Mary Scowcroft 
Mary was born in 1809 in Tottington.1 Birth Notes
Mary was 62 in 1871
Death Notes
Name: Mary Mather
Estimated birth year: abt 1808
Registration Year: 1884
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at Death: 76
Registration district: Bury, Lancashire
Volume: 8c
Page: 376
Name: Mary Mather
Age: 76
Birth Date: abt 1808
Burial Date: 6 Dec 1884
Burial Place: Bury, St Paul, Lancashire, England
Reference Number: GB127.L173/1/3/3
Abode: Bury
General Notes
In 1841, Mary Scorcroft (3) was living in Limefield, North Bury with her parents Thomas and Nancy, several younger siblings and two assumed children of hers; Thomas (3) and Martha (1).
9 Sep 1844 Richard Mather married Mary Scowcroft. Both were living at Limefield (where Mary was living in 1841).
Thomas continued to live with Thomas and Mary was was with them in 1851, aged 13. Its not clear what happened to baby Martha, so maybe she wasnt Mary's child.
Richard and Mary are buried at St Paul, Bury
Family Pictures
Mary and Richard were married in a religious ceremony on September 8th, 1844 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Bury).4 They had a biological son and three biological daughters, named Robert, Frances, Esther and Alice. They also had an adopted son named Thomas. There are no more children.
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Children
Birth Notes
Missing in 1841
Aged 13 on 1851 census, but missing on 1841 census
No birth registred (in Bury) unless this a year late:
SCOWCROFT, THOMAS -
GRO Reference: 1839 J Quarter in BOLTON UNION
Volume 21 Page 111
Name: Thomas Scowcroft
Baptism Date: 25 Mar 1838
Parish: Bury, Lancashire, England
Mother: Mary Scowcroft
Register Type: Bishop's Transcripts
Reference Number: Drm/2/52a
Thomas Bastard son of Mary Scowcroft of TottingtonDeath Notes
Name: Thomas Mather
Age: 61
Birth Date: abt 1839
Burial Date: 19 Feb 1900
Burial Place: Bury, St Paul, Lancashire, England
Parish as it Appears: Manchester, St Paul
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Reference Number: GB127.L173/1/3/4Birth Notes
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1845
MATHER Robert SCOWCROFT Walmersley, Bury WAL/3/71
MATHER, ROBERT SCOWCROFT
GRO Reference: 1845 D Quarter in BURY UNION
Volume 21 Page 347
Name: Robert Mather
Age: 0
Birth Date: 7 Oct 1845
Baptism Date: 11 Jan 1846
Baptism Place: Bury, St Mary, Lancashire, England
Father: Richard Mather
Mother: Mary Mather
Item Number: 2
Archive Roll: 672
Death Notes
There are two Robert Mather births registered in Bury in 1845, and deaths registered for both in 1846 and 1847. Burial record confirms the Dec 1847 death
MATHER, ROBERT 2
GRO Reference: 1847 D Quarter in BURY
Volume 21 Page 207
Name Robert Mather
Age 2
Birth Date 1845
Burial Date 23 Dec 1847
Burial Place Bury, St John, Lancashire, England
Father Richard Mather
Mother Mary Mather
Reference Number L110/1/3/2
Abode: Bury
Birth Notes
Aged 13 in 1861, born Heap
Aged 23 in 1871, born Bury
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1847
MATHER Frances SCOWCROFT Bury North BN/10/32
Births Sep 1847 (>99%)
Mather Frances Bury L. 21 256
Name Frances Mather
Age 0
Birth Date 7 Jul 1847
Baptism Date 2 Apr 1848
Baptism Place Bury, St Mary, Lancashire, England
Father Richard Mather
Mother Mary Mather
Item Number 2
Archive Roll 672Death Notes
Name Frances Cass
Age 87
Birth Date 1847
Burial Date 20 Aug 1934
Burial Place Bury, St Paul, Lancashire, England
Reference Number GB127.L173/1/3/6
Abode: Rochdale Old Road, BuryBirth Notes
Aged 1 in 1851, born Heap
Missing in 1871
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1849
MATHER Esther Hannah SCOWCROFT Heywood Rochdale H/15/146
Name: Esther Hannah Mather
Age: 0
Birth Date: 26 Apr 1849
Baptism Date: 17 Jun 1849
Baptism Place: Bury, St Mary, Lancashire, England
Father: Richard Mather
Mother: Mary Mather
Item Number: 2
Archive Roll: 672
Abode: Heap, FullerBirth Notes
Aged 9 in 1861, born Heap
Aged 19 in 1871, born Heap
Esther's birth was registered at Heywood, so this may be the birth registration for Alice:
Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1853
MATHER Mary A Heywood Rochdale H/19/308
Thomas Scowcroft (Mather)
Thomas was born in March 1838 in Tottington and his baptism took place on March 25th, 1838 in Bury.5 6
Robert Mather
Robert was born on October 7th, 1845 in Walmersley and his baptism took place on January 11th, 1846 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Bury).7 8
Frances Mather (Cass)
Frances was born on July 7th, 1847 in Heap and her baptism took place on April 2nd, 1848 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Bury).9 8
Esther Hannah Mather
Esther was born on April 26th, 1849 in Heap and her baptism took place on June 17th, 1849 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Bury).5 8
Alice Mather
Alice was born in 1852 in Heap.1
1 1871 UK Census
2 Manchester CoE Deaths & Burials
3 FreeBMD.org.uk
4 Manchester CoE Marriages & Banns 1753-1930
5 1851 UK Census
6 Lancashire CoE Births & Baptisms (1813-1911)
7 BMD-Lancashire
8 Manchester CoE Births & Baptisms
9 1861 UK Census
2 Manchester CoE Deaths & Burials
3 FreeBMD.org.uk
4 Manchester CoE Marriages & Banns 1753-1930
5 1851 UK Census
6 Lancashire CoE Births & Baptisms (1813-1911)
7 BMD-Lancashire
8 Manchester CoE Births & Baptisms
9 1861 UK Census
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