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John Mather & Margaret Edge

John and Margaret were married in a civil ceremony in 1869 in Leigh.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1869
  MATHER John EDGE Margaret Leigh Register Office or Registrar Attended

They had a biological son and a biological daughter, named James and Eliza. They also had an adopted daughter named Mary.

Personal Details
- John Mather
  John was born on December 1st, 1820 in Tyldesley and his baptism took place on December 18th, 1820 in Chowbent.²
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 32 in 1851
      Aged 41 in 1861
      Aged 52 in 1871
      Aged 64 in 1881
      Aged 70 in 1887 (when died), actually 66
      
      Name:    John Mather
      Birth Date:    1 Dec 1820
      Birth Place:    Lancashire, England
      Baptism Date:    18 Dec 1820
      Baptism Place:    Atherton, Lancashire, England
      Church:    Chowbent Unitarian Chapel
      Mother Name:    Jane Mather
  He died at the age of 66 on February 16th, 1887 in Atherton.¹
  - Death Notes
    - Died after 1881
      
      Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1887
      MATHER    John    70    Atherton        ATH/36/359
      
      MATHER, JOHN        70
      GRO Reference: 1887 M Quarter in LEIGH
      Volume 08C Page 174
      
      MATHER JOHN: Probate 28 Feb
      The Will of John Mather late of Atherton in the county of Lancaster Milkdealer and Confectioner who died 16 Feb 1887 at Atherton was proved at Liverpool by Margaret Mather of 264 Tyldesley Road Hindsford Atherton, Widow the Relict and Thomas Atherton of 8 Ashwell Street Tyldesley in the said County, Cashier the Executors.
      £184 9s 9d
  Margaret Edge
  Margaret was born in 1831 in Tyldesley.³
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 40 in 1871
  Margaret is no longer alive.
  - Death Notes
    - Was alive when John died in 1887 at Atherton

Children
- Mary Ann Edge
  Mary was born in March 1862 in Tyldesley.³
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 9 in 1871, born Tyldesley Mary A
    Aged 19 in 1881, born Ty6ldesley, Mary J
    
    EDGE, MARY ANN CROWE
    GRO Reference: 1861 M Quarter in BOLTON
    Volume 08C Page 260
    
    EDGE, MARY JANE -
    GRO Reference: 1862 M Quarter in LEIGH
    Volume 08C Page 214
  Mary is no longer alive.
  Eliza Mather
  Eliza was born in March 1871 in Atherton.³
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 1 week 1-Apr-1871
    
    MATHER, ELIZA EDGE
    GRO Reference: 1871 M Quarter in LEIGH
    Volume 08C Page 258
  James Mather
  James was born in December 1873 in Tyldesley.⁴

Family Timeline

¹ BMD-Lancashire
² England & Wales Non-conformist Registers (1567-1970)
³ 1871 UK Census
⁴ 1881 UK Census