Family of John Bailey & Mary Lord Mather

John and Mary were married in a religious ceremony on June 5th, 1866 at St. George (Little Bolton) by Neville Jones and witnessed by Jesse Beech & Hannah Ramsden.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1866
  BAILEY *    John    FORD    Mary    Bolton, St George    Bolton    61/2/412
  BAILEY *    John    HOLT    Mary    Bolton, St George    Bolton    61/2/412
  
  Marriage: 5 Jun 1866 St George, Bolton, Lancashire, England
  John Bailey - (X), Full, Earthenware Dealer, Bachelor, Little Bolton
  Mary Lord Holt - (X), Full, Widow, Little Bolton
      Groom's Father: Nathan Bailey, Farmer
      Bride's Father: Jeremy Mather, Farmer
      Witness: Jesse Beech; Hannah Ramsden
      Married by Licence by: Neville Jones, Inct.
      Register: Marriages 1861 - 1867, Page 206, Entry 412
      Source: LDS Film 1966157

They had two daughters named Sarah and Mary. There are no more children.

Family Notes
- Marriage: 5 Jun 1866 St George, Bolton, Lancashire, England
  John Bailey - (X), Full, Earthenware Dealer, Bachelor, Little Bolton
  Mary Lord Holt - (X), Full, Widow, Little Bolton
      Groom's Father: Nathan Bailey, Farmer
      Bride's Father: Jeremy Mather, Farmer
      Witness: Jesse Beech; Hannah Ramsden
      Married by Licence by: Neville Jones, Inct.
      Register: Marriages 1861 - 1867, Page 206, Entry 412
      Source: LDS Film 1966157

Personal Details
- John Bailey
  John was born in 1839 in Staffordshire.²
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 22 in 1861, Born Briddle, Staffordshire
  He died at the age of 35 in October 1874 in Sharples. His burial was on October 19th, 1874 at Christ Church, Walmsley.³⁴
  - Death Notes
    - Name:    John Bailey
      Estimated Birth Year:    abt 1839
      Registration Year:    1874
      Registration Quarter:    Oct-Nov-Dec
      Age at Death:    35
      Registration District:    Bolton, Lancashire
      Volume:    8c
      Page:    245
      
      Name:    John Bailey
      Age:    35
      Birth Date:    abt 1839
      Burial Date:    19 Oct 1874
      Burial Place:    Walmsley, Christ Church, Lancashire, England
      Reference Number:    GB127.L99/1/4/2
      Abode: Sharples
  Mary Lord Mather
  Mary was born on April 25th, 1833 in Radcliffe and her baptism took place on July 7th, 1833 at St. Thomas (Radcliffe).⁵⁶
  - Birth Notes
    - Mary and Samuel both 5 in 1841 at Breighmet
      Mary Lord Holt, born Heapy in 1861
      
      Although the baptism and 1841 and 1851 census records indicate Mary is from Radcliffe, the 1861 census shows she is actually from Heapey (near Darwen)
      
      Name:    Mary Lora Mather
      Gender:    Female
      Birth Date:    25 Apr 1833
      Baptism Date:    7 Jul 1833
      Baptism Place:    Saint Thomas,Radcliffe,Lancashire,England
      Father:    Jeremiah Mather
      Mother:    Alice
      FHL Film Number:    506450
      
      Name:    Mary Lord Mather
      Age:    0
      Birth Date:    25 Apr 1833
      Baptism Date:    7 Jul 1833
      Baptism Place:    Radcliffe, St Thomas, Lancashire, England
      Father:    Jeremiah Mather
      Mother:    Alice Mather
      Reference Number:    GB127.L155/1/1/1
      
      Abode: Radcliffe, Husbandman
  She died at the age of 76 in December 1909 in Bolton.⁴
  - Death Notes
    - Mary was living with her daughter in 1901
      
      Name:    Mary Lord Settle
      Estimated Birth Year:    abt 1833
      Registration Year:    1909
      Registration Quarter:    Oct-Nov-Dec
      Age at Death:    76
      Registration District:    Bolton, Lancashire
      Volume:    8c
      Page:    305

Children
- Sarah Bailey
  Sarah was born in March 1868 in Sharples.⁷
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1868
    BAILEY Sarah MATHER Sharples SH/10/364
    
    BAILEY, SARAH MATHER
    GRO Reference: 1868 M Quarter in BOLTON
    Volume 08C Page 327
  She died at the age of 1 in December 1869 in Bolton.⁷
  - Death Notes
    
    Sarah was born in 1868 but not with parents in 1871, assumed died before April 1871
    
    BAILEY, SARAH 1
    GRO Reference: 1869 D Quarter in BOLTON
    Volume 08C Page 225
  Mary Alice Bailey
  Mary was born in June 1871 in Little Bolton.⁷
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 19 in 1890 when married
    Aged 29 in 1901, born Astley Bridge
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1871
    BAILEY Mary A MATHER Little Bolton LB/64/389
    
    BAILEY, MARY ALICE MATHER
    GRO Reference: 1871 J Quarter in BOLTON
    Volume 08C Page 333
  She died at the age of 64 on March 19th, 1936 in Bury.⁸

John Bailey & Mary Lord Mather

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