Sir William Mather 
William was born on July 5th, 1838 in Pendleton and his baptism took place on August 7th, 1840 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Eccles).1 Birth Notes
Aged 42 in 1881
Aged 52 in 1891
Wikipedia and FindaGrave has DOB as 15 July 1838 maybe an error
William and John were baptised togather
Name: William Mather
Age: 2
Birth Date: 5 Jul 1838 - CONFIRMED
Baptism Date: 7 Aug 1840
Baptism Place: Eccles, St Mary, Lancashire, England
Father: William Mather
Mother: Amelia Mather
Reference Number: L49/1/4/8
Item Number: 3
Archive Roll: 525
Abode: Pendleton, Engineer
Death Notes
Sir William Mather
BIRTH 15 Jul 1838
Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester
DEATH 18 Sep 1920 (aged 82)
New Forest District, Hampshire, England
BURIAL St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Prestwich, Manchester
PLOT Burial: 22 Sep 1920 in Section NS1
MEMORIAL ID 196815021
General Notes
Sir William Mather PC (15 July 1838 – 18 September 1920) was a British industrialist and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1885 and 1904.
William was the eldest son of William Mather Esq and Amelia, dau of the Late J Tidswell Esq.: William was born 1838; married Emma, daughter of Thomas Watson Esq in 1863 and had issue. He was a Magistrate for co. Lancaster, and a manufacturer at Manchester; was MP for South Salford 1885-86,
In 1881, William Mather (42), Member of School Board, Mechanical Engineer of Firm Mather & Platt and Emma Jane (36) were in Park Lane, Broughton. with Alice (15), Florence M (7), Grace E (4), William E (3), Dorothy C (1), a governess and 4 female servants.
In 1889 William was elected MP of Lancashire (Gorton Div.); Lived at Wood Hill, Prestwich and a member of the National Liberal Club.
In 1891, William (MP, JP, and Engineer) and Emma J (52 & 48) were at Scholes Lane (Wood Hill), Rainsough, Prestwich with Grace E (14), William E (13), Dorothy C (11) and Lois E (5), plus 6 servants.
In 1911, William was not at home.at Bramble Hill Lodge, Bramshaw, Hampshire. By 1911, they had 9 children in total, and 4 had died.
William died 18 Sep 1920 at Bramble Hill and Emma Jane died at Bramble Hill Lodge the followinmg year.
Details of William's family with Emma Jane Watson
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