Samuel Mather & Martha Mather

Samuel Mather
Samuel was born on August 14th, 1843 in Little Bolton.¹ 

• Birth Notes
  • 17 at 1861 census
    29 at 1871 census
    38 at 1881 census
    47 at 1891 census
    58 at 1901 census
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1843
    MATHER Alice Little Bolton Bolton FAIRHURST LB/8/484
    MATHER Samuel Little Bolton Bolton FAIRHURST LB/8/485
    
    Birth record recorded on adjacent records, so must be twins.
    
    Births Sep 1843   (>99%)
    Mather  Alice     Bolton  21 106   
    Mather  Samuel     Bolton  21 106
    
    MATHER, SAMUEL        FAIRHURST 
    GRO Reference: 1843  S Quarter in BOLTON UNION
    Volume 21  Page 106
    
    

He died at the age of 82 in June 1926 in Bolton.  His burial was on April 26th, 1926 at Tonge-with-Haulgh Cemetery.² 

• Death Notes
  • Name: Samuel Mather
    Birth Date: abt 1844
    Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1926
    Age at Death: 82
    Registration district: Bolton, Lancashire
    Volume: 8c
    Page: 317
    
    
    Name:    Samuel Mather
    Register Type:    Burial
    Death Date:    abt 1926
    Burial or Cremation Date:    26 Apr 1926
    Burial or Cremation Place:    Lancashire, England
    
    Name:    Samuel Mather
    Death Date:    Apr 1926
    Cemetery:    Tonge Cemetery
    Burial or Cremation Place:    Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton
    Has Bio?:    N
    URL:    https://www.findagrave.com/mem...

Martha Mather
Martha was born in June 1841 in Sharples and her baptism took place there on June 13th, 1841.³ 

• Birth Notes
  • 2 mo old for 1841 census
    20 on 1861 census shows born Bury, unmarried and moved to Rochdale with a daughter Elizabeth Ann Mather
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1841
    MATHER    Martha    ROPER    Sharples    SH/2/23
    
    Name:    Martha Mather
    Baptism Date:    13 Jun 1841
    Parish:    Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
    Father:    Richard Mather
    Mother:    Elizabeth Mather
    Register Type:    Bishop's Transcripts
    Reference Number:    Drm/2/27
    
    Abode: Sharples
    Occupation:  Carder
    Note on record shows "Bap. at Sharples Chapel"
    
    MATHER, MARTHA        ROPER 
    GRO Reference: 1841  J Quarter in BOLTON UNION 
    Volume 21  Page 182

She died at the age of 90 in January 1932 in Little Bolton.⁴ 

• Death Notes
  • Still alive in 1911
    
    Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1932
    PENNINGTON    Martha    90    Little Bolton    LB/131/105
    
    Name:    Martha Pennington
    Death Age:    90
    Birth Date:    abt 1842
    Registration Date:    Q1 1932
    Registration District:    Bolton, Lancashire
    Volume:    8c
    Page:    547