Family of Samuel Mather & Ellen Morris

Samuel and Ellen were married in a civil ceremony on August 3rd, 1867 in Astley Bridge by minister Thomas Wiliam Handford and witnessed by William Morris & Hannah Mather.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- MATHER Samuel MORRIS Ellen
  Bolton Register Office or Registrar Attended Bolton RO/30/55
  Married by Certificate
  
  Married at Astley Bridge Baptist Chapel
  Ellen's mother Elizabeth and Samuel's father John both lived at Crook St for a time. This is perhaps how they met.

They had a son and three daughters, named John, Elizabeth, Margaret and Maude. There are no more children.

Family Notes
- Three possible Bolton Marriages:
  Marriages Sep 1867   (>99%)
  MORRIS Ellen    Bolton 8c 430
  
  Marriages Mar 1869   (>99%)
  FORD Ellen     Bolton 8c 412, but no match for b 1847±1 in Bolton
  Wood Ellen     Bolton 8c 412, two possibles in 1861, but born 1846 and 1848.

Personal Details
- Samuel Mather
  Samuel was born in April 1846 in Little Bolton.²
  - Birth Notes
    - Born: Little Bolton, Lancashire
      
      Aged 21 when married Aug 1867
      Born on or before March as aged 42 when he died.
      
      MATHER, SAMUEL KAY
      GRO Reference: 1846 J Quarter in BOLTON UNION
      Volume 21 Page 146
      
      Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1846
      MATHER Samuel Little Bolton KAY LB/13/163
  He died at the age of 41 in February 1888 in Bolton. His burial was on February 16th, 1888 at Tonge-with-Haulgh Cemetery.³⁴
  - Death Notes
    - Died aged 42 in March 1888
      District: Bolton, Lancashire
      Volume: 8c Page: 296
  Ellen Morris
  Ellen was born in September 1846 in Little Bolton and her christening took place on September 13th, 1846 in Bolton.⁵⁶
  - Birth Notes
    - Born: Little Bolton, Lancashire
      
      Ellen Mather:
      Aged 14 in 1861 (when single)
      Aged 24 in 1871, so born 1847
      Aged 34 in 1881, so born 1847
      Aged 43 in 1891, so born 1848
      Aged 52 in 1901, so born 1849
      
      Name:    Ellen Morris
      Gender:    Female
      Baptism Date:    13 Sep 1846
      Baptism Place:    Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
      Father:    James Morris
      Mother:    Elizabeth Morris
      FHL Film Number:    1538365
      
      Note: Too early, and cant find other siblings with same parents, so assumed to be another Ellen.
  She died at the age of 59 in June 1906 in Bolton. Her burial was on June 23rd, 1906 at Tonge-with-Haulgh Cemetery.³⁴
  - Death Notes
    - Name: Ellen Mather
      Estimated birth year: abt 1846
      Year of Registration: 1906
      Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
      Age at Death: 60
      District: Bolton
      County: Greater Manchester, Lancashire
      Volume: 8c
      Page: 257
      
      This may not be the correct Ellen, as another Ellen Mather of about the correct age was recorded in an Institution in 1911.

Children
- Elizabeth Mather
  Elizabeth was born on November 17th, 1869 in Little Bolton.²
  - Birth Notes
    
    Born: Little Bolton, Lancashire
    
    Aged 1 in 1871, born Little Bolton
    Aged 11 in 1881
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1869
    MATHER Elizabeth MORRIS Little Bolton LB/60/330
    
    MATHER, ELIZABETH MORRIS
    GRO Reference: 1869 D Quarter in BOLTON
    Volume 08C Page 312
    
    1939 Register for Bury Road, Bolton has birthday 17 11 69 (but Single) with Eliza A Nightingale born 25 2 77 and Widow, so this could be another!
    
    1939 Register for Bolton CB, has Elizabeth Nightingale born 19 Feb 1868, Widow, but she is 2 years too old.
  She died at the age of 81 in March 1951 in Bolton.⁴
  - Death Notes
    
    6 Elizabeth Mathers died in Bolton between 1891 and 1901, but none of the correct age, so she probably married.
    
    Name:    Elizabeth Nightingale
    Death Age:    81
    Birth Date:    abt 1870
    Registration Date:    Mar 1951
    Registration district:    Bolton, Lancashire
    Volume:    10b
    Page:    1042
  Margaret Alice Mather
  Margaret was born in September 1874 in Halliwell.⁷
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1874
    MATHER    Margaret A    MORRIS    Halliwell    HALL/19/305
    
    Name:    Margaret Alice Mather
    Registration Year:    1874
    Registration Quarter:    Jul-Aug-Sep
    Registration district:    Bolton, Lancashire
    Volume:    8c
    Page:    329
  She died at the age of 1 in April 1876 in Halliwell.⁷
  - Death Notes
    
    Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1876
    MATHER    Margaret A    1    Halliwell    Bolton    HALL/12/136
    
    Name:    Margaret Alice Mather
    Estimated birth year:    abt 1875
    Registration Year:    1876
    Registration Quarter:    Apr-May-Jun
    Age at Death:    1
    Registration district:    Bolton, Lancashire
    Volume:    8c
    Page:    180
  John James Mather
  John was born in March 1877 in Halliwell.⁸
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 4 in 1881, Bolton (Halliwell)
    Aged 14 in 1891, Bolton (Derby, G Bolton)
    Aged 24 in 1901, Bolton
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1877
    MATHER    John J    HARRIS    1877    Halliwell    HALL/22/9
    
    MATHER, JOHN JAMES     MORRIS
    GRO Reference: 1877 M Quarter in BOLTON
    Volume 08C Page 376
    
    BMD indexing error (with mother shown as HARRIS, not MORRIS)
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1877
    MATHER    John J    HARRIS    Halliwell    HALL/22/9
  He died at the age of 72 in April 1949 in Bolton. His burial was on March 24th, 1949 at Tonge-with-Haulgh Cemetery.³⁴
  - Death Notes
    
    There are two John J Mathers died in 1949. The John J death in Mar/Apr/May was 73. The John James Mather death in November (full name shown by burial records) was 83.
    
    Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1949 (both John James)
    MATHER    John J    73    Bolton North    BN/4/41
    MATHER    John J    83    Bolton South    BS/16/344
    
    MATHER, JOHN JAMES     28
    GRO Reference: 1905 S Quarter in BOLTON
    Volume 08C Page 298
    
    Name:    John James Mather
    Register Type:    Burial
    Death Date:    abt 1949
    Burial or Cremation Date:    24 Mar 1949
    Burial or Cremation Place:    Lancashire, England
    URL:    https://www.deceasedonline.com...
  Maude Mather
  Maude was born on December 17th, 1879 in Halliwell.⁸
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 1 in 1881, Bolton (Halliwell)
    Aged 11 in 1891, Bolton
    Aged 21 in 1901
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1880
    MATHER    Maude    MORRIS    Halliwell    HALL/24/397
    
    Births Mar 1880   (>99%)
    Mather Maude    Bolton 8c 356
    MATHER Maude     Bolton 8c 366
  She died after 1952 in USA.
  - Death Notes
    
    Probably died in the US or Canada

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