Family of Henry Mather & Mary Sim

Henry and Mary were married in a religious ceremony on June 25th, 1848 at St. Andrew (Leyland) witnessed by Sarah Ann Hodkinson & Robert Hodkinson.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1848
  MATHER * Henry SIM Mary Leyland, St Andrew 203/2/363
  WHITEHEAD Henry SIM Mary Leyland, St Andrew 203/2/363

They had a son and three daughters, named Joshua, Margaret, Lucy and Hetty. There are no more children.

Personal Details
- Henry Mather
  Henry was born on July 21st, 1823 in Withnell and his baptism took place on August 28th, 1823 in Brinscall-in-Wheelton.²
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 26 in 1851, born Withnell
      Aged 35 in 1861, born Withnell
      
      Name:    Henry Mather
      Birth Date:    21 Jul 1823
      Gender:    Male
      Event Type:    Baptism
      Mother:    Peggy Mather
      Baptism Date:    28 Aug 1823
      Baptism Place:    Brinscall-in-Wheelton , Lancaster, England
      Denomination:    Wesleyan
      Piece Title:    Piece 1026: Brinscall-in-Wheelton, Leyland (Wesleyan), 1807-1837
      
      Abode: Withnell
  He died due to a medical problem, Lunacy (aged 45), at the age of 44 on January 10th, 1868 in Prestwich.³
  - Death Notes
    - Name:    Henry Mather
      Estimated birth year:    abt 1823
      Registration Year:    1868
      Registration Quarter:    Jan-Feb-Mar
      Age at Death:    45
      Registration district:    Manchester, Lancashire
      Volume:    8d
      Page:    312
      
      Lunacy Patients Admission Registers, 1846-1912
      Name:    Henry Mather
      Gender:    Male
      Admission Date:    28 Feb 1866
      Institution:    Prestwich
      Intitution Place:    Lancashire, England
      Death Date:    10 Jan 1868
      Death Place:    Lancashire, England
  Mary Sim
  Mary was born in 1825 in Withnell.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 26 in 1851, born Withnell (same as Henry)
      Aged 35 in 1861, born Radcliffe - This is second wife Mary Taylor
  She died at the age of 33 in September 1858 in Bolton.⁵
  - Death Notes
    - MATHER, MARY 33
      GRO Reference: 1858 S Quarter in BOLTON
      Volume 08C Page 143

Children
- Margaret Mather
  Margaret was born in July 1850 in Belmont.¹
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 9mo in 1851, born Sharples
    Aged 10 in 1861, born Belmont
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1850
    MATHER Margaret SIMMONS Sharples SH/4/453
    
    MATHER, MARGARET SIMM
    GRO Reference: 1850 J Quarter in BOLTON UNION
    Volume 21 Page 223
  Joshua Mather
  Joshua was born in December 1852 in Sharples.⁵
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1852
    MATHER Joshua SIMM Sharples SH/5/387
    
    MATHER, JOSHUA SIMM
    GRO Reference: 1852 D Quarter in BOLTON UNION
    Volume 08C Page 210
    
    Birth registered at sub-district Sharples. Probably born Belmont, same as Margaret
  Lucy Mather
  Lucy was born in December 1853 in Belmont.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 7 in 1861, born Belmont
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1853
    MATHER Lucy SIMMS Sharples SH/6/99
    
    MATHER, LUCY SIMMS
    GRO Reference: 1853 D Quarter in BOLTON UNION
    Volume 08C Page 206
  Kitty (Hetty) Mather
  Kitty, known as Hetty, was born in June 1856 in Sharples.⁵
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 4 in 1861, born Sharples.
    
    MATHER, KITTY SIMM
    GRO Reference: 1856 J Quarter in BOLTON
    Volume 08C Page 267

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