Aged 13 in 1871, Born Ashton (in-Makerfield)
Aged 23 in 1881, Born Ashton-under-Lyne
Aged 33 in 1891, Born Ashton
Aged 43 in 1901, Born Ashton-under-Lyne
Aged 53 in 1911

Name:    James Mather
Gender:    Male
Birth Date:    19 Feb 1857
Baptism Date:    3 Mar 1857
Baptism Place:    St. Michaels, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
Father:    James Mather
Mother:    Hannah
FHL Film Number:    1538436

Name:    James Mather
Gender:    Male
Birth Date:    19 Feb 1857
Baptism Date:    24 May 1857
Baptism Place:    St. Michaels, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England
Father:    James Mather
Mother:    Ann
FHL Film Number:    1538436

Aged 52 in 1911, married 33 years

Emily Miriam Mather was 1 in 1881

Name:    Emily Miriam Mather
Age:    0
Birth Date:    31 Mar 1880
Baptism Date:    26 May 1880
Baptism Place:    Hulme, St George, Lancashire, England
Father:    James Mather
Mother:    Harriet Hill
Reference Number:    GB127.M383/1/1/7

Name:    Emily Miriam Mather
Registration Year:    1880
Registration Quarter:    Apr-May-Jun
Registration district:    Chorlton, Lancashire
Volume:    8c
Page:    875

Name:    Emily Miriam Mather
Estimated birth year:    abt 1880
Registration Year:    1887
Registration Quarter:    Apr-May-Jun
Age at Death:    7
Registration district:    Chorlton, Lancashire
Volume:    8c
Page:    550

Aged 8 in 1891

Births Jun 1883   (>99%)
MATHER     Annie          Chorlton     8c    848

Name:    Annie Mather
Age:    0
Birth Date:    20 Mar 1883
Baptism Date:    22 Apr 1883
Baptism Place:    Hulme, St George, Lancashire, England
Father:    James Mather
Mother:    Harriet Hill
Reference Number:    GB127.M383/1/1/7

From the DOB, it could be one of three Thomas Mathers born this year, but Chorlton is a perfect match:

Aged 3 in 1891

Cheshire Birth indexes for the years: 1887
MATHER    Ernest Thomas, Birkenhead    Wirral    BIR/149/40
MATHER    Thomas,    Altrincham    Trafford    ALT/66/98

Births Sep 1887   (>99%)
MATHER     Thomas          Altrincham     8a, 191

Births Jun 1887   (>99%)
Mather     Ernest Thomas    Birkenhead     8a, [41]9

Name:    Thomas Mather
Registration Year:    1887
Registration Quarter:    Apr-May-Jun
Registration district:    Chorlton, Lancashire
Volume:    8c
Page:    921

Name:    Thomas Mather
Death Age:    69
Birth Date:    abt 1887
Registration Date:    Sep 1956
Registration district:    Manchester, Lancashire
Volume:    10e
Page:    198

Aged 1 in 1891

Births Jun 1890   (>99%)
Mather     Ernest          Chorlton     8c    855

Births Sep 1892   (>99%)
Mather     Miriam          Chorlton     8c    929

Births Dec 1893   (>99%)
Mather     Nellie          Chorlton     8c    929

Births Sep 1895   (>99%)
Mather     Harriet          Chorlton     8c    941

Births Sep 1899   (>99%)
Mather     James          Chorlton     8c    894

or

Births Dec 1899   (>99%)
Mather     James          Chorlton     8c    925