William Mather

William was born in June 1891 in Little Bolton.¹

William's father was Sgt John Mather and his mother was Martha Alice Brierly. His paternal grandparents were John Mather and Jane Welsby. He had three brothers and four sisters, named John, Peter, James, Rosetta, Ellen, Elizabeth and Eliza. He had an adopted sister named Mary. He had a half-brother and a half-sister, named Edward and Margaret. He died as an infant at 3 months old in September 1891 in Bolton. He was buried on September 30th, 1891 at Tonge Cemetery.²³