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Joseph Unsworth (Mather)

Joseph was born in August 1819 in Wigan and his baptism took place there on August 1st, 1819.¹²

Birth Notes
- Aged 20 in 1841
  Aged 31 in 1851, born Wigan
  Aged 41 in 1861, born Wigan
  
  Name:    Joseph Unsworth
  Baptism Date:    1 Aug 1819
  Baptism Place:    Wigan, St George, Lancashire, England
  Mother:    Ellen Unsworth
  
  Abode: Scholes, Weaver (father not named)

Joseph's father was Simon Mather and his mother was Ellen Brooks Unsworth. His paternal grandparents were Jeffery Mather and Ann Coop. He had four brothers named Geffrey, William, Simon and Thomas. He was the oldest of the five children. He had a half-sister named Jane. He died at the age of 54 in June 1874 in Bolton. His burial was on June 10th, 1874 at Tonge-with-Haulgh Cemetery.³⁴

Death Notes
- Name:    Joseph Unsworth Mather
  Death Date:    abt 1874
  Burial or Cremation Date:    10 Jun 1874
  Burial or Cremation Place:    Lancashire, England
  URL:    https://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch?DetsView=Summary&src=ext&fileid=3869596
  
  MATHER, JOSEPH UNSWORTH     53
  GRO Reference: 1874 J Quarter in BOLTON
  Volume 08C Page 265
  
  Name:    Joseph Unsworth Mather
  Death Date:    Jun 1874
  Cemetery:    Tonge Cemetery
  Burial or Cremation Place:    Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
  Has Bio?:    N
  URL:    https://www.findagrave.com/mem...

General Notes
- In May 1837, Joseph Unsworth, aged 17, was imprisoned for 2 months for larceny.
  
  In 1851, Joseph Unsworth was 31, a Bed Quilt weaver, described as the son of Simon Mather.
  
  In 1856 Joseph Unsworth Mather married Mary Ann Jackson. They had one son Walter, born 1858.
  
  In 1861, Joseph U Mather, a cotton quilt manufacturer and Mary Ann (41 & 40) werre at 60 Mason Street, Bolton with their son Walter (2) and Alice Jackson (43, lodger), probably Mary Ann's sister (tbc).
  
  In 1871, Joseph and Mary A (51 & 50) were at 30 Duke Street, Bolton with son Walter (12) and Amelia Mather (W, 56), Joseph's step-mother, although of similar age and described as a sister-in-law (unlikely as both Mathers)
  
  Joseph Unsworth Mather died in 1874.

Occupation Details
- From 1851 to 1861 Joseph's occupation was Bed Quilt Weaver in Bolton.

Social & Emotional Relationships
- Joseph lived with Amelia Unsworth.
  - Relationship Notes
    - After Simon died, Amelia Mather (56, Widow in 1871) was with Joseph Mather and his wife Mary A (51 & 50).

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Jeffery Mather
  - b.~  1755 in Hindley
  
  Simon Mather
  - b.16 Oct 1793 in Hindley d.Mar 1870 in Bolton
  
  Ann Coop
  - b.~  1755
  
  Joseph Unsworth (Mather)
  - b.Aug 1819 in Wigan d.Jun 1874 in Bolton
  
  Ellen Brooks Unsworth
  - b.1791 in Wigan d.Apr 1853 in Bolton

Personal Timeline

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¹ 1851 UK Census
² Wigan, England CoE BMB (1580-1840)
³ Deceased Online
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