Aged 10 in 1871, born longworth (with grandparents)
Aged 20 in 1881, born Darwen
Aged 30 in 1891, born Darwen
Aged 38 in 1901, born Bolton (not with wife)

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1860
MATHER    Ralph    MAYOH    Darwen    Blackburn    D/33/40

Although registered at Darwen (so Blackburn not Bolton), the other births (before and after) were at Sharples.

MATHER, RALPH        MAYOH 
GRO Reference: 1860  D Quarter in BLACKBURN 
Volume 08E  Page 348

Emma was a Widow in 1911

Therre are no matching deaths for Ralph before 1911.  However there are matching deaths for both Ralph and Emma in Stockport in 1925 & 1926.

Deaths Sep 1925   (>99%)
Mather     Ralph     64     Stockport     8a, 76

Aged 22 in 1881, born Ellesmere Port
Aged 33 in 1891, born Cheshire

Only Emma birth registered in 1858 is at Dukinfield, so possibly born 1856 (2 Chester registrations)

Cheshire Death indexes for the years: 1926
MATHER    Emma    69    Stockport First        ST1/40/10

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1881
MATHER    John    HUGHES    Sharples, Bolton    SH/15/374

MATHER, JOHN        HUGHES 
GRO Reference: 1881  J Quarter in BOLTON 
Volume 08C  Page 389

Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1881
MATHER    John    0    Sharples, Bolton    SH/9/376

Name    John Mather
Age    0
Estimated Birth Year    abt 1881
Registration Quarter    Apr-May-Jun
Death Registration Place    Bolton, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Death Date    Jun 1881
Inferred Death Place    Lancashire, United Kingdom
Volume    8c
Page    200

Aged 25 in 1911, born Belmont (with mother)

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1885
MATHER    Thomas    HUGHES    Sharples    SH/17/198

MATHER, THOMAS        HUGHES 
GRO Reference: 1885  J Quarter in BOLTON 
Volume 08C  Page 399