Richard was born in October 1796 in Westhoughton and his baptism took place there on October 22nd, 1796.2
Birth Notes
Aged 44 in 1841 Aged 57 in 1851
Name: Richard Mather Event Type: Baptism Baptism Date: 22 Oct 1796 Baptism Place: Westhoughton , St Bartholomew, Lancashire Parish as it Appears: Westhoughton Mother: Jane Mather Reference Number: GB127.L122/1/2/2
Richard son of Jane Mather (no father named)
He died at the age of 54 in September 1851 in Atherton.3
Death Notes
Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1851 MATHER Richard 54 Atherton ATH/7/202
Name Richard Mather Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep Death Registration Place Leigh, Lancashire, United Kingdom Death Date Sep 1851 Volume 21 Page 350
Aged 16 in 1841 at How Bridge, Atherton Aged 25 in 1851 Aged 36 in 1861
Name: Edward Mather Baptism Date: 30 Jan 1825 Baptism Place: Leigh, St Mary, Lancashire, England Father: Richd Mather Mother: Elizabeth Mather Reference Number: GB127.L211/1/3/3
Aged 14 in 1841, at Howe Bridge, Atherton Aged 23 in 1851 Aged 29 in 1855 (when married) Aged 34 in 1861, born Atherton
Name: James Mather Gender: Male Baptism Date: 7 Jan 1827 Baptism Place: Leigh, Lancashire, England Father: Richard Mather Mother: Elizabeth Mather FHL Film Number: 1545560 Reference ID: p 91 Item 722
He died at the age of 67 on March 1st, 1894 in Atherton.6
Death Notes
MATHER, JAMES 66 GRO Reference: 1894 M Quarter in LEIGH Volume 08C Page 176
Name James Mather Death Date 1 Mar 1894 Death Place Lancashire, England Probate Date 3 Apr 1894 Probate Registry London, England
James MATHER of 273 Leigh Road, Atherton, Lancashire labourer died 1 March 1894. Probate London to Ralph Leyland Grocer and Samuel Mather Collier. Effects £288. 12s 7d.
Name Ann Mather Baptism Date 7 Sep 1834 Parish Leigh, Lancashire, England Father Richard Mather Mother Elizabeth Mather Register Type Bishop's Transcripts Reference Number Drm/2/118/4
She died at the age of 30 in June 1865 in Atherton.3
Death Notes
Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1865 MATHER Ann 30 Atherton Wigan & Leigh ATH/16/336
MATHER, ANN 30 GRO Reference: 1865 J Quarter in LEIGH Volume 08C Page 141
Name Elizabeth Mather Baptism Date 30 Apr 1837 Parish Leigh, Lancashire, England Father Richard Mather Mother Elizabeth Mather Register Type Bishop's Transcripts Reference Number Drm/2/118a/1
She died at the age of 76 in December 1913 in Haslingden.12
Death Notes
Name Elizabeth Guy Age 76 Estimated Birth Year 1837 Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec Death Registration Place Haslingden, Lancashire, United Kingdom Death Date Dec 1913 Inferred Death Place Lancashire, United Kingdom Volume 8e Page 132