
St. Mary-the-Virgin (Prestwich).
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Birth Notes
Name: Margt Mather
Event Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 19 Jun 1772
Baptism Place: Prestwich, St Mary, Lancashire, England
Father: Wm Mather
Mother: Betty Mather
Reference Number: L160/1/2/4
Archive Roll: 590
Abode: Whitefield
William Mather
William was born in 1775 in
Whitefield and his baptism took place on January 22nd, 1775 at
St. Mary-the-Virgin (Prestwich).
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Birth Notes
Name: William Mather
Event Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 22 Jan 1775
Baptism Place: Prestwich, St Mary, Lancashire, England
Father: William Mather
Mother: Betty Mather
Reference Number: L160/1/2/4
Archive Roll: 590
Death Notes
Name: William Mather
Event Type: Burial
Burial Date: 12 Apr 1783
Burial Place: Prestwich, St Mary, Lancashire, England
Father: William Mather
Reference Number: L160/1/2/4
Archive Roll: 590
William, son of William Mather of Manchester
Samuel Mather
Samuel was born in 1778 in
Manchester and his baptism took place on May 17th, 1778 at
Manchester Cathedral.
2
Birth Notes
Name: Samuel Mather
Event Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 17 May 1778
Parish: Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George
Father's Name: William Mather
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Mather
Archive Roll: 754