Family of John Mather & Margaret Mather

John and Margaret were married in a religious ceremony on April 8th, 1833 in Leyland.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Name:    Margaret Mather
  Marriage Date:    8 Apr 1833
  Parish:    Leyland, Lancashire, England
  Spouse:    John Mather
  Register Type:    Bishop's Transcript

They had two biological sons and six biological daughters, named Ralph, James, Martha, Esther, Mary, Ann, Alice and Nanny. They also had an adopted daughter named Esther. There are no more children.

Personal Details
- John Mather
  John was born in 1809 in Withnell and his baptism took place on July 30th, 1809 in Brindle.²³
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 30 in 1841
      Aged 42 in 1851
      
      England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
      Name:    John Mather
      Event Type:    Christening
      Event Date:    30 Jul 1809
      Event Place:    Brindle, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
      Gender:    Male
      Father's Name:    Ralph Mather
      Mother's Name:    Ann
  Margaret Mather
  Margaret was born in 1810 in Withnell.²
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 30 in 1841
      Aged 41 in 1851
  Margaret is no longer alive.

Children
- Martha Mather
  Martha was born in 1830 in Withnell.²
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 10 in 1841
    Aged 21 in 1851
  Esther Mather
  Esther was born in 1834 in Withnell.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 7 in 1841
    Died by 1851
  She died at the age of 11 in March 1845 in Withnell. Her burial was on March 12th, 1845 in Withnell.⁵
  - Death Notes
    
    Name:    Esther Mather
    Birth Year:    abt 1834
    Death Age:    11
    Burial Date:    12 Mar 1845
    Burial Parish:    Withnell, Lancashire, England
    Register Type:    Parish Register
    Reference Number:    Pr 3136/1/6
  Mary Mather
  Mary was born in 1837 in Withnell.²
  - Birth Notes
    
    Note: This is NOT Mariah (or Maria) of Brinscall-in-Wheelton, born the same year.
    
    Mary, aged 4 in 1841
    Mary, aged 14 in 1851, born Withnell
    Mary, aged 25 in 1861, born Withnell
  Ann Mather
  Ann was born in March 1840 in Withnell.²
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 1 in 1841
    Aged 11 in 1851
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1840
    MATHER Ann MATHER Brindle/Withnell BR/2/4
    
    MATHER, ANN MATHER
    GRO Reference: 1840 M Quarter in CHORLEY
    Volume 21 Page 351
  Ralph Mather
  Ralph was born in December 1842 in Withnell.²
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 8 inj 1851
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1842
    MATHER Ralph MATHER Brindle/Withnell BR/3/31
    
    MATTHER, RALPH MATTHER
    GRO Reference: 1842 D Quarter in CHORLEY
    Volume 21 Page 292
  Alice Mather
  Alice was born in June 1845 in Withnell.²
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 5 in 1851
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1845
    MATHER Alice MATHER Brindle/Withnell BR/4/58
    
    MATHER, ALICE MATHER
    GRO Reference: 1845 J Quarter in CHORLEY
    Volume 21 Page 394
  Nanny Mather
  Nanny was born in September 1848 in Withnell.⁶
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1848
    MATHER Nanny MATHER Brindle/Withnell BR/6/12
    
    MATHER, NANNY MATHER
    GRO Reference: 1848 S Quarter in CHORLEY
    Volume 21 Page 359
  James Mather
  James was born in June 1851 in Withnell.⁶
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1851
    MATHER James MATHER Brindle/Withnell BR/7/16
    
    MATHER, JAMES MATHER
    GRO Reference: 1851 J Quarter in CHORLEY
    Volume 21 Page 430
  Esther Mather
  Esther was born in 1855 in Withnell.⁷
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 6 in 1861, borth Withnell
    Aged 16 in 1871, borth Withnell
  Esther is no longer alive.

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