Edmund and Melicent were married in a religious ceremony on March 19th, 1796 at St. James (Haslingden) by Curate James Quarkley and witnessed by John Heys & Thomas Wilding.1
Marriage/Union Notes
Marriage: 19 Mar 1796 St James, Haslingden, Lancashire, England Edmund Mather - (X), Lower Booths Melicent Ashworth - (X), the Chapelry of Newchurch Witness: John Heys; Thos. Wilding Married by Banns by: James Quarkley, Curate Register: Marriages 1783 - 1797, Entry 995 Source: Original register at Lancashire Archives Preston
Name: Edmund Mather Burial Date: Mar 1803 Parish: Haslingden, Lancashire, England Register Type: Bishops Transcripts Reference Number: Drb/2/254
Burial: 12 Mar 1803 St James, Haslingden, Lancashire, England Edmund Mather - Abode: Newhouse, Rossendale Register: Burials 1796 - 1812 Source: Original Parish Register at Lancashire Archives
Edmund Mather of Lower Booths and Melicent Ashowrth of Newchurch were married in 1796
Newchurch is about 2 miles East of Haslingden
Name: Milleson Ashworth Event Type: Baptism Baptism Date: 13 Feb 1774 Baptism Place: Goodshaw, St Mary and All Saints, Lancashire Father: John Ashworth Mother: Betty Ashworth Reference Number: GB127.L82/1/1/1
Milleson of Jhn & Betty Ashworth, Blacklayn Head Hennards
She died at the age of 72 in March 1846 in Rossendale.6
Death Notes
Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1846 HAWORTH Melicent 71 Rossendale ROSS/3/87
Name: Ann Collinge Age: 53 Birth Date: abt 1800 Burial Date: 5 Jan 1853 Burial Place: Newchurch in Rossendale, St Nicholas, Lancashire, England Parish as it Appears: Newchurch Reference Number: GB127.L75/1/5/4