Family of John Hilton & Sarah Mather

John and Sarah were married in a religious ceremony on June 3rd, 1873 in Rhodes (nr. Middleton) witnessed by James Mather & Hannah Jackson.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Sarah Mather, spinster, dau of Peter Mather, labourer married John Hilton, Widower, Printer, son of Lames a Colour Mixer

They had a son and a daughter, named James and Annie. There are no more children.

Personal Details
- John Hilton
  John was born in 1840. He died at the age of 41 in January 1881 in Rhodes (nr. Middleton). His burial was on January 5th, 1881 in Rhodes (nr. Middleton).²
  - Death Notes
    - Name:    John Hilton
      Age:    40
      Birth Date:    abt 1841
      Burial Date:    5 Jan 1881
      Burial Place:    Rhodes, All Saints, Lancashire, England
      Reference Number:    L178/1/3/1
      Archive Roll:    560
      
      Abode: Jn'O'Road, Rhodes
      NOTE: Sometimes church warden of this parish
  Sarah Mather
  Sarah was born in November 1849 in Middleton and her baptism took place on November 4th, 1849 at St. Leonard (Middleton).³⁴
  - Birth Notes
    - Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1849
      MATHER    Sarah    DAWSON    Middleton    Rochdale    M/7/435
      
      MATHER, SARAH        DAWSON
      GRO Reference: 1849 D Quarter in OLDHAM
      Volume 20 Page 651
      
      Name:    Sarah Mather
      Baptism Date:    4 Nov 1849
      Baptism Place:    Middleton, St Leonard, Lancashire, England
      Mother:    Martha Mather
      Reference Number:    GB127.L56/1/3/8 Middleton St. Leonard (L56)
      Abode: Middleton (Dyer)
      
      Baptism Date:    4 Nov 1849
      Baptism Place:    Middleton, St Leonard, Lancashire, England
      Parish as it Appears:    Middleton
      Father:    Peter Mather
      Mother:    Martha Mather
      Reference Number:    GB127.L56/1/3/8 Middleton St. Leonard (L56)
  She died at the age of 53 in March 1903 in Middleton. Her burial was on March 25th, 1903 in Rhodes (nr. Middleton).⁴
  - Death Notes
    - Name:    Sarah Hilton
      Age:    53
      Birth Date:    abt 1850
      Burial Date:    25 Mar 1903
      Burial Place:    Rhodes, All Saints, Lancashire, England
      Reference Number:    L178/1/3/1
      Archive Roll:    560

Children
- Annie Hilton
  Annie was born in January 1875 in Rhodes (nr. Middleton) and her baptism took place there on January 31st, 1875.³⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1875
    HILTON    Annie    MATHER    Middleton    Rochdale    M/25/70
    
    Name:    Annie Hilton
    Baptism Date:    31 Jan 1875
    Baptism Place:    Rhodes, All Saints, Lancashire, England
    Father:    John Hilton
    Mother:    Sarah Hilton
    Reference Number:    L178/1/1/1
    Item Number:    5
    Archive Roll:    559
    
    Name:    Annie Hilton
    Registration Year:    1875
    Registration Quarter:    Jan-Feb-Mar
    Registration district:    Oldham, Lancashire
    Volume:    8d
    Page:    698
  She died at the age of 80 in 1955.
  James William Hilton
  James was born on March 24th, 1877 in Bury and his baptism took place there on April 15th, 1877.³⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 04 in 1881
    Aged 14 in 1891
    Aged 24 in 1901, born Blackford Bridge
    In 1939, born 10 Nov 1877 (good fit but doesnt match bap)
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1877
    HILTON    James William    MATHER    Bury South    BS/42/76
    
    Name:    James William Hilton
    Registration Year:    1877
    Registration Quarter:    Apr-May-Jun
    Registration district:    Bury, Lancashire
    Volume:    8c
    Page:    549
    
    Name:    James William Hilton
    Age:    0
    Birth Date:    24 Mar 1877
    Baptism Date:    15 Apr 1877
    Baptism Place:    Bury, St Peter, Lancashire, England
    Father:    John Hilton
    Mother:    Sarah Hilton
    Reference Number:    GB127.L114/1/1/1
  He died at the age of 46 in 1923 in Oldham.⁵

John Hilton & Sarah Mather

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