Family of John Mather & Mary Ann Wilson

John and Mary were married in a religious ceremony on July 25th, 1847 in Didsbury witnessed by Robery Wallace & Sarah Dutton.¹ They had a son and a daughter, named James and Harriet. There are no more children.

Family Notes
- There are 4 possible marriages in Bolton:
  
  1842 Matha Gradwell - Not Found
  1843 Elizabeth Kay (NO - another John Mather in my tree)
  1848 Letita Crankshaw (NO - John's father was John)
  1848 Martha Jordan - (NO - Another John Mather)
  
  Didsbury is a much better match

Personal Details
- John Mather
  John was born in 1825 in Deane and his baptism took place on April 17th, 1825 at St. Mary (Deane) conducted by Curate Fras. Whalley.²¹
  - Birth Notes
    - John was 15 in 1841
      
      Name:    John Mather
      Baptism Date:    17 Apr 1825
      Parish:    Deane, Lancashire, England
      Father:    Jacob Mather
      Mother:    Sarah Mather
      Register Type:    Bishop's Transcripts
      Reference Number:    Drm/2/72
      Does the John Mather in this record match the person
      
      Baptism: 17 Apr 1825 St Mary the Virgin, Deane, Lancashire, England
      John Mather - Son of Jacob Mather & Sarah
          Abode: Great Bolton
          Occupation: Weaver
          Baptised by: Fras. Whalley Curate
          Register: Baptisms 1822 - 1833, Page 93, Entry 741
          Source: LDS Family Search
  Mary Ann Wilson
  Mary was born in 1826 in Stockport.³
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 25 in 1851, born Stockport
  Mary is no longer alive.

Children
- James Mather
  James was born in December 1847 in Stockport.³
  - Birth Notes
    
    MATHER, JAMES WILSON
    GRO Reference: 1847 D Quarter in STOCKPORT
    Volume 19 Page 250
  He died before 1909 in Chorlton (Lancs).
  - Death Notes
    
    James died between 1887 (after Alexander's birth) and 1909 (when his son William Married). There are four possibilities, two in Lancashire:
    
    James may have died before 1901 when the three youngest were with their uncle and aunt. South Shields, Durham is possible as his son Alexander may have married there in 1915, although ippears to be another Alexander, son of Jane
    
    Mar 1887 MATHER James     39     Nottingham     7b, 217
    Mar 1895 Mather James     47     S. Shields     10a, 476
    Dec 1905 Mather James     57     Chorlton     8c, 499
    Mar 1907 Mather James     59     Chorlton     8c, 488
  Harriet Mather
  Harriet was born in July 1850 in Halifax.³
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 9mo in 1851, born Marley, Borkshire
    
    Name:    Harriet Mather
    Registration Year:    1850
    Registration Quarter:    Jul-Aug-Sep
    Registration district:    Halifax, Yorkshire West Riding
    Volume:    22
    Page:    301
    
    MATHER, HARRIET        WILSON
    GRO Reference: 1850 S Quarter in HALIFAX
    Volume 22 Page 301
  She died at the age of 76 in January 1927 in Salford.⁴
  - Death Notes
    
    Name:    Harriet Mather
    Death Age:    78
    Birth Date:    abt 1849
    Registration Date:    Q1 1927
    Registration district:    Salford, Lancashire
    Volume:    8d
    Page:    580

John Mather & Mary Ann Wilson

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