William Mather & Margaret Smith

Catherine Mather
Catherine was born in March 1845 in Westhoughton and her baptism took place on May 24th, 1845 at St. Bartholomew (Westhoughton).^2 6 

• Birth Notes
  • Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1845
    MATHER    Catharine    SMITH    Westhoughton    WH/3/73
    
    Aged 6 in 1851
    Aged 16 in 1861
    
    Also Catherine, daughter of Alice present on 1851 census.
    
    MATHER, CATHARINE        SMITH 
    GRO Reference: 1845  M Quarter in BOLTON UNION 
    Volume 21  Page 215
    
    Name:    Catherine Mather
    Baptism Date:    24 May 1845
    Baptism Place:    Westhoughton, St Bartholomew, Lancashire
    Father:    William Mather
    Mother:    Margaret Mather
    Reference Number:    GB127.L122/1/3/2
    Father John was a Labourer

John Mather
John was born in 1847 in Westhoughton and his baptism took place on April 13th, 1847 at St. Bartholomew (Westhoughton).^2 6 

• Birth Notes
  • Aged 3 in 1851
    Aged 14 in 1861
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1847
    MATHER    John    SMITH    Westhoughton    WH/3/428
    
    Name:    John Mather
    Baptism Date:    13 Apr 1847
    Baptism Place:    Westhoughton, St Bartholomew, Lancashire
    Father:    William Mather
    Mother:    Margaret Mather
    Reference Number:    GB127.L122/1/3/2

Edward Mather
Edward was born in 1848 in Westhoughton.² 

• Birth Notes
  • Aged 2 in 1851
    Aged 12 in 1861
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1848
    MATHER    Edward    SMITH    Westhoughton    WH/4/146

Ann Mather
Ann was born in July 1850 in Westhoughton and her baptism took place on October 6th, 1850 at St. Bartholomew (Westhoughton).^7 6 

• Birth Notes
  • Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1850
    MATHER    Ann    SMITH    Westhoughton    WH/4/420
    
    MATHER, ANN        SMITH 
    GRO Reference: 1850  S Quarter in BOLTON UNION 
    Volume 21  Page 220
    
    Name:    Ann Mather
    Baptism Date:    6 Oct 1850
    Baptism Place:    Westhoughton, St Bartholomew, Lancashire
    Father:    William Mather
    Mother:    Margaret Mather
    Reference Number:    GB127.L122/1/3/2

She died as an infant at 4 months old in November 1850 in Westhoughton.  Her burial was on November 7th, 1850 in Westgate Chapel (Wesleyan).^8 7 

• Death Notes
  • Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1850
    MATHER    Ann    0    Westhoughton    WH/3/331
    
    MATHER, ANN        0 
    GRO Reference: 1850  D Quarter in BOLTON UNION 
    Volume 21  Page 139
    
    Name:    Ann Mather
    Age:    4/12
    Birth Date:    abt 1850
    Burial Date:    7 Nov 1850
    Burial Place:    Westhoughton, St James, Lancashire, England
    Parish as it Appears:    Deane, Chapelry Of Westhoughton
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    Reference Number:    L122
    Archive Roll:    849

Jeffery (Geoffrey) Mather
Jeffery, known as Geoffrey, was born in September 1851 in Westhoughton.⁴ 

• Birth Notes
  • Name:    Geoffrey Mather
    Registration Year:    1851
    Registration Quarter:    Jul-Aug-Sep
    Registration district:    Bolton, Lancashire
    Volume:    21
    Page:    231
    
    No baptism
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1851
    MATHER    Geoffrey    SMITH    Westhoughton    Bolton    WH/5/103

He died at the age of 8 in 1859 in Westhoughton.⁷ 

• Death Notes
  • 
    Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1859
    MATHER    Jeffery    7    Westhoughton    Bolton    WH/5/262

Ann Mather
Ann was born in September 1853 in Westhoughton.⁹ 

• Birth Notes
  • Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1853
    MATHER    Ann    SMITH    Westhoughton    Bolton    WH/5/442
    
    There is another Ann MATHER/SMITH birth registered in 1854 believed to be that of Joseph Mather and Jane (Ann) Smith
    
    MATHER, ANN        SMITH 
    GRO Reference: 1853  S Quarter in BOLTON UNION 
    Volume 08C  Page 178

William Mather
William was born in May 1856 in Westhoughton and his baptism took place on May 30th, 1856 at St. Bartholomew (Westhoughton).^9 6 

• Birth Notes
  • Aged 35 in 1891, born Westhoughton
    Aged 44 in 1901, born Westhoughton
    Aged 55 in 1911, born Westhoughton
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1856
    MATHER    William    SMITH    Westhoughton    WH/6/403
    
    Name:    William Mather
    Baptism Date:    30 May 1856
    Baptism Place:    Westhoughton, St Bartholomew, Lancashire
    Father:    William Mather
    Mother:    Margaret Mather
    Reference Number:    GB127.L122/1/3/3

He died at the age of 63 in September 1919 in Bolton.⁴ 

• Death Notes
  • Still alive in 1911 aged 55
    
    This may be another (and no matching deaths in Westhoughton):  Possinle death in Atherton in 1834 (aged 78)
    
    Name    William Mather
    Death Age    62
    Birth Date    1857
    Registration Date    Jul 1919
    Registration Quarter    Jul-Aug-Sep
    Registration district    Bolton, Lancashire
    Volume    8c
    Page    344
    
    Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1919
    MATHER    William    62    Little Bolton    LB/117/437

Margaret Mather
Margaret was born in 1858 in Westhoughton.⁹ 

• Birth Notes
  • Aged 2 in 1861
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1858
    MATHER    Margaret    SMITH    Westhoughton    WH/7/334

Jeffrey (Geoffrey) Mather
Jeffrey, known as Geoffrey, was born in April 1861 in Westhoughton.⁹ 

• Birth Notes
  • Aged 1 month in 1861
    Aged 30 in 1891
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1861
    MATTHER    Geoffrey    SMITH    Westhoughton    WH/8/271
    
    MATTHER, GEOFFRY        SMITH 
    GRO Reference: 1861  J Quarter in BOLTON 
    Volume 08C  Page 239