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John Mather & Mary Harper

Taken on January 31st, 1853 and sourced from Certificate - Marriage.

1853 John Mather & Mary Harper

This picture was taken on January 31st, 1853 and sourced from Certificate - Marriage.

John and Mary were married in a religious ceremony on January 31st, 1853 at All Saints (Stand).¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- 31 Jan 1853, John Mather, a weaver of Chapel Field, son of William Mather, a Beamer, married Mary Harper, spinster, daughter of Jeremiah Harper, a Mill-Wright.

They had a daughter named Eliza. There are no more children.

Personal Details
- John Mather
  John was born about 1830. John is no longer alive.
  
  Mary Harper
  Mary was born in 1828 in Bolton.² Mary is no longer alive.

Children
- Eliza Mather
  Eliza was born in August 1854 in Bolton.³
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1854
    MATHER Eliza HARPER Western Bolton WB/28/359
    
    MATHER, ELIZA HARPER
    GRO Reference: 1854 D Quarter in BOLTON UNION
    Volume 08C Page 259
  - Death Notes
    
    There was only one Eliza Mather birth registered in Bolton in 1854, and the infant death in 1855 is for another child, Eliza Ann (MMN = POWEL)matches the birth record. Eliza may have survived to 1861 or died in November.
    
    The death of Elizabeth Mather of Elms Cottage, aged 3 months died in Nov 1854 was the daughter of Francis and Rachel Whitworth Mather (born 12 Aug 1854, baptised 15 Oct 1854 at Stand, All Saints)

¹ Manchester CoE Marriages & Banns 1753-1930
² 1851 UK Census
³ GRO Reference