Family of Samuel Mather & Alice Greenhalgh

Personal Details
- Samuel Mather
  Samuel was born on December 9th, 1792 in Walmersley and his christening took place on December 16th, 1792 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Bury).²¹
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 45 (rounded) in 1841, North Bury (indexed as 65 in error)
      Died by 1851 census
      
      Name:    Samuel Mather
      Baptism Age:    0
      Event Type:    Baptism
      Birth Date:    9 Dec 1792
      Baptism Date:    16 Dec 1792
      Baptism Place:    Bury, St Mary, Lancashire, England
      Father:    Robert Mather
      Reference Number:    L215/1/2/1
      Item Number:    2
      Archive Roll:    670
      Abode:        Walm'y
      
      Walmersley is North Bury, just 2 miles North of the center of Bury. Francis's death record of 1810 also shows Walm'y, so this is where the family probably lived.
  He died at the age of 65 in 1857 in Little Bolton.³
  - Death Notes
    - The following 1847 St Peters burial record, I now believe is the Samuel wife of Ellen of G.B., who probably moved to L.B. after his wifes death. Both are buried at St. Peters (as you would expect), and this Samuel of same birth year is buried elsewhere, probably Bury.
      
      Burial: 21 May 1847 St Peter, Bolton, Lancs.
      Samuel Mather -
          Age: 55 years
          Abode: Little Bolton
          Buried by: John E. Crop, Curate
          Register: Burials 1844 - 1847, Page 354, Entry 2826
          Source: LDS Film 1966472
      The 1847 Lancashire BMD record has his age as 64, not 55.
      
      There are two possible matches:
      Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1854 (our Samuel)
      MATHER    Samuel    63    Little Bolton    LB/18/28
      This is Samuel husband of Happy of 4 Simpson Street, so another Samuel & Alice Mather Mather
      
      Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1857
      MATHER    Samuel    64    Little Bolton    LB/22/134
      This is possible, but it's in Little Bolton, not Bury.
  Alice Greenhalgh
  Alice was born about 1785 in Turton.²
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 45 (rounded) in 1841, North Bury (indexed as 65 in error)
      
      Died by 1851 census (unless living with daughter Sarah)
      
      There is a death at Farnworth in 1865, aged 64 which could be her!
  She died in 1879.

Children
- John Mather
  John was born on June 21st, 1816 in Walmersley and his christening took place on July 21st, 1816 at St. Anne (Turton) conducted by minister James Hoggins.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    Baptisms: 21 Jul 1816 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England
    John Mather - Son of Samuel Mather & Alice
        Born: 21 Jun 1816
        Abode: Walmersley
        Occupation: Fuller
        Baptised by: James Hoggins Min.
        Register: Baptisms 1813 - 1817, Page 221, Entry 1766
        Source: LDS Film 559157
    
    Name: John Mather
    Gender: Male
    Christening Date: 21 Jul 1816
    Christening Place: St. Anns, Tottington, Lancashire, England
    Birth Date: 21 Jun 1816
    Father's Name: Samuel Mather
    Mother's Name: Alice
    Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00751-1
    System Origin: England-EASy
    GS Film number: 1545464
    Reference ID: item 2 p 221
  - Death Notes
    
    Not with family in 1841, but that only means John had probably married.
  Robert Mather
  Robert was born on October 29th, 1818 in Walmersley and his christening took place on January 3rd, 1819 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Bury) conducted by Curate Thomas Selkirk.¹³
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 20 (rounded) in 1841, North Bury
    
    Baptisms: 3 Jan 1819 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England
    Robert Mather - Son of Samuel Mather & Alice
        Born: 29 Oct 1818
        Abode: Bury
        Occupation: Fuller
        Baptised by: Thomas Selkirk Curate
        Register: Baptisms 1817 - 1822, Page 98, Entry 779
        Source: LDS Film 559157
    
    Name:    Robert Mather
    Gender:    Male
    Birth Date:    29 Oct 1818
    Baptism Date:    3 Jan 1819
    Baptism Place:    Bury, Lancashire, England
    Father:    Samuel Mather
    Mother:    Alice
    FHL Film Number:    1545465
  He died at the age of 61 in 1879 in Bolton.⁵
  - Death Notes
    
    Died after 1841
    
    Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1879
    MATHER Robert 63 Eastern Bolton Bolton EB/59/197
  Mary Mather
  Mary was born on December 17th, 1820 in Walmersley and her christening took place on February 25th, 1821 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Bury) conducted by Geoffrey Hornby.¹
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 40 in 1861, born Walmersley
    
    Baptisms: 25 Feb 1821 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England
    Mary Mather - Daughter of Samuel Mather & Alice
        Born: 17 Dec 1820
        Abode: Crescent
        Occupation: Fuller
        Baptised by: Geoffrey Hornby Rector
        Register: Baptisms 1817 - 1822, Page 223, Entry 1782
        Source: LDS Film 559157
    
    There was another Mary Mather born 22 June 1820, daughter of Mary and twin sister of Benjamin, the house painter.
  She died at the age of 79 in March 1900 in Bury.³
  - Death Notes
    
    Name:    Mary Kay
    Estimated birth year:    abt 1820
    Registration Year:    1900
    Registration Quarter:    Jan-Feb-Mar
    Age at Death:    80
    Registration district:    Bury
    Inferred County:    Lancashire
    Volume:    8c
  Esther Mather
  Esther was born on March 29th, 1823 in Bury and her christening took place on June 1st, 1823 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Bury) conducted by Curate Robert Yarkin.¹
  - Birth Notes
    
    IGI Family Records from FamilySearch.org.uk match most of this MATHER family (John, Robert, Mary, Esther, Samuel, Richard, and Samuel 2nd) to Christinings at St Mary, Bury.
    
    Baptisms: 1 Jun 1823 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England
    Esther Mather - Daughter of Samuel Mather & Alice
        Born: 29 Mar 1823
        Abode: Crescent
        Occupation: Fuller
        Baptised by: Robert Yarkin Curate
        Register: Baptisms 1822 - 1826, Page 69, Entry 547
        Source: LDS Film 559157
  Samuel Mather
  Samuel was born on September 23rd, 1825 in Bury and his christening took place on January 1st, 1826 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Bury).¹
  - Birth Notes
    
    IGI Family Records from FamilySearch.org.uk match most of this MATHER family (John, Robert, Mary, Esther, Samuel, Richard, and Samuel 2nd) to Christinings at St Mary, Bury.
    
    SAMUEL MATHER
    Birth: 23 SEP 1825
    Christening: 01 JAN 1826   Saint Mary, Bury, Lancashire, England
    Death: 16 JUN 1826
    Burial:
    Parents:
    Father: SAMUEL MATHER
    Mother: ALICE
  He died at 9 months old in June 1826 in Bury. His burial was on June 16th, 1826 in Bury.⁶¹
  - Death Notes
    
    Name:    Samuel Mather
    Birth Year:    abt 1825
    Death Age:    9/12
    Burial Date:    16 Jun 1826
    Burial Parish:    Bury, Lancashire, England
    Father:    Samuel Mather
    Register Type:    Bishop's Transcript
    Reference Number:    Drm/2/49
    
    Text: "Samuel son of Samuel & Alice Mather"
    Abode: Crescant
    
    This appears to be the only burial for this family at Bury.
  Richard Mather
  Richard was born on June 30th, 1827 in Bury and his christening took place on August 5th, 1827 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Bury) conducted by Curate Thomas Potter .¹
  - Birth Notes
    
    Baptisms: 5 Aug 1827 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England
    Richard Mather - Son of Samuel Mather & Alice
        Born: 30 Jun 1827
        Abode: Crescent
        Occupation: Fuller
        Baptised by: Thos. Potter Curate
        Register: Baptisms 1826 - 1831, Page 54, Entry 426
        Source: LDS Film 559157
  James Mather
  James was born on July 24th, 1830 in Bury and his christening took place on August 3rd, 1830 conducted by Curate Thomas Potter.¹
  - Birth Notes
    
    Missing on 1841 census family record
    
    Baptisms: 3 Aug 1830 St Mary the Virgin, Bury, Lancashire, England
    James Mather - Son of Samuel Mather & Alice
        Born: 24 Jul 1830
        Abode: Plumpton
        Occupation: Fuller
        Baptised by: Thos. Potter Curate
        Register: Baptisms 1826 - 1831, Page 267, Entry 2133
        Source: LDS Film 559157
  He died before 1841 in Bury.
  - Death Notes
    
    Missing so may have died before 1841
  Susannah (Sarah) Mather
  Susannah, known as Sarah, was born on February 15th, 1837 in Walmersley and her baptism took place on March 12th, 1837 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Bury).⁷⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    1841, Aged 5, at Pigslee Bridge, Walmersley
    1861, Aged 24, born Walmersley
    1871: Aged 32, born Walmsley
    1881, Aged 43, born Walmersley.
    
    Susannah is most likely born Walmersley, which is the district of Bury where the family was living in 1841.
    
    Name:    Susanna Mather
    Gender:    Female
    Birth Date:    15 Feb 1837
    Baptism Date:    12 Mar 1837
    Baptism Place:    Saint Mary,Bury,Lancashire,England
    Father:    Richd. Mather
    Mother:    Hannah
  She died at the age of 50 in May 1887 in Bury. Her burial was on May 16th, 1887 at St. Paul (Bury).⁸
  - Death Notes
    
    Name:    Susannah Mather
    Age:    49
    Birth Date:    abt 1838
    Burial Date:    16 May 1887
    Burial Place:    Bury, St Paul, Lancashire, England
    Reference Number:    GB127.L173/1/3/3
    
    Abode: Bury South, Aged 49
    Parents also buried at St Paul's
  Alice Mather
  Alice was born in September 1838 in Bury.⁹
  - Birth Notes
    
    2 in 1841, North Bury
    
    Name:    Alice Mather
    Registration Year:    1838
    Registration Quarter:    Jul-Aug-Sep
    Registration district:    Bury, Lancashire
    Volume:    21
    Page:    224
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1838
    MATHER    Alice    GREENHALGH    Bury North    BN/1/68

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