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James Knowles & Jenny (Jane) Mather

James and Jane were married in a ceremony.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Unmarried, but James Knowls is shown on Able's birth certificate

They had a son named Abel.

Personal Details
- James Knowles
  James was born about 1819 in Entwistle.
  - Birth Notes
    - Son Abel shows his father as James Knowles, a farmer. Therefore, he was probably also a farmer from Entwistle where Jenny's family were farming when Able was born.
  James is no longer alive.
  Jenny (Jane) Mather
  
  1790-1810 Crook (Thos & Nanny) family
  
  Jenny, known as Jane, was born on September 17th, 1819 in Edgworth and her baptism took place on September 30th, 1821 at Walmsley Presbyterian.²
  - Birth Notes
    - Name:    Jenny Mather
      Birth Date:    17 Sep 1819
      Event Type:    Baptism
      Father:    James Mather
      Mother:    Rachel Hamer
      Baptism Date:    30 Sep 1821
      Baptism Place:    Turton, Lancashire, England
      Denomination:    Presbyterian
      Piece Title:    Piece 1622: Turton, Walmsley Chapel (Presbyterian), 1762-1836

Children
- Abel Mather
  Abel was born in January 1841 in Entwistle.³
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 5 months on 1841 census so born Jan 1841.
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1841
    MATHER Abel MATHER Edgworth EDG/1/345
    
    MATHER, ABEL -
    GRO Reference: 1841 M Quarter in BOLTON UNION
    Volume 21 Page 139
    
    Aged 42 and a publican when married in 1881
  He died at the age of 49 on September 10th, 1890 in Salford. His burial was on September 13th, 1890 in Eccles.⁴⁵
  - Death Notes
    
    Name:    Abel Mather
    Estimated Birth Year:    abt 1841
    Registration Year:    1890
    Registration Quarter:    Jul-Aug-Sep
    Age at Death:    49
    Registration district:    Salford, Lancashire
    Volume:    8d
    Page:    125
    
    Name:    Abel Mather
    Age:    49
    Birth Date:    abt 1841
    Burial Date:    13 Sep 1890
    Burial Place:    Eccles, St Mary, Lancashire, England
    Reference Number:    L49/1/8/17
    Archive Roll:    539
    Abode: Salford

¹ Ancestry Family Trees
² England & Wales Non-conformist Registers (1567-1970)
³ 1841 UK Census
⁴ Manchester CoE Deaths & Burials
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