Family of Samuel Mather & Betty Lord

Samuel and Betty were married in a religious ceremony on October 26th, 1806 at St. Mary (Radcliffe) by Curate Richard Ortt and witnessed by Samuel Lord & Francis Pendlebury.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Name:    Samuel Mather
  Event Type:    Marriage
  Marriage Date:    26 Oct 1806
  Marriage Place:    Radcliffe, St Mary, Lancashire, England
  Parish as it Appears:    Radcliffe St Mary Parish Church
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  Spouse:    Betty Lord
  Reference Number:    L210/1/4/1
  Archive Roll:    842

They had two sons and a daughter, named James, Jeremy and Hannah. There are no more children.

Family Notes
- There is another James and Betty Mather family in Ainsworth (baptised children at Little Lever) who had Sarah 1804 (before marriage), Richard 1808 and James in 1810 (so two James sons)

Personal Details
- Samuel Mather
  Samuel was born in 1778 in Radcliffe.²
  - Birth Notes
    - Probably born 1778 if died 1814, aged 36
      
      Another Samuel was born about 1777 if lived on at Ainsworth and was 74 in 1851.
      
      Name:    Samuel Mather
      Event Type:    Baptism
      Baptism Date:    17 May 1778
      Parish:    Manchester, St Mary, St Denys and St George
      Father's name:    William Mather
      Mother's name:    Elizabeth Mather
      Archive Roll:    753
      Samuel, son of William & Elizabeth Mather
      James, son of John and Alice Mather (the following record)
  He died at the age of 36 in 1814 in Radcliffe. His burial was on July 20th, 1814 at St. Mary (Radcliffe).
  - Death Notes
    - Name:    Samuel Mather
      Age:    36
      Birth Date:    abt 1778
      Burial Date:    20 Jul 1814
      Burial Place:    Radcliffe, St Mary, Lancashire, England
      Reference Number:    L210/1/5/1
      Archive Roll:    844
  Betty Lord
  Betty was born on January 14th, 1786 in Radcliffe and her baptism took place on February 12th, 1786 at St. Mary (Radcliffe).²³
  - Birth Notes
    - Name:    Betty Lord
      Baptism Age:    0
      Event Type:    Baptism
      Birth Date:    14 Jan 1786
      Baptism Date:    12 Feb 1786
      Baptism Place:    Radcliffe, St Mary, Lancashire, England
      Father:    Jeremiah Lord
      Mother:    Betty Lord
      Reference Number:    L210/1/2/1
      Archive Roll:    841

Children
- James Mather
  James was born on February 13th, 1807 in Radcliffe and his baptism took place on March 29th, 1807 at St. Mary (Radcliffe).³
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 34 in 1841
    Aged 44 in 1851
    Aged 54 in 1861
    Aged 63 in 1871
    
    Name:    James Mather
    Baptism Age:    0
    Event Type:    Baptism
    Birth Date:    13 Feb 1807
    Baptism Date:    29 Mar 1807
    Baptism Place:    Radcliffe, St Mary, Lancashire, England
    Father:    Samuel Mather
    Mother:    Betty Mather
    Reference Number:    L210/1/2/1
    Archive Roll:    841
    
    James, Son of Sam'l & Betty Mather, Farmer
  He died at the age of 70 in December 1877 in Radcliffe. His burial was on December 8th, 1877 at St. Mary (Radcliffe).⁴
  - Death Notes
    
    Name:    James Mather
    Age:    70
    Birth Date:    abt 1807
    Burial Date:    8 Dec 1877
    Burial Place:    Radcliffe, St Mary, Lancashire, England
    Reference Number:    L210/1/5/4
    Archive Roll:    845
  Hannah Mather
  Hannah was born about 1809 in Radcliffe.
  - Birth Notes
    
    Assumed to be born about 2 years after previous child.
  She died in February 1810 in Radcliffe. Her burial was on February 13th, 1810 at St. Mary (Radcliffe).
  - Death Notes
    
    Name:    Hannah Mather
    Event Type:    Burial
    Burial Date:    13 Feb 1810
    Burial Place:    Radcliffe , St Mary, Lancashire , England
    Father:    Samuel Mather
    Reference Number:    L210/1/2/1
    Archive Roll:    841
    
    Hannah, daughter of Samuel Mather, farmer
  Jeremiah (Jeremy) Mather
  
  1836 Poll Book (Breightmet)
  
  Jeremiah, known as Jeremy, was born on April 21st, 1812 in Breightmet and his baptism took place on May 17th, 1812 at St. Mary (Radcliffe).⁵⁶
  - Birth Notes
    
    38 in 1851
    
    Name    Jeremiah Mather
    Birth Date        21 Apr 1812
    Baptism Date    17 May 1812
    Parish    Radcliffe, Lancashire, England
    Father's Name    Saml Mather
    Mother's Name    Betty Mather
    Register Type    Bishops Transcripts
    Reference Number    Drm 2/269/13
    
    Jeremiah, Son of Sam'l & Betty Mather, Farmer
    Radcliffe, St Mary, Lancashire, England
  He died at the age of 71 on July 11th, 1883 in Breightmet. His burial was.⁷⁸
  - Death Notes
    
    MATHER Jeremy, Effects £231.
    26 July: Administration of the Personal Effects of Jeremy Mather late of Ashes Farm Breightmet near Bolton in the county of Lancaster Farm Labourer a Widower who died 11 July 1883 at Ashes Farm was granted at Manchester to John Mather of Ashes Farm Farmer the son and one of the Next of Kin.
    
    Name:    Jeremy Mather
    Estimated Birth Year:    abt 1814
    Registration Year:    1883
    Registration Quarter:    Jul-Aug-Sep
    Age at Death:    69
    Registration district:    Bolton, Lancashire
    Volume:    8c
    Page:    187

Samuel Mather & Betty Lord

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