Betty, known as Elizabeth, was born in 1788 in Anderton.1
Birth Notes
Aged 55 in 1841, born Lancashire Aged 63 in 1851, born Anderton (b.1788) Aged 75 in 1861, born Bolton (b.1786)
She died at the age of 78 in March 1866 in Bolton.2
Death Notes
It's possible Betty died in Bolton 1861 or 1863 and then Richard remarried an Elizabeth. However, if he did, then that Elizabeth was also older than him. Otherwise, Betty went by the name of Elizabeth after the 1851 census (and there are 10 possible deaths for Elizabeth).
Deaths Dec 1861 (>99%) Mather Betty Bolton 8c, 182
Deaths Mar 1863 (>99%) Mather Betty Bolton 8c, 144
Deaths Mar 1866 (>99%) MATHER Betty 76 Bolton 8c, 177 (so born 1790)
General Notes
Betty in 1841 and 1851, but Elizabeth in 1861.
Richard and Betty from G.B. (West) in 1851. Betty from Anderton. Elizabeth Lee (Granddaughter) with them.
Elizabeth and Richard were married in a religious ceremony on August 27th, 1817 in Bolton.3 They had two sons and two daughters, named John, Wright, Mary and Jane. There are no more children.