Family of James Brooks & Margaret Mather

Personal Details
- James Brooks
  James was born in 1814 in Ireland.²
  - Birth Notes
    - Of this parish according to Marriage
      From Lancashire according to 1841 census
      
      Aged 25 in 1841 (born Lancashire, Collier)
      Aged 36 in 1851 (born Ireland)
      Aged 46 in 1861 (born Ireland)
      Aged 56 in 1871 (and married to Mary)
  He died at the age of 68 in March 1882 in Bolton.³
  - Death Notes
    - Deaths Mar 1882 (>99%)
      BROOKS James 67 Bolton 8c, 171
  Margaret Mather
  Margaret was born in 1812 in Middleton.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 30 (rounded) in 1841, born in Lancashire
      Aged 30 when died in Jan 1842 (from Darcy Lever)
      
      Married at Middleton, St Leonard (near Darcy Lever)
  She died whilst giving birth at the age of 30 in January 1842 in Darcy Lever. Her burial was on January 5th, 1842 in Little Lever.⁵⁵
  - Death Notes
    - Margaret must have died sometime after giving birth to Hannah in 1838.
      James Brooks (Widower and Collier) remarried Sarah in 1844.
      
      The death in Darcey Lever fits perfectly:
      Margaret Brooks, D'y Lever, Jan 5 1842, 30 years
      
      Margaret died soon after the 1841 birth of Samuel.
      
      Name    Margaret Brooks
      Gender    Female
      Death Age    30
      Birth Date    1812
      Death Date    1842
      Burial Date    5 Jan 1842
      Burial Place    Lever, Parish of Bolton Le Moors, Lancaster Co.
      FHL Film Number    1545460
      Reference ID    it 38a/39, p 5

Children
- Alice Mather
  Alice was born in November 1830 in Darcy Lever and her baptism took place on November 21st, 1830 in Bolton.⁶
  - Birth Notes
    
    name: Alice Mather
    gender: Female
    christening date: 21 Nov 1830
    christening place: Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
    father's name:
    mother's name: Margaret Mather
    indexing project (batch) number: C00700-4
    system origin: England-ODM
    gs film number: 1966401
    
    Margaret Mather was a spinster of Darcey Lever when she had Alice and Mary baptised.
  Mary Mather
  Mary was born in 1833 in Darcy Lever and her baptism took place on November 3rd, 1833 in Bolton.⁶
  - Birth Notes
    
    name: Mary Mather
    gender: Female
    christening date: 03 Nov 1833
    christening place: Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
    father's name:
    mother's name: Margaret Mather
    indexing project (batch) number: C00700-1
    system origin: England-EASy
    gs film number: 1966401
    reference id: item 4 p 134
    
    Margaret Mather was a spinster of Darcey Lever when she had Alice and Mary baptised.
  Hannah Brooks
  Hannah was born in March 1839 in Darcy Lever.²
  - Birth Notes
    
    2 in 1841
    13 in 1851
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1839
    BROOKS Hannah MATHER Lever, Bolton LEV/1/344
    
    BROOKS, HANNAH MATHER
    GRO Reference: 1839 M Quarter in BOLTON UNION
    Volume 21 Page 169
  Samuel Brooks
  Samuel was born in December 1841 in Darcy Lever.⁷
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1841
    BROOKS Samuel MATHER Lever, Bolton LEV/2/450
    
    BROOKS, SAMUEL MATHER
    GRO Reference: 1841 D Quarter in BOLTON UNION
    Volume 21 Page 151
  He died at 1 months old in January 1842 in Darcy Lever. His burial was on January 27th, 1842 at the St. Matthew (Little Lever).⁸⁷
  - Death Notes
    
    Two possible 1842 death records:
    Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1842
    BROOKS    Samuel    0    Lever, Bolton    LEV/2/129
    BROOKS    Samuel    1    Lever, Bolton    LEV/2/145
    
    Name:    Samuel Brooks
    Age:    Infant
    Birth Date:    abt 1842
    Burial Date:    27 Jan 1842
    Burial Place:    Little Lever, St Matthew, Lancashire, England
    Reference Number:    L207/1/4/2
    Archive Roll:    553
    Abode: Darcy Lever

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