James and Martha were married in a religious ceremony on June 7th, 1858 at St. Luke (Lowton) by Vicar Thomas Forster and witnessed by Thomas & Sarah Mather.1
Marriage/Union Notes
Marriage: 7 Jun 1858 St Luke, Lowton, Lancashire, England James Birch - 23, Labourer, Bachelor, Lowton Martha Mather - (X), 21, Silk Weaver, Spinster, Lowton Groom's Father: Thos. Birch, Deceased Bride's Father: Isaac Mather, Silk Weaver Witness: Thomas Mather, (X); Sarah Mather, (X) Married by banns by: Thos. Forster, Rector Register: Marriages 1845 - 1876, Page 133, Entry 265 Source: Original Parish Register