Alfred Mather & Mary Sanderson Lawson

Margaret Mather
Margaret was born in March 1893 in Prestwich and her baptism took place on March 26th, 1893 in Rhodes (nr. Middleton).^1 3 

• Birth Notes
  • Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1893
    MATHER    Margaret    LAWSON    Prestwich    PREST/23/48
    
    MATHER, MARGARET        LAWSON 
    GRO Reference: 1893  J Quarter in PRESTWICH 
    Volume 08D  Page 467
    
    Name:    Margaret Mather
    Baptism Date:    26 Mar 1893
    Baptism Place:    Rhodes, All Saints, Lancashire, England
    Father:    Alfred Mather
    Mother:    Mary Sanderson Mather
    Reference Number:    L178/1/1/1
    Item Number:    5
    Archive Roll:    559
    
    

She died at 1 months old in April 1893 in Prestwich.⁴ 

• Death Notes
  • Name:    Margaret Mather
    Age:    0
    Estimated Birth Year:    abt 1893
    Registration Quarter:    Apr-May-Jun
    Death Registration Place:    Prestwich, Lancashire, United Kingdom
    Death Date:    Jun 1893
    Volume:    8d
    Page:    326

Gertrude Mather
Gertrude was born on March 13th, 1894 in Prestwich and her baptism took place on May 2nd, 1894 in Littleborough.^1 3 

• Birth Notes
  • Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1894
    MATHER    Gertrude    LAWSON        Prestwich    PREST/24/6
    
    MATHER, GERTRUDE        LAWSON 
    GRO Reference: 1894  J Quarter in PRESTWICH 
    Volume 08D  Page 431
    
    Record details
    Name    Gertrude Mather
    Age    0
    Birth Date    13 Mar 1894
    Baptism Date    2 May 1894
    Baptism Place    Littleborough, Holy Trinity, Lancashire, England
    Father    Alfred Mather
    Mother    Mary Sanderson Mather
    Reference Number    GB127.L60/1/1/6

Eva Mather
Eva was born on June 25th, 1895 in Littleborough and her baptism took place there on September 25th, 1895.^1 3 

• Birth Notes
  • Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1895
    MATHER    Eva    LAWSON    Blatchinworth and Calderbrook        BC/22/247
    
    MATHER, EVA        LAWSON 
    GRO Reference: 1895  S Quarter in ROCHDALE 
    Volume 08E  Page 77
    
    Name    Eva Mather
    Age    0
    Birth Date    25 Jul 1895
    Baptism Date    25 Sep 1895
    Baptism Place    Littleborough, Holy Trinity, Lancashire, England
    Parish as it Appears    Littleborough
    Father    Alfred Mather
    Mother    Mary Sanderson Mather
    Reference Number    GB127.L60/1/1/6

Louisa Mather
Louisa was born on June 24th, 1896 in Littleborough and her baptism took place there on September 23rd, 1896.^1 3 

• Birth Notes
  • Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1896
    MATHER    Louisa    LAWSON    Blatchinworth and Calderbrook        BC/22/450
    
    MATHER, LOUISA        LAWSON 
    GRO Reference: 1896  S Quarter in ROCHDALE 
    Volume 08E  Page 78
    
    Record details
    Name    Louisa Mather
    Age    0
    Birth Date    24 Jul 1896
    Baptism Date    23 Sep 1896
    Baptism Place    Littleborough, Holy Trinity, Lancashire, England
    Father    Alfred Mather
    Mother    Mary Sanderson Mather
    Reference Number    GB127.L60/1/1/6

Wilfred Mather
Wilfred was born on February 22nd, 1898 in Littleborough and his baptism took place there on June 25th, 1902.³ 

• Birth Notes
  • Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1898
    MATHER    Wilfrid    LAWSON        Blatchinworth and Calderbrook    BC/23/288
    
    MATHER, WILFRID        LAWSON 
    GRO Reference: 1898  J Quarter in ROCHDALE 
    Volume 08E  Page 75
    
    
    Name    Wilfrid Mather
    Age    4
    Birth Date    22 Feb 1898
    Baptism Date    25 Jun 1902
    Baptism Place    Littleborough, Holy Trinity, Lancashire, England
    Father    Alfred Mather
    Mother    Mary Sanderson Mather
    Reference Number    GB127.L60/1/1/6

He died at the age of 70 in September 1968 in Cheshire.⁴ 

• Death Notes
  • Name:    Wilfred Mather
    Death Age:    70
    Birth Date:    abt 1898
    Registration Date:    Q3 1968
    Registration District:    North East Cheshire
    Volume:    10a
    Page:    352

Roland Mather
Roland was born on May 1st, 1900 in Littleborough and his baptism took place there on May 1st, 1900.^1 3 

• Birth Notes
  • Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1900
    MATHER    Roland    LAWSON    Blatchinworth and Calderbrook        BC/24/229
    
    MATHER, ROLAND        LAWSON 
    GRO Reference: 1900  J Quarter in ROCHDALE 
    Volume 08E  Page 77
    
    Name    Roland Mather
    Age    0
    Birth Date    1 May 1900
    Baptism Date    1900
    Baptism Place    Littleborough, Holy Trinity, Lancashire, England
    Father    Alfred Mather
    Mother    Mary Mather
    Reference Number    GB127.L60/1/1/6

He died as a war casualty at the age of 18 on January 9th, 1919.  His burial was in 1919 in Stockport.⁵ 

• Death Notes
  • Name:    Pvt Roland Mather
    Birth Date:    1901
    Death Date:    9 Jan 1919
    Cemetery:    All Saints Churchyard
    Burial or Cremation Place:    Marple, Stockport, Cheshire
    Has Bio?:    Y
    URL:    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55484759/roland-mather
    

May Mather
May was born on May 12th, 1902 in Littleborough and her baptism took place there on June 25th, 1902.^6 3 

• Birth Notes
  • Given the DOB, there is only one possible birth registered for May Mather:
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1902
    MATHER    May     Littleborough, Rochdale    L/1/100
    
    MATHER, MAY        LAWSON 
    GRO Reference: 1902  J Quarter in ROCHDALE 
    Volume 08E  Page 78
    
    Name    May Mather
    Age    0
    Birth Date    12 May 1902
    Baptism Date    25 Jun 1902
    Baptism Place    Littleborough, Holy Trinity, Lancashire, England
    Parish as it Appears    Littleborough
    Father    Alfred Mather
    Mother    Mary Sanderson Mather
    Reference Number    GB127.L60/1/1/6

She died at the age of 41 in January 1944 in Bromley.⁷ 

• Death Notes
  • Name    May Aldcroft
    Death Age    41
    Birth Date    1903
    Registration Date    Jan 1944
    Registration Quarter    Jan-Feb-Mar
    Registration district    Bromley, Kent
    Volume    2a
    Page    1155

Alfred Mather
Alfred was born on March 3rd, 1904 in Littleborough and his baptism took place there on September 21st, 1904.^1 3 

• Birth Notes
  • Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1904
    MATHER    Alfred     Littleborough, Rochdale    L/2/72
    
    MATHER, ALFRED        LAWSON 
    GRO Reference: 1904  J Quarter in ROCHDALE 
    Volume 08E  Page 74
    
    Name:    Alfred Mather
    Age:    0
    Birth Date:    3 Mar 1904
    Baptism Date:    21 Sep 1904
    Baptism Place:    Littleborough, Holy Trinity, Lancashire, England
    Father:    Alfred Mather
    Mother:    Mary Sanderson Mather
    Reference Number:    GB127.L60/1/1/7

He died at the age of 88 on March 25th, 1992 in New Zealand.  His burial was in March 1992 in New Zealand.⁵ 

• Death Notes
  • Cambridge, Waipa District, Waikato, New Zealand
    
    Name    Alfred Mather
    Birth Date    1904
    Birth Place    Littleborough, Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England
    Death Date    25 Mar 1992
    Death Place    Cambridge, Waipa District, Waikato, New Zealand
    Cemetery    Leamington Cemetery
    Burial or Cremation Place    Leamington, Waipa District, Waikato, New Zealand
    Has Bio?    N
    Spouse    Edith Mather

Mary Sanderson Mather
Mary was born on April 25th, 1907 in Hayfield.⁸ 

• Birth Notes
  • Born: Disley, Cheshire, England
    
    Births Jun 1907   (>99%)
    MATHER     Mary Sanderson      Hayfield     7b, 952
    Hayfield spans the boundaries of the Cheshire and Derbyshire.

She died at the age of 72 on September 30th, 1979 in Stockport.⁴ 

• Death Notes
  • Name    Mary Sanderson Crowther
    Death Age    72
    Birth Date    25 Apr 1907
    Registration Date    Q4 1979
    Registration district    Stockport, Greater Manchester
    Volume    39
    Page    1141