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John Mather & Ellen Barnes

Taken on December 31st, 1848 and sourced from Certificate - Marriage.

1848 John Mather & Ellen Barnes

This picture was taken on December 31st, 1848 and sourced from Certificate - Marriage.

John and Ellen were married in a religious ceremony on December 31st, 1846 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Bury).¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- 31 Dec 1848, John Mather, Crofter of Tottington and son of John Mather an Engineer married Ellen Barnes.

They had an adopted daughter named Mary. There are no more children.

Personal Details
- John Mather
  John was born on February 27th, 1821 in WestLeigh and his baptism took place on March 26th, 1820 at St. Peter's (Bolton).²
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 20 in 1841, living at Tottington
      Aged 40 in 1861, born Westleigh
      
      Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848
      Name:    John Mather
      Gender:    Male
      Relationship to Primary Person:    Self (Head)
      Father:    John Mather
      Mother:    Betty
      Birth Date:    27 Feb 1821
      Birth Place:    Leigh, Lancashire, England
      LDS Church Ordinance Data:    Baptism Date: July 4, 1841 Tottington, Lancashire, ENG Officiator: Crook, Robert Baptism Date: April 13, 1861 Ordained Priest Date: May 7, 1848 Ordained Elder Date: October 3, 1868 Officiator: Jacobs, H.C.
      Comments:    John emigrated October 18, 1871.
  Ellen Barnes
  Ellen was born about 1825 in Bury.³
  - Birth Notes
    - Summerseat is a village between Bury and Ramsbottom (not Devon)
  Ellen is no longer alive.

Children
- Mary Shaw
  Mary was born in 1867 in Blackburn and her baptism took place there on February 7th, 1866.⁴⁵
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 4 in 1871, adopted daughter, born Blackburn
    Aged 14 in 1881, adopted daughter, born Blackburn
    
    Name:    Mary Shaw
    Baptism Date:    7 Feb 1866
    Parish:    Blackburn, Lancashire, England
    Father:    John Shaw
    Mother:    Lettice Shaw
    Register Type:    Parish Registers
    Reference Number:    PR 3073/1/23
  Mary is no longer alive.

¹ Manchester CoE Marriages & Banns 1753-1930
² 1841 UK Census
³ Certificate - Death
⁴ 1871 UK Census
⁵ Lancashire CoE Births & Baptisms (1813-1911)