Family of John Mather & Alice Whittle

John and Alice were married in a religious ceremony on July 9th, 1859 in Tyldesley by minister Samuel Johnson MA and witnessed by William Higson & Dennis Grundy.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Marriage: 9 Jul 1859 St George, Tyldesley, Lancashire, England
  John Mather - (X), 25 yrs., Collier, Bachelor, Shuttle Street
  Alice Whittle - (X), 23 yrs., Reeler, Spinster, Charles Street
      Groom's Father: Thomas Mather, Cordwainer
      Bride's Father: James Whittle, Deceased
      Witness: William Higson; Dennis Grundy
      Married by Banns by: Samuel Johnson Offg. Minister
      Register: Marriages 1852 - 1868, Page 125, Entry 249
      Source: LDS Film 1885667

They had two sons and five daughters, named Thomas, James, Sarah, Elizabeth, Betsy, Edith and Fanny. There are no more children.

Children
- Sarah Mather
  Sarah was born in September 1857.
  - Birth Notes
    
    WHITTLE, SARAH -
    GRO Reference: 1857 S Quarter in LEIGH
    Volume 08C Page 155
  Elizabeth Ann Mather
  Elizabeth was born in September 1859 in Atherton.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1859
    MATHER Elizabeth Ann WHITTLE Atherton ATH/16/292
    
    MATHER, ELIZABETH ANN WHITTLE
    GRO Reference: 1859 S Quarter in LEIGH
    Volume 08C Page 190
  She died at the age of 2 in March 1862 in Worsley.
  - Death Notes
    
    MATHER, ELIZABETH ANN 2
    GRO Reference: 1862 M Quarter in BARTON UPON IRWELL Volume 08C Page 359
  Betsy Mather
  Betsy was born in October 1861 in Little Hulton.⁵
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1861
    MATHER Betsy WHITTLE Little Hulton LH/11/368
    
    MATHER, BETSY WHITTLE
    GRO Reference: 1861 D Quarter in B...
    Volume 08C Page 223
  She died at 3 months old in January 1862 in Worsley. Her burial was on January 28th, 1862 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Eccles).⁶
  - Death Notes
    
    Name:    Betsy Mather
    Age:    3/12
    Birth Date:    abt 1861
    Burial Date:    28 Jan 1862
    Burial Place:    Eccles, St Mary, Lancashire, England
    Father:    John Mather
    Reference Number:    L49/1/8/13
    Archive Roll:    539
    
    Abode: Boothstown, Worsley
  Thomas Mather
  Thomas was born in December 1862 in Worsley.⁷
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 9 in 1871, born Boothstown, Worsley
    
    MATHER, THOMAS WHITTLE
    GRO Reference: 1862 D Quarter in BARTON UPON IRWELL
    Volume 08C Page 434
  James Mather
  James was born in September 1865 in Worsley.⁷
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 6 in 1871, born Boothtown
    
    MATHER, JAMES WHITTLE
    GRO Reference: 1865 S Quarter in BARTON UPON IRWELL
    Volume 08C Page 448
  Elizabeth (Edith) Ann Mather
  Elizabeth, known as Edith, was born in June 1869 in Worsley.⁷
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 2 in 1871, born Boothstown
    
    MATHER, ELIZABETH ANN WHITTLE
    GRO Reference: 1869 J Quarter in BARTON UPON IRWELL
    Volume 08C Page 509
  Frances (Fanny) Mather
  Frances, known as Fanny, was born in December 1871 in Worsley.⁸
  - Birth Notes
    
    MATHER, FRANCES WHITTLE
    GRO Reference: 1871 D Quarter in BARTON UPON IRWELL
    Volume 08C Page 506
    
    Born Boothstown, Worsley

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