James Tonge (aka Mather) (James Mather) 
James was born on June 13th, 1860.1 James' father was Thomas Tonge and his mother was Agnes Wane. He died at the age of 82 on February 5th, 1943 in Crumpsall. He was buried on February 11th, 1943 in Manchester.2 2 Death Notes
Name: James Mather Tonge
Death Date: 11 Feb 1943
Cemetery: Philips Park Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Miles Platting, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Has Bio?: N
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem...
Burial Record:
Entry 161718
Death: 11 Feb
James Mather otherwise Tonge, about 83, Collier, 123 Crescent Road, Crumpshall. Single. Section I.856
I.856 appears to be a common grave, as other unrelated persons are also being buried there
General Notes
In 1861, James (10 mo) was recorded as James Mort, living at Pendleton with James and Ellen Mort. More likely he was with William Wane, loger (16 and possibly an uncle) and parents Thomas and Agnes Mort (i.e. should be Tonge). There may be two families living together.
James lead a double life, a bigamist with two families. First he married Janet. After 1888 he started a family with a younger Mary Ann Ashall and between 1895 and 1909 had 5 more children by her. Interestingly, both partnerships had a daughter Agnes (his mother's name).
In 1880, James, 20, Engineer, of 6 Radle Street, Pendleton, son of Thomas Tonge a fireman married Janet Hepburn (Scottish), daughter of Daniel, a Dyer.
Between 1881 and 1888, James and Janet had Agnes (who died), Margaret and James. The family split up and Janet went off to live with her brother.
In 1891, James, a coal miner (born Pendleton, aged 30), is boarding with Samuel and Jane Cook (and their two infants) at St. Helens.
In 1901, James and Mary Ann are at "Miners Back Cottages", Newton in Makerfield.
Sometime after 1901, James and Mary Ann split up when Mary Ann found out about James's other family. By 1911 they were well seperated!
In 1911, James Mather (48) and his son James (10) were boarding with the Twist family in Bettys, Carmarthenshire, both Surface Banksmen working at the local Colliery.
In 1937, James was a "Tonge" again, living in Salford, born 13-June-1860, a retired miner, and widow.
In 1943, James died in a poor house in Manchester and was buried in a communal poor grave. The death has him as James Mather "otherwise" Tonge.
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Occupation Details
Occupation Notes
An Egnineer when married and Agnes (b.1881) baptisedOccupation Notes
James was a collier in 1886 when Margaret was baptised. James (aged 40) was a Coal Miner Chewer in 1901Occupation Notes
A Surface Banksman works above a coal mine supervising the loading of coal and the miner's elevator or cage.
From 1880 to 1881 James' occupation was Engineer in Charlestown.3From before 1886 to 1901 his occupation was Coal Miner in mining / energy in Newton in Makerfield.5From 1911 his occupation was Banksman in mining / energy in Carmarthenshire.6
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Connections & Relationships
Relationship Notes
In 1911, James and his son James were living away from home in Carmarthenshire, both working as Surface Banksmen at the local collieryRelationship Notes
Originaly thought to be the same person, but now known NOT to be related, although it appears they may have known each other and James Tonge use James Mather's name.
James and James Mather worked with each other.James was an acquaintance of James Mather.
James and Janet were married in a religious ceremony in April 1880 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Eccles) by Curate John Harper and witnessed by Richard Spratt & Christian Hepburn.7
Marriage/Union Notes
James, 20, Engineer, of 6 Radle Street, Pendleton, son of Thomas Tonge a fireman
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Children
Birth Notes
Name: Agnes Tonge
Baptism Date: 23 Feb 1881
Baptism Place: Charlestown, St George, Lancashire, England
Father: James Tonge
Mother: Janet Tonge
Reference Number: GB127.L158/1/1/3
Abode: Whit. Lane (Engineer)Birth Notes
Name: Margaret Tonge
Registration Year: 1886
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Salford, Lancashire
Volume: 8d
Page: 36
Abode: 11 Collier's Building (Collier)Birth Notes
Name: James Tonge
Registration Year: 1888
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration district: Salford, Lancashire
Volume: 8d
Page: 2
Aged 27 & 6mon on 11 Dec 1915.Death Notes
James P67512 was in the Army Reserve (Private, in the Cheshire Regiment) 12.12.15, and was posted to France four times, 20.12.16 being the last (during WW1). His service record is stamped "Died of Wounds Involved in Action" and dated 14.6.17
Agnes Tonge
Agnes was born in 1881 in Pendleton and her baptism took place on February 23rd, 1881 in Charlestown.8
Margaret Tonge
Margaret was born on November 7th, 1886 in Pennington.9
James Tonge
James was born in June 1888 in Pendleton.10
James and Mary were living together. They had three sons and two daughters, named Thomas, James, Joseph, Agnes and Mary.
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Children
Birth Notes
Name: Thomas H Mather
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 4 Sep 1894
Residence Year: 1939
Address: Plasgwyn
Residence Place: Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Occupation: Colliery Haulier (Below) Heavy Work??
Schedule Number: 288
Sub Schedule Number: 1
Enumeration District: XDAB
Registration district: 599/11
Note: Birth Cert shows 5th Sept 1894Death Notes
Name: Agnes Sharrock
Death Age: 89
Birth Date: 1 Apr 1897
Registration Date: Nov 1986
Registration district: Sefton North, Merseyside
Volume: 37
Page: 324
Thomas Henry Mather
Thomas was born on September 5th, 1894 in St. Helens.11
Agnes Mather
Agnes was born on April 1st, 1897. She died at the age of 89 in November 1986 in Sefton.9
Joseph Mather
Joseph was born in 1909. He died at the age of 48 on April 1st, 1957 in Newton (Lancs).12
1 1939 Register Transcription
2 FindAGrave
3 Certificate - Marriage
4 1881 UK Census
5 1901 UK Census
6 1911 UK Census
7 Lancashire OPC Project
8 Manchester CoE Births & Baptisms
9 FreeBMD.org.uk
10 UK Army Records
11 Certificate - Birth
12 Ancestry Family Trees
2 FindAGrave
3 Certificate - Marriage
4 1881 UK Census
5 1901 UK Census
6 1911 UK Census
7 Lancashire OPC Project
8 Manchester CoE Births & Baptisms
9 FreeBMD.org.uk
10 UK Army Records
11 Certificate - Birth
12 Ancestry Family Trees
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