William Mather & Martha Tyldesley

William Mather
William was born in December 1798 in Worsley and his christening took place there on December 9th, 1798.² 

• Birth Notes
  • Age 40 in 1841 (rounded)
    
    Baptisms: 9 Dec 1798 Ellenbrook Chapel, Worsley, Lancashire, England
    William Mather - Child of Ellis Mather & Ann
        Abode: Worsley
        Occupation: weaver
    

He died at the age of 75 in March 1874 at Bolton Union Workhouse.² 

• Death Notes
  • Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1874
    MATHER William 77 Farnworth Bolton FTH/27/128
    
    Name: William Mather
    Estimated birth year: abt 1797
    Year of Registration: 1874
    Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
    Age at Death: 77
    District: Bolton
    County: Greater Manchester, Lancashire
    Volume: 8c
    Page: 198 
    
    

Martha Tyldesley
Martha was born in 1797 in Little Hulton and her baptism took place on August 6th, 1797 at Peel Chapel.^3 2 

• Birth Notes
  • Age 35 in 1841 (rounded)
    
    No Christening 1798 - 1802 on IGI index.
    
    
    Baptisms: 6 Aug 1797 Peel Chapel, Little Hulton, Lancashire, England
    Martha Tildesly - Daugr. of Samuel Tildesly & Martha
        Abode: Little Hulton
        Occupation: Weaver
        Register: Baptisms 1794 - 1808, Page 26, Entry 4
        Source: LDS Film 1885713
    
    

She died at the age of 62 in December 1859 in Little Hulton.⁴ 

• Death Notes
  • A Martha, wife of William Mather of Little Bolton was buried 27 May 1819, aged 23.  Did William remarry another Martha or is this another?
    
    Died between 1851 and 1861.  In 1861, William was a widow.
    Three FreeBMD records match, but only one one matches age.:
    
    Deaths Mar 1857   (>99%)
    Mather  Martha    Bolton  8c 172    (age 1)
    
    Deaths Sep 1858   (>99%)
    Mather  Martha     Bolton  8c 126    (age 5)
    
    Deaths Dec 1859   (>99%)
    Mather  Martha     Bolton  8c 124   (age 62)
    MATHER Martha 62 Little Hulton Bolton LH/6/350