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Ralph Mather & Emma (Ellen) Hughes

Ralph and Ellen were married in a religious ceremony on January 1st, 1881 in Belmont by William Wall and witnessed by John Hughes & Kate Walmsley.¹ They had two sons named John and Thomas. The family line is yet to be completed.

Personal Details
- Ralph Mather
  Ralph was born in 1860 in Darwen.²
  - Birth Notes
    - 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
  He died at the age of 65 in September 1925 in Stockport.³
  - Death Notes
    - 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
  Emma (Ellen) Hughes
  Emma, known as Ellen, was born in 1858 in Ellesmere Port.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    - 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)
  She died at the age of 68 in 1926 in Stockport.²
  - Death Notes
    - Cheshire Death indexes for the years: 1926
      MATHER Emma 69 Stockport First ST1/40/10

Children
- John Mather
  John was born in June 1881 in Sharples.²
  - Birth Notes
    
    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
  He died in June 1881 in Sharples.²
  - Death Notes
    
    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
  Thomas Mather
  Thomas was born in June 1885 in Belmont.⁵
  - Birth Notes
    
    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

¹ Lancashire OPC Project
² BMD-Lancashire
³ FreeBMD.org.uk
⁴ 1881 UK Census
⁵ GRO Reference