Mary and John were married in a religious ceremony on November 2nd, 1861 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Bury) witnessed by Mark Tyrer & S Bailey.2
Marriage/Union Notes
Marriage: 2 Nov 1861 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England John Mather - 26, Cotton Weaver, Bachelor, Bury Mary Tyrer - 27, Spinster, Bury Groom's Father: Robert Mather, Fuller Bride's Father: William Tyrer, Painter Witness: Mark Tyrer; S. Bailey Married by Certificate by: Thomas S. Shepherd Curate Register: Marriages 1861 - 1863, Page 18, Entry 35 Source: Original Register
They had a son named Lionel. There are possibly more children.
Name Lionel Mather Age 48 Estimated Birth Year 1864 Registration Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar Death Registration Place Bury, Lancashire, United Kingdom Death Date Mar 1912 Inferred Death Place Lancashire, United Kingdom Volume 8c Page 759