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Joseph Mather & Annie Lilly

Joseph and Annie were married in a religious ceremony on May 31st, 1860 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Bury) witnessed by Henry Withington & S. Bailey.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Marriage: 31 May 1860 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England
  Joseph Mather - 22, Joiner, Bachelor, Bury
  Ann Lilly - 24, Spinster, Bury
      Groom's Father: James Mather, Fuller
      Bride's Father: James Lilly, Mechanic
      Witness: Henry Withington; S. Bailey
      Married by Banns by: Thomas Brooke Curate
      Register: Marriages 1860 - 1861, Page 54, Entry 107
      Source: Original Register

They had three sons and a daughter, named William, Fred, Harry and Annie. There are possibly more children.

Personal Details
- Joseph Mather
  Joseph was born in 1837 in Bury.²
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 4 in 1841
      Aged 13 in 1851
      Aged 23 in 1861
      
      This must be another:
      Name:    Joseph Mather
      Age:    0
      Birth Date:    28 Mar 1838
      Baptism Date:    13 Apr 1838
      Baptism Place:    Bury, St Mary, Lancashire, England
      Father:    James Mather
      Mother:    Betty Mather (nee WHITAKER from GRO)
      Reference Number:    L215
      Item Number:    6
      Archive Roll:    671
      
      Father a Fuller
  Annie Lilly
  Annie was born in 1836 in Bury.³
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 25 in 1861, born bury
  Annie is no longer alive.

Children
- Annie Mather
  Annie was born on March 31st, 1861 in Bury and her baptism took place there on May 5th, 1881.³⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 3mo in 1861
    
    MATHER, ANNIE        LILLY
    GRO Reference: 1861 J Quarter in BURY SOUTH
    Volume 08C Page 418
    
    Name:    Annie Mather
    Birth Date:    31 Mar 1861
    Birth Place:    Lancashire, England
    Baptism Date:    5 May 1861
    Baptism Place:    Bury, Lancashire, England
    Church:    Methodist Brunswick United Methodist Church
    Father Name:    Joseph Mather
    Mother Name:    Annie Mather
  William Albert Mather
  William was born in November 1862 in Bury.⁵
  - Birth Notes
    
    MATHER, WILLIAM ALBERT LILLY
    GRO Reference: 1862 D Quarter in BURY
    Volume 08C Page 376
  He died at 6 months old in May 1863 in Bury. His burial was on May 28th, 1863 at All Saints (Elton).⁶
  - Death Notes
    
    Name:    William Albert Mather
    Death Age:    6/12
    Birth Date:    abt 1862
    Burial Date:    28 May 1863
    Burial Place:    Bury, Lancashire, England
    Register Type:    Bishop's Transcript
    Reference Number:    DRM 2/59/2
  Fred Mather
  Fred was born in June 1864 in Bury.⁵
  - Birth Notes
    
    MATHER, FEED LILLY
    GRO Reference: 1864 J Quarter in BURY
    Volume 08C Page 414
  Harry Mather
  Harry was born in September 1866 in Bury.⁵
  - Birth Notes
    
    MATHER, HARRY LILLY
    GRO Reference: 1866 S Quarter in BURY
    Volume 08C Page 393

Family Timeline

¹ Lancashire OPC Project
² 1841 UK Census
³ 1861 UK Census
⁴ Manchester non-Conformist B&B (1758-1912)
⁵ GRO Reference
⁶ Lancashire CoE Deaths & Burials (1813-1986)
Source/Citation BMD-Lancashire