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Wright Mather

Taken at Christ Church, Egerton (Bolton) and sourced from FindAGrave.

HEADSTONE - Wright & Sarah Mather 2

This picture was taken at Christ Church, Egerton (Bolton) and sourced from FindAGrave.

Wright was born in 1828 in Bolton and his baptism took place on August 24th, 1828 at St. Mary (Deane).¹²

Birth Notes
- Aged 13 on 1841 census, born Grt Bolton, Lancashire, England
  Aged 69 when died in Feb 1900
  
  Name    Wright Mather
  Residence Place    Deane, Lancashire, England
  Gender    Male
  Christening Date    24 Aug 1828
  Christening Date (Original)    24 Aug 1828
  Christening Place    Dean, Lancaster Co., England
  Father's Name    John Mather
  Mother's Name    Ann Mather

Wright's father was John Mather and his mother was Ann Coup. His paternal grandparents were John Mather and Betty Edge. He had three brothers and three sisters, named James, John, Thomas, Betty, Jane and Mary. He was the youngest of the seven children. He died at the age of 72 on November 18th, 1900 in Bolton. His burial was in November 1900 at Christ Church, Egerton (Bolton).³⁴

Death Notes
- This is not the Wright Mather that died in 1892, aged 66.
  
  Although the death age does not match well, this is the Wright Mather that married Sarah (see headstone and probate).
  
  Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1900
  MATHER Wright 67 Halliwell HALL/27/117
  
  MATHER Wright of Horace Street, Halliwell with in Bolton, Lancashire died 18 November 1900. Probate London 3 December to Isabella Mather widow, James Boardman Provision dealer, and William Morris Publican. Effects £440 6s 8d.

General Notes
- There are several Wright Mathers. This is the middle of five (born 1828), others born 1977 (his uncle) and another born 1846 (his cousin).
  
  In 1841, Wright Mather (13) was living in Nobel Street with parents, a Cotton Bleacher (apprentice).
  
  In 1854, Wright married Sarah Powell (from Herifordshire).
  
  In 1855, it was Wright's uncle Wright Mather, also son of John who married Mary Britton.
  
  In 1861 the family were in Clarence Street, Little Bolton and the Halliwell Road from 1866 (and 1871).
  
  In 1864, the family may have lived in Chorley, which is where Emma Elizabeth was born and her birth registered. Later births are recorded in Halliwell.
  
  18 Nov 1900, Wright Mather of Horace Street, Halliwell, Bolton Died. He was 73, confirmed on headstone (but death record has 69).

Occupation Details
- From 1841 to after 1851 Wright's occupation was Bleacher (finisher) at Nobel Street.
  - Occupation Notes
    - Cotton Bleacher Apprentice in 1841 before becoming a Bleacher (finisher) in 1851 in Nobel Street.
  From 1861 his occupation was Labourer for Iron Foundry, in Bolton.
  From 1882 his occupation was Finisher in Halliwell.
  - Occupation Notes
    - A Finisher when Mary Ann married
  From 1891 to after 1893 his occupation was Curtain Cleaner in Halliwell.
  - Occupation Notes
    - A Curtain Cleaner on the 1891 census and when Sarah Ellen married in 1893 and son John married in 1898

Social & Emotional Relationships
- James Mather was a representative of Wright.
  - Relationship Notes
    - James (eldest breother) was witness to Wright's first marriage to Mary
  He lived with Robert Calderwood.
  - Relationship Notes
    - In 1861, Robert Calderwood (20) was a lodger with Wright & Sarah Mather in Little Bolton

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- John Mather
  - b.Sep 1762 in Deane d.Jun 1838 in Deane
  
  John Mather
  - b.1782 in Little Bolton d.May 1855 in Bolton
  
  Betty Edge
  - b.1759 in Deane d.Sep 1842 in Bolton
  
  Wright Mather
  - b.1828 in Bolton d.18 Nov 1900 in Bolton
  
  Ann Coup
  - b.1787 in Haslingden d.Mar 1858 in Bolton

Personal Timeline

Click here for details of Wright's family with Sarah Powell

Click here for details of Wright's family with Isabella Aspinall (nee Harrison)

¹ 1851 UK Census
² FamilySearch.org
³ Headstone - Wright & Sarah Mather
⁴ BMD-Lancashire
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