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Richard Woodward & Ann Mather

Taken on June 22nd, 1846 and sourced from Certificate - Marriage.

1846 Ann Mather & Richard Woodward

This picture was taken on June 22nd, 1846 and sourced from Certificate - Marriage.

Richard and Ann were married in a religious ceremony on June 22nd, 1846 at St. Mary (Deane).¹ They had four sons and a daughter, named Geoffrey, William, Richard, Edward and Elizabeth. There are possibly more children.

Personal Details
- Richard Woodward
  Richard was born in 1820 in Westhoughton.²
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 29 in 1851, born Westhoughton
      Missing in 1861
      Aged 50 in 1871, born Westhoughton
      Aged 61 in 1881, born Westhoughton
  Richard is no longer alive.
  Ann Mather
  Ann was born in November 1827 in Westhoughton and her baptism took place there on November 23rd, 1827.³⁴
  - Birth Notes
    - 13 in 1841
      23 in 1851 (married to Richard)
      
      Name:    Anne Mather
      Baptism Date:    23 Nov 1827
      Parish:    Westhoughton, Lancashire, England
      Father:    Jeffery Mather
      Mother:    Chatharine Mather
      Register Type:    Bishop's Transcripts
      Reference Number:    Drm/2/81a

Children
- Geoffrey Woodward
  Geoffrey was born in April 1847 in WestLeigh.⁵
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1847
    WOODWARD Geoffrey MATHER Westleigh WL/1/165
    
    6 months when buried
  He died at 6 months old in October 1847 in Leigh. His burial was on October 27th, 1847 in Westhoughton.⁵
  - Death Notes
    
    Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1847
    WOODWARD    Geoffrey    0    Westleigh        WL/1/332
    
    Name:    Geoffrey Woodward
    Age:    6/12
    Birth Date:    abt 1847
    Burial Date:    27 Oct 1847
    Burial Place:    Westhoughton, St James, Lancashire, England
    Reference Number:    L122
    Archive Roll:    849
  William Woodward
  William was born in 1851 in Windle.⁶
  Elizabeth Woodward
  Elizabeth was born in 1853 in Westhoughton.⁵
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1853
    WOODWARD Elizabeth MATHER Westhoughton WH/5/454
  Richard Woodward
  Richard was born in 1859 in Windle.
  
  Edward Woodward
  Edward was born in 1865 in Westhoughton.

Family Timeline

¹ Manchester CoE Marriages & Banns 1753-1930
² 1871 UK Census
³ 1841 UK Census
⁴ Lancashire CoE Births & Baptisms (1813-1911)
⁵ BMD-Lancashire
⁶ 1861 UK Census