Family of Andrew Mather & Ann Lightbown

Andrew and Ann were married in a civil ceremony on April 2nd, 1877 in Bolton.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1877
  MATHER Andrew LIGHTBOWN Ann Bolton Register Office or Registrar Attended RO/58/172
  
  Marriage: 2 April 1877 Mawdsley Street Chapel, Bolton

They had two sons and two daughters, named William, Richard, Mary and Margaret. There are no more children.

Family Notes
- There is also Amelia Mather born 1903 at Ramsbottom, probably another family

Personal Details
- Andrew Mather
  Andrew was born in September 1855 in Farnworth.¹
  - Birth Notes
    - Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1855
      MATHER Andrew GERRARD Farnworth FTH/15/88
      
      MATHER, ANDREW GERRARD
      GRO Reference: 1855 S Quarter in BOLTON UNION
      Volume 08C Page 172
  He died at the age of 27 in June 1883 in Bolton.²
  - Death Notes
    - Name:    Andrew Mather
      Age:    27
      Estimated Birth Year:    abt 1856
      Registration Quarter:    Apr-May-Jun
      Death Registration Place:    Bolton, Lancashire, United Kingdom
      Death Date:    Jun 1883
      Volume:    8c
      Page:    163
      
      MATHER, ANDREW        27
      GRO Reference: 1883 J Quarter in BOLTON
      Volume 08C Page 163
  Ann Lightbown
  Ann was born in 1856. She died at the age of 38 in 1894 in Farnworth.

Children
- Mary Jane Mather
  Mary was born in 1877 in Farnworth.¹
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1877
    MATHER Mary Jane LIGHTBOWN Farnworth FTH/46/299
  William Thomas Mather
  William was born in 1879 in Farnworth.¹
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1879
    MATHER William Thomas LIGHTBOWN Farnworth FTH/50/383
  Richard Mather
  Richard was born in 1881 in Farnworth and his baptism took place there.¹
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1881
    MATHER    Richard    LIGHTBOWN    Farnworth    FTH/54/362
    
    Name    Richard Mather
    Gender    Male
    Baptism Date    8 May 1881
    Baptism Place    St. John the Evangelist, Farnsworth & Kearsley, Lancashire, England
    Father    Andrew Mather
    Mother    Ann Mather
    FHL Film Number    1538438
    Reference ID    item 6 p 10
  He died at the age of 66 in April 1947 in Farnworth. His burial was on April 17th, 1947 at the St. James (New Bury).³
  - Death Notes
    
    Name    Richard Mather
    Age    66
    Birth Date    1881
    Burial Date    17 Apr 1947
    Burial Place    New Bury, St James, Lancashire, England
    Parish as it Appears    New Bury
    Reference Number    L250
    Archive Roll    623
  Margaret Hannah Mather
  Margaret was born in 1883 in Farnworth and her baptism took place on August 19th, 1883 at the St. James (New Bury).¹⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1883
    MATHER    Margaret Hannah    LIGHTBOWN    Farnworth    FTH/59/354
    
    Name    Margaret Hannah Mather
    Baptism Date    19 Aug 1883
    Baptism Place    New Bury, St James, Lancashire, England
    Parish as it Appears    Saint James, New Bury
    Father    Andrew Mather
    Mother    Ann Mather
    Reference Number    L250
    Item Number    2
    Archive Roll    621

Andrew Mather & Ann Lightbown

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