William Mather
William was born in 1824 in
Little Bolton and his baptism took place on January 9th, 1825 at
St. Peter's (Bolton).
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Birth Notes
Aged 15 in 1841, abode: Shaw Street, E Bolton
Name: William Mather
Baptism Date: 9 Jan 1825
Baptism Place: Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
Father: Simon Mather
Mother: Ellen Mather
Reference Number: GB127.L243/1/3/6
Abode: Little Bolton, Weaver
William's father was
Simon Mather and his mother was
Ellen Brooks Unsworth. His paternal grandparents were
Jeffery Mather and
Ann Coop. He had four brothers named
Joseph,
Geffrey,
Simon and
Thomas. He was the third oldest of the five children. He had a half-sister named
Jane. He died in an accident or as a result of an injury, Scaffold on which he was working in a trial shaft gave way. , at the age of 47 on November 1st, 1871 in
Edgworth.
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Death Notes
UK, Coal Mining Accidents and Deaths Index, 1700-1950
Name: William Mather
Birth Year: abt 1825
Event Type: Death
Event Year: 1871
Death Age: 46
Death Date: 17 Jul 1871
Death Place: Edgworth, Lancashire, England
Occupation: Sinker
Colliery: Horrocks Cote
Owner: Peter R Hoare
Notes: Scaffold on which he was working in a trial shaft gave way. Died 1st Nov.
Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1871
MATHER William 46 Eastern Bolton EB/48/421
MATHER, WILLIAM 46
GRO Reference: 1871 D Quarter in BOLTON
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