Family of Edward Mather & Elizabeth Howcroft

This picture was taken on January 1st, 1879 and sourced from Certificate - Marriage.

Edward and Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony on January 1st, 1879 at St. Mary (Deane) by a Vicar and witnessed by Frederick Boardman & Martha Higson.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Marriage: 1 Jan 1879 St Mary the Virgin, Deane, Lancashire, England
  Edward Mather - 24, Gardener, Bachelor, Deane Village Rumworth
  Elizabeth Howcroft - (X), 26, Frame Tenter, Spinster, Deane Village Rumworth
      Groom's Father: John Mather, Forge man
      Bride's Father: John Howcroft, Miner
      Witness: Frederick Boardman, (X); Martha Higson, (X)
      Married by Banns by: H. S. Patterson Vicar
      Register: Marriages 1871 - 1879, Page 239, Entry 477
      Source: Microfilm held by Manchester Central Library

Personal Details
- Edward Mather
  Edward was born in March 1855 in Little Hulton.²
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 24, living in Dean Village when married in 1879
      26 in 1881, step-son
      
      Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1855
      MATHER Edward EDGE Little Hulton LH/8/328
      
      MATHER, EDWARD EDGE
      GRO Reference: 1855 M Quarter in BOLTON UNION
      Volume 08C Page 199
  Elizabeth Howcroft
  Elizabeth was born in 1853 in Deane.³
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 26, living in Dean Village when married in 1879
  Elizabeth is no longer alive.

Edward Mather & Elizabeth Howcroft

Personal Details