Family of Richard Walmsley & Rachel Mather

Richard and Rachel were married in a religious ceremony on May 1st, 1847 in Liverpool by minister J H Stafford and witnessed by Robert Walmsley Jnr & Caroline Priestley Mather.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Marriages Jun 1847   (>99%)
  MATHER Rachel     Liverpool 20 332
  WALMSLEY Richard     Liverpool 20 332
  
  Marriage: 1 May 1847 St Thomas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
  Richard Walmsley - full Ironmonger Bachelor of Liverpool
  Rachel Mather - full Spinster of Liverpool
      Groom's Father: Richard Walmsley, Farmer
      Bride's Father: Matthias Mather, Ironfounder
      Witness: Robt. Walmsley, Jnr.; Caroline Priestley Mather
      Married by Registrar's Certificate by: J. H. Stafford Offg. Minr.
      Register: Marriages 1838 - 1852, Page 176, Entry 351
      Source: LDS Film 1546064

They had three sons and four daughters, named Edwin, Fredric, Thomas, Martha, Mary, Caroline and Sophia. There are possibly more children.

Family Notes
- Some infant children that died are missing

Personal Details
- Richard Walmsley
  Richard was born on July 21st, 1821 in Ormskirk and his baptism took place there on August 22nd, 1821.¹
  - Birth Notes
    - Marriage 1 Richard Walmsley b: 21 Jul 1821 in Ormskirk, Lancashire c: 22 Aug 1821 in Ormskirk, Lancashire
      
      Children
      1. Martha Walmsley b: 1845 in Liverpool, Lancashire
      2. Edwin Walmsley b: 1848 in Ormskirk, Lancashire
      3. Frederick Walmsley b: 1849 in Ormskirk, Lancashire
      4. Mary Emma Walmsley b: 1851 in Ormskirk, Lancashire
      5. Caroline A. Walmsley b: 1855 in Ormskirk, Lancashire
      6. Sophia Walmsley b: 1859 in Bolton, Lancs
      7. Thomas Walmsley b: 1861 in Bolton, Lancashire
      
      Baptisms: 22 Aug 1821 Latham Chapel, Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
      Richard Walmsley - Son of Richard Walmsley & Martha
          Born: 21 Jul 1821
          Abode: Bickerstaffe
          Occupation: Blacksmith
          Baptised by: C Forshaw
          Register: Baptisms 1820 - 1833, Page 33, Entry 258
          Source: LDS Film No. 1849664
  He died at the age of 76 in 1897.
  Rachel Mather
  Rachel was born in 1818 in Bolton and her christening took place on October 25th, 1818 at St. Peter's (Bolton).²
  - Birth Notes
    - Ancestry Hints for Rachel Mather
      Father: Matthias Mather b: 1777
      Mother: Mary Mrs. Mather
      
      RACHEL MATHER
      Christening: 25 OCT 1818 Saint Peter, Bolton Le Moors, Lancashire, England
      Father: MATTHIAS MATHER
      Mother: MARY
  She died at the age of 77 in 1895.

Children
- Martha Walmsley
  Martha was born in 1845 in Ormskirk.³
  Edwin Walmsley
  Edwin was born in 1847 in Ormskirk.³
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1847
    WALMSLEY Edwin MATHER Ormskirk OK/4/73
  Frederick (Fredric) Walmsley
  Frederick, known as Fredric, was born in 1849 in Ormskirk.³
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1849
    WALMSLEY Fredric MATHER Ormskirk OK/5/32
  Mary Emma Walmsley
  Mary was born in 1850 in Ormskirk.³
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1850
    WALMSLEY Mary Emma MATHER Ormskirk OK/6/2
  Caroline Alice Walmsley
  Caroline was born in 1855 in Ormskirk.³
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1855
    WALMSLEY Caroline Alice MATHER Ormskirk OK/8/28
  She died at the age of 59 in 1914.
  Sophia Walmsley
  Sophia was born in 1858 in Little Bolton.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1858
    WALMSLEY Sophia MATHER Little Bolton LB/34/323
  Thomas Walmsley
  Thomas was born in 1860 in Little Bolton.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1860
    WALMSLEY Thomas MATHER Little Bolton LB/39/43

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