Family of James Tonge (aka Mather) & Janet Hepburn

James and Janet were married in a religious ceremony in April 1880 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Eccles) by Curate John Harper and witnessed by Richard Spratt & Christian Hepburn.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- James, 20, Engineer, of 6 Radle Street, Pendleton, son of Thomas Tonge a fireman

They had a son and two daughters, named James, Agnes and Margaret. There are no more children.

Personal Details
- James Tonge (aka Mather)
  James was born on June 13th, 1860.² He died at the age of 82 on February 5th, 1943 in Crumpsall. His burial was on February 11th, 1943 in Manchester.³³
  - Death Notes
    - Name:    James Mather Tonge
      Death Date:    11 Feb 1943
      Cemetery:    Philips Park Cemetery
      Burial or Cremation Place:    Miles Platting, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
      Has Bio?:    N
      URL:    https://www.findagrave.com/mem...
      
      Burial Record:
      Entry 161718
      Death: 11 Feb
      James Mather otherwise Tonge, about 83, Collier, 123 Crescent Road, Crumpshall. Single. Section I.856
      
      I.856 appears to be a common grave, as other unrelated persons are also being buried there
  Janet Hepburn
  Janet was born in 1862 in Glasgow.⁴ She died at the age of 66 in June 1928 in Salford.⁵
  - Death Notes
    - Name:    Janet Tonge
      Death Age:    65
      Birth Date:    abt 1863
      Registration Date:    Jun 1928
      Registration district:    Salford, Lancashire
      Volume:    8d
      Page:    446

Children
- Agnes Tonge
  Agnes was born in 1881 in Pendleton and her baptism took place on February 23rd, 1881 in Charlestown.⁶
  - Birth Notes
    
    Name:    Agnes Tonge
    Baptism Date:    23 Feb 1881
    Baptism Place:    Charlestown, St George, Lancashire, England
    Father:    James Tonge
    Mother:    Janet Tonge
    Reference Number:    GB127.L158/1/1/3
    
    Abode: Whit. Lane (Engineer)
  She died in 1881 in Pendleton.
  Margaret Tonge
  Margaret was born on November 7th, 1886 in Pennington.⁵
  - Birth Notes
    
    Name:    Margaret Tonge
    Registration Year:    1886
    Registration Quarter:    Oct-Nov-Dec
    Registration district:    Salford, Lancashire
    Volume:    8d
    Page:    36
    
    Abode: 11 Collier's Building (Collier)
  She died at the age of 73 in 1959.
  James Tonge
  James was born in June 1888 in Pendleton.⁷
  - Birth Notes
    
    Name:    James Tonge
    Registration Year:    1888
    Registration Quarter:    Jul-Aug-Sep
    Registration district:    Salford, Lancashire
    Volume:    8d
    Page:    2
    
    Aged 27 & 6mon on 11 Dec 1915.
  He died as a war casualty, WW1, at the age of 29 on June 14th, 1917 in France.⁷
  - Death Notes
    
    James P67512 was in the Army Reserve (Private, in the Cheshire Regiment) 12.12.15, and was posted to France four times, 20.12.16 being the last (during WW1). His service record is stamped "Died of Wounds Involved in Action" and dated 14.6.17

James Tonge (aka Mather) & Janet Hepburn

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