Family of William Crossland Mather & Alice Stephenson

Personal Details
- William Crossland Mather
  
  1829 William Crosland Mather
  
  William was born in 1829 in Bolton and his baptism took place on March 11th, 1829 at St. Peter's (Bolton).²
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 12 in 1841
      Left home by 1851
      Died Q2/1851
      
      Name:    William Crofsland Mather
      Baptism Date:    11 Mar 1829
      Baptism Place:    Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
      Father:    William Mather
      Mother:    Martha Mather
      Reference Number:    GB127.L243/1/3/8
      
      Father's occupation: Attorney at Law
      Abode: Great Bolton
  He died at the age of 22 in April 1851 in Bolton.³
  - Death Notes
    - Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1851
      MATHER    William C    22    Eastern Bolton    EB/18/325
      
      Name:    William Crossland Mather
      Registration Year:    1851
      Registration Quarter:    Apr-May-Jun
      Registration district:    Bolton, Lancashire
      Volume:    21
      Page:    73
  Alice Stephenson
  Alice was born in 1825 in Little Bolton.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 16 in 1841, at Kay Street, Little Bolton
  She died at the age of 25 in August 1850 in Bolton. Her burial was on August 30th, 1850 at St. Peter's (Bolton).⁵⁶
  - Death Notes
    - MATHER, ALICE        26
      GRO Reference: 1850 S Quarter in BOLTON UNION
      Volume 21 Page 60
      
      Name:    Alice Mather
      Age:    26
      Birth Date:    abt 1824
      Burial Date:    30 Aug 1850
      Burial Place:    Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
      Reference Number:    GB127.L243/1/5/14
      
      Abode: Great Colton

Children
- James Mather
  James was born in June 1847 in Bolton and his baptism took place on July 18th, 1847 at St. Peter's (Bolton) conducted by Curate .⁶⁷
  - Birth Notes
    
    Only possible birth record for JAMES MATHER in Bolton (except for Q4-1846 with MMN = KERSHAW)
    
    MATHER, JAMES        STEPHENSON
    GRO Reference: 1847 J Quarter in BOLTON UNION
    Volume 21 Page 162
    
    Name:    James Mather
    Baptism Date:    18 Jul 1847
    Parish:    Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
    Father:    William Mather
    Mother:    Alice Mather
    Register Type:    Bishop's Transcripts
    Reference Number:    Drm/2/29
    
    James, son of William and Alice, Striker of Great Bolton
  He died at the age of 2 in January 1850 in Bolton. His burial was on January 24th, 1850 at St. Peter's (Bolton).⁵
  - Death Notes
    
    There is no death record for James Mather, yet another James (with no birth Record) was baptised in 1850 showing the same father William (a Striker) and mother Alice. Could he have been baptised twice?
    
    James George Mather (Mother ROSKILL) of Horwich who died an infant in 1848 is another child born Q4 1847.
    
    Although no GRO death record, there is a burial of James, son of William:
    
    Name:    James Mather
    Age:    2
    Birth Date:    abt 1848
    Burial Date:    24 Jan 1850
    Burial Place:    Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
    Father:    William Mather
    Reference Number:    GB127.L243/1/5/14
    
    Abode: Great Bolton
  James Mather
  James was born in 1850 in Bolton and his baptism took place on May 12th, 1850 at St. Peter's (Bolton).⁷
  - Birth Notes
    
    There are two possible GRO birth records, but with MMN = JORDAN (son of John and Martha) and WHALLEY (son of James and Susan)
    
    Name:    James Mather
    Baptism Date:    12 May 1850
    Parish:    Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
    Father:    William Mather
    Mother:    Alice Mather
    Register Type:    Bishop's Transcripts
    Reference Number:    Drm/2/29a
    
    James, son of William and Alice, Striker of Great Bolton

William Crossland Mather & Alice Stephenson

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