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Thomas Rawsthorn & Rachel Mather

Taken on February 26th, 1832 and sourced from Certificate - Marriage.

1832 Rachel Mather & Thomas Rosthorn

This picture was taken on February 26th, 1832 and sourced from Certificate - Marriage.

Thomas and Rachel were married in a religious ceremony on February 26th, 1832 at St. Mary-the-Virgin (Bury) by Curate Thomas Potter.¹ They had two sons named Thomas and William.

Personal Details
- Thomas Rawsthorn
  He died in 1833 in Holcombe.²
  - Death Notes
    - Thomas Died between Feb 1832 (when he married Rachel at Bury) and Feb 1834 (when son William was baptised at Bolton)
      
      There is only one close match, which means he died 3 weeks after their marriage.
      
      Name:    Thomas Rostron
      Death Date:    14 Mar 1832
      Cemetery:    Emmanuel Churchyard
      Burial or Cremation Place:    Holcombe, Bury, Greater Manchester
      Has Bio?:    N
      URL:    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234678149/thomas-rostron
  Rachel Mather
  Rachel was born about 1805 in Bolton.
  - Birth Notes
    - Probably born close to Robert, who was a marriage witness, but before the siblinge that were baptised (i.e. before 1808)
  - Death Notes
    - Rachel is missing in 1841. 1839-41 there are three Rachel "ENTWISLE" deaths in Darwen but ages are 81, 1 and 0.
      
      Name:    Rachel Entwisle
      Age:    54
      Birth Date:    abt 1806
      Burial Date:    7 Jan 1860
      Burial Place:    Turton, St Anne, Lancashire, England
      Reference Number:    GB127.L98/1/5/3
      Abode: Edgworth
      This was the farmers daughter, single, aged 45 in 1851 of William Entwisle of Martins, Edgworth, unless she was a dau-in-law.

Children
- Thomas Mather
  Thomas was born on February 21st, 1830 in Bolton and his baptism took place on February 21st, 1830 at St. Peter's (Bolton).³
  - Birth Notes
    
    Name:    Thomas Mather
    Baptism Date:    21 Feb 1830
    Baptism Place:    Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
    Mother:    Rachel Mather
    Reference Number:    GB127.L243/1/3/9
    
    Thomas son of Rachel Mather, spinster. Abode: Great Bolton
  William Rosthorn
  William was born in 1833 in Bolton and his baptism took place on February 23rd, 1834 at St. Peter's (Bolton).³
  - Birth Notes
    
    Name:    William Rosthorn
    Baptism Date:    23 Feb 1834
    Baptism Place:    Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
    Father:    Thomas Rosthorn
    Mother:    Rachel Rosthorn
    Reference Number:    L243/1/3/11
    
    Abode: Great Bolton. Widow (i.e. Thomas father deceased)

¹ Manchester CoE Marriages & Banns 1753-1930
² FindAGrave
³ Manchester CoE Births & Baptisms