Personal Details

 John Mather

BURIAL - John Mather (1821-1892)
John was born in 1822 in Manchester and his baptism took place on June 22nd, 1823 at Manchester Cathedral.^2 3 
• Birth Notes

  Aged 40 in 1861, born Manchester
  Aged 71 when buried Feb 92
  
  Name:    John Mather
  Baptism Date:    22 Jun 1823
  Parish:    Manchester , St Mary, St Denys and St George
  Father's name:    John Mather
  Mother's name:    Ann Mather
  Archive Roll:    758
  
  Abode: Manchester, Machine Maker
He died at the age of 70 in February 1892.  He was buried on February 10th, 1892 at the Cheetham Hill.⁴ 
• Death Notes

  John Mather Jnr, his 1st wife Eliza Jackson Smith Mather and 2nd wife Margaret Hughes Mather are all buried in Cheetham Hill Cemetery, with John’s mother Ann Thompson Mather and brother Thomas Mather’s 1st wife Ellen McCardle Mather.
  
  Grave 6096 Prog. No. 25.469, John Mather, 500 Mill St. Bradford, Manchester, 71 years, Inflammation of the lungs, buried 10 February 1892, Thomas Mather, Grave Owner


 Eliza Smith (nee Jackson)
Eliza was born in 1820 in Manchester.⁵ 
• Birth Notes

  Aged 40 in 1861, born Manchester
  Aged 58 in 1877 when died
  Aged 57 in 1877 when buried
  
  
  In 1848, John and Eliza Smith both recorded their ages as 21 (or over) when they married.  They were probably the same age, so about 25 (although other marriages recorded actual ages).
She died due to a medical problem, Disorder - Dropsy (Edema), at the age of 57 in August 1877 in Prestwich.  She was buried on August 22nd, 1877 at the Cheetham Hill.^4 6 
• Death Notes

  Eliza Jackson Mather died in 1877 Prestwich, age 58
  
  Name:    Eliza Mather
  Estimated Birth Year:    abt 1819
  Registration Year:     1877
  Registration Quarter:    Jul-Aug-Sep
  Age at Death:    58
  Registration District:    Prestwich, Lancashire
  Volume:    8d
  Page:    223
  
  Grave 6096 Prog. No. 21.110, Eliza Mather buried 22 Aug. 1877, age 57 yrs, Disorder – Dropsy, Residence Mill St. Bradford, Manchester, Thomas Mather, Grave Owner