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.  He was buried 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