Joseph Mather & Jane (Ann) Smith

Catherine Mather
Catherine was born in June 1847 in Westhoughton and her baptism took place on August 3rd, 1847 at St. Bartholomew (Westhoughton).⁴ 

• Birth Notes
  • Name:    Catherine Mather
    Baptism Date:    3 Aug 1847
    Baptism Place:    Westhoughton, St Bartholomew, Lancashire
    Father:    Joseph Mather
    Mother:    Anne Mather
    Reference Number:    GB127.L122/1/3/2
    
    MATHER, CATHARINE        SMITH 
    GRO Reference: 1847  J Quarter in BOLTON UNION 
    Volume 21  Page 239
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1847
    MATHER    Catharine    SMITH    Westhoughton    WH/3/451

Alice Mather
Alice was born in December 1849 in Westhoughton and her baptism took place on February 3rd, 1850 at St. Bartholomew (Westhoughton).⁴ 

• Birth Notes
  • Name:    Alice Mather
    Baptism Date:    3 Feb 1850
    Baptism Place:    Westhoughton, St Bartholomew, Lancashire
    Father:    Joseph Mather
    Mother:    Jane Mather
    Reference Number:    GB127.L122/1/3/2
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1849
    MATHER    Alice    SMITH    Westhoughton    WH/4/328
    
    MATHER, ALICE        SMITH 
    GRO Reference: 1849  D Quarter in BOLTON UNION 
    Volume 21  Page 194

She died at the age of 3 in October 1853 in Westhoughton.  Her burial was on October 2nd, 1853 in Westhoughton.^5 5 

• Death Notes
  • Must have died begore the next Alice baptised in 1856
    
    Name:    Alice Mather
    Age:    3
    Birth Date:    abt 1850
    Burial Date:    2 Oct 1853
    Burial Place:    Westhoughton, St James, Lancashire, England
    Parish as it Appears:    Deane, Chapelry Of Westhoughton
    Reference Number:    L122
    Archive Roll:    849
    
    No father shown,
    Age 3 years, 10 months

Thomas Mather
Thomas was born in 1852 in Westhoughton and his baptism took place on April 11th, 1852 at St. Bartholomew (Westhoughton).⁴ 

• Birth Notes
  • Name:    Thomas Mather
    Baptism Date:    11 Apr 1852
    Baptism Place:    Westhoughton, St Bartholomew, Lancashire
    Father:    Joseph Mather
    Mother:    Jane Mather
    Reference Number:    GB127.L122/1/3/2
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1852
    MATHER    Thomas    SMITH    Westhoughton    WH/5/183

Ann Mather
Ann was born in June 1854 in Westhoughton and her baptism took place on August 27th, 1854 at St. Bartholomew (Westhoughton).⁴ 

• Birth Notes
  • Name:    Ann Mather
    Baptism Date:    27 Aug 1854
    Baptism Place:    Westhoughton, St Bartholomew, Lancashire.
    Father:    Joseph Mather
    Mother:    Jane Mather
    Reference Number:    GB127.L122/1/3/3
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1854
    MATHER    Ann    SMITH    Westhoughton    WH/6/73
    
    MATHER, ANN        SMITH 
    GRO Reference: 1854  J Quarter in BOLTON UNION 
    Volume 08C  Page 230

She died before 1892.

• Death Notes
  • Did Lawrence divorce Ann or was he a bigamist who married Margaret and emigrated to Canada?  There is no death for Ann before 1912.

Alice Mather
Alice was born on May 11th, 1856 in Westhoughton.² 

• Birth Notes
  • Aged 4 in 1861, born Westhoughton
    Aged 14 in 1871, born Westhoughton
    Aged 23 in 1881, born Westhoughton
    
    Grave shows DOB as 11 May 1855, which must be an error and should be 1856 (see birth registration).
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1856
    MATHER    Alice    SMITH    Westhoughton    WH/6/427
    
    MATHER, ALICE        SMITH 
    GRO Reference: 1856  J Quarter in BOLTON 
    Volume 08C  Page 232

She died at the age of 79 on July 28th, 1935 in Washington.⁶ 

• Death Notes
  • Alice Hilton
    BIRTH    11 May 1855, England
    DEATH    28 Jul 1935 (aged 80)
    BURIAL    Carbonado Cemetery
    Carbonado, Pierce County, Washington, USA
    MEMORIAL ID    17003980

Ellen Mather
Ellen was born in March 1859 in Westhoughton.³ 

• Birth Notes
  • Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1859
    MATHER    Ellen    SMITH    Westhoughton    WH/7/397
    
    MATHER, ELLEN        SMITH 
    GRO Reference: 1859  M Quarter in BOLTON 
    Volume 08C  Page 218

She died at the age of 2 in December 1861 in Westhoughton.³ 

• Death Notes
  • Died between 1861 and 1871
    
    Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1861
    MATHER    Ellen    2    Westhoughton    WH/5/471
    
    MATHER, ELLEN        2 
    GRO Reference: 1861  D Quarter in BOLTON 
    Volume 08C  Page 157

Mary Jane Mather
Mary was born in June 1861 in Westhoughton.³ 

• Birth Notes
  • Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1861
    MATHER    Mary J    SMITH    Westhoughton    WH/8/281
    
    MATHER, MARY  JANE      SMITH 
    GRO Reference: 1861  J Quarter in BOLTON 
    Volume 08C  Page 240

She died at the age of 3 in March 1865 in Westhoughton.³ 

• Death Notes
  • 
    Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1865
    MATHER    Mary J    3    Westhoughton    WH/6/332
    
    MATHER, MARY  JANE      3 
    GRO Reference: 1865  M Quarter in BOLTON 
    Volume 08C  Page 184

Jeffrey Mather
Jeffrey was born in December 1864 in Westhoughton.³ 

• Birth Notes
  • 
    MATHER, JEFFREY        SMITH 
    GRO Reference: 1864  D Quarter in BOLTON 
    Volume 08C  Page 223
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1864
    MATHER    Jeffrey    SMITH    Westhoughton    Bolton    WH/9/431

He died at the age of 54 in 1918 in Darwen.

• Death Notes
  • Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1918
    MATHER    Geoffrey    53    Darwen, Blackburn    D/93/86