John Mather & Betsy Rothwell

John Mather
John was born on March 2nd, 1839 in Bolton.² 

• Birth Notes
  • Not the John, son of Robert and Mary Ann.  That John was from Pendleton, baptised at Manchester and his father was a machine printer.
    
    Born 2 Mar 1839 according to US Naturalization Record Indexes,
    
    Aged 12 in 1851, born Bolton
    Aged 22 in 1861, born Bolton
    Aged 27 in 1870, born England (with Betsey 25)
    
    Aged 24 in 1870, born England
    Aged 34 in 1880, born England
    Aged 50 in 1897 (when married), born England
    Aged 53 in 1900, born March 1847 England
    Aged 69 in 1910, born England
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1839
    MATHER    John    CARR    Western Bolton    WB/3/241
    
    MATHER, JOHN        CARR 
    GRO Reference: 1839  M Quarter in BOLTON UNION 
    Volume 21  Page 116

He died at the age of 77 on April 20th, 1916 in Lawrence.³ 

• Death Notes
  • Robert was 69 in 1910 and had started using his correct age again.  By 1920, he had died and Martha was head of house, Widowed.
    
    U.S. City Directories, 1916, Massachusetts Lawrence
    Mather John (Martha) died Apr 20 1916
    Martha widow, John h 19 Willows.
    

Betsy Rothwell
Betsy was born in October 1836 in Sharples and her baptism took place on October 23rd, 1836 in Bolton.^4 5 

• Birth Notes
  • Aged 5 in 1841, living in Sharples
    Aged 15 in 1851, dau of James and Mary, born Sharples
    Aged 26 in 1864 when married at Astley Bridge
    Aged 25 in 1870, (in Lawrence, Mass)
    Aged 57 in 1897 (when died)
    
    
    Name:    Betsy Rothwell
    Gender:    Female
    Baptism Date:    23 Oct 1836
    Baptism Place:    Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
    Father:    James Rothwell
    Mother:    Mary
    FHL Film Number:    1545452
    
    Abode: Sharples (Waggoner)

She died due to diabetes at the age of 60 in July 1897 in Lawrence.  Her burial was in July 1897.⁶ 

• Death Notes
  • Betsy was in Lawrence, Mass in 1870, the the death in North Bury (BN/24/86) for Betty Mather, aged 33 isnt her.
    
        
    Betsy Mather Rothwell - in the Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915
    
    Name:    Betsy Mather Rothwell
    Gender:    Female
    Age:    57
    Birth Date:    abt 1840
    Birth Place:    England
    Death Date:    13 Jul 1897
    Death Place:    Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
    Cause of Death: Diabetic
    Father:    James
    Mother:    Mary Brindel