Family of Matthew Mather & Jane Taylor

Matthew and Jane were married in a religious ceremony on December 5th, 1819 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Leigh) by Vicar Daniel Birkett and witnessed by Samuel Whittle & Timothy Taylor.¹ They had four sons and four daughters, named William, Thomas, Matthew, John, Jane, May, Alice and Eliza. There are no more children.

Personal Details
- Matthew Mather
  Matthew was born in May 1798 in WestLeigh and his baptism took place on May 5th, 1798 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Leigh).²
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 45 in 1841
      
      Name:    Matthew Mather
      Event Type:    Baptism
      Baptism Date:    5 May 1798
      Baptism Place:    Leigh, St Mary, Lancashire, England
      Father:    Nathan Mather
      Mother:    Jane Mather
      Reference Number:    GB127.L211/1/6
      
      Abode: Westleigh
  He died at the age of 48 in December 1846 in Hyde.³
  - Death Notes
    - Died between 1841 & 1851 at Hyde
      
      Cheshire Death indexes for the years: 1846
      MATHER    Matthew    47    Hyde, Tameside    HYD/9/28
      
      Name:    Matthew Mather
      Registration Year:    1846
      Registration Quarter:    Oct-Nov-Dec
      Registration district:    Stockport, Cheshire
      Volume:    19
      Page:    252
  Jane Taylor
  Jane was born in 1803 in Stalybridge and her baptism took place there on January 23rd, 1803.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 40 in 1841, Not born Cheshire (e.g. Leigh, Lancashire)
      Aged 48 in 1851, born Staleybridge
      Aged 61 in 1861
      
      Name:    Jenny Taylor
      Event Type:    Baptism
      Baptism Date:    23 Jan 1803
      Baptism Place:    Stalybridge, Old St George, Lancashire, England
      Father:    Nathan Taylor
      Mother:    Martha Taylor
      Reference Number:    L63/1/1
      Archive Roll:    561
  She died after 1861.
  - Death Notes
    - Jane was still alive in 1861 and there is no Cheshire death with matching age. She may have married again in 1862 or 1867

Children
- Jane Mather
  Jane was born in 1822 in WestLeigh.⁵
  May Mather
  May was born in 1824 in Blackburn and her baptism took place on February 29th, 1824.⁵⁶
  - Birth Notes
    
    Name:    Mary Mather
    Baptism Date:    29 Feb 1824
    Parish:    Blackburn, Lancashire, England
    Father:    Matthew Mather
    Mother:    Jane Mather
    Register Type:    Parish Registers
    Reference Number:    PR 3073/1/13
  William Mather
  William was born in 1827.
  Thomas Mather
  Thomas was born in 1832 in Hollinwood.⁵
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 19 in 1851, born Hollinwood
  Matthew Mather
  Matthew was born in 1835 in Dukinfield.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 14 in 1851, born Dulinfield
  Alice Mather
  Alice was born in 1838 in Hyde.⁵
  Eliza Mather
  Eliza was born in 1840 in Hyde.⁵
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 1 in 1841
    Aged 10 in 1851, born Hyde
  John Mather
  John was born in 1843 in Hyde.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 8 in 1851
  He died at the age of 62 in March 1905 in Stockport.³
  - Death Notes
    
    Name:    John Mather
    Estimated birth year:    abt 1841
    Registration Year:    1905
    Registration Quarter:    Jan-Feb-Mar
    Age at Death:    64
    Registration district:    Stockport, Cheshire
    Volume:    8a
    Page:    25

Matthew Mather & Jane Taylor

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