Luke Mather & Grace Jones

Personal Details

• Luke Mather
  Luke was born in September 1784 in Bolton and his baptism took place on September 19th, 1784 at Turton Chapel.² 

  • Birth Notes
    • Name:    Luke Mather
      Event Type:    Baptism
      Baptism Date:    19 Sep 1784
      Baptism Place:    Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
      Parish as it Appears:    Turton Chapel
      Father:    Thomas Mather
      Mother:    Hannah Mather
      Reference Number:    L243/1/2/1
      Item Number:    3
      Archive Roll:    854
      
      
      Name:    Luke Mather
      Gender:    Male
      Baptism Date:    19 Sep 1784
      Baptism Place:    Saint Peter,Bolton,Lancashire,England
      Father:    Thos. Mather
      Mother:    Hannah
      FHL Film Number:    942.72 B3V26B V. 5-16

  He died due to natural causes or old age, Natural Decay, at the age of 80 in December 1864 in Manchester.  His burial was on December 12th, 1864 in Manchester.^3 4 

  • Death Notes
    • Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1864
      MATHER    Luke    79    Didsbury    
      Archives+, Manchester Central Library    DID/8/489
      
      Name:    Lake Mather
      Age:    80
      Birth Date:    abt 1784
      Burial Date:    12 Dec 1864
      Burial Place:    Hulme, St George, Lancashire, England
      Parish as it Appears:    Hulme, St George
      Reference Number:    GB127.M383/1/3/6
      
      MATHER, LUKE        79 
      GRO Reference: 1864  D Quarter in CHORLTON 
      Volume 08C  Page 331
  
  
  Grace Jones
  Grace was born about 1755 in Manchester.⁵ 

  • Birth Notes
    • Grace was much older than Luke.  In 1841 she was 70 and Luke 55 (aged rounded).

  She died in January 1847 in Chorlton-cum-Hardy.⁶ 

  • Death Notes
    • The only Grace Mather death record for Manchester between 1841 and 1849:
      
      Name:    Grace Mather
      Registration Year:    1847
      Registration Quarter:    Jan-Feb-Mar
      Registration district:    Chorlton, Lancashire
      Volume:    20
      Page:    250