Family of William Mather & Priscilla Longworth

William and Priscilla were married in a civil ceremony on October 5th, 1891 at Halliwell Rd Methoidist Chapel witnessed by Robert Mather & Ann Jane Longworth.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1891
  MATHER    William    LONGWORTH    Priscilla    Bolton Register Office or Registrar Attended    Bolton    RO/102/13
  
  Marriage: 5 Oct 1891 Halliwell Road Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Bolton, Lancashire, England
  William Mather - 37, Cotton Weaver, Bachelor, 32 Rothwell St. Great Bolton
  Priscilla Longworth - 37, Cotton Weaver, Spinster, Harvey Street, Halliwell
      Groom's Father: John Mather, Beerhouse Keeper
      Bride's Father: Thomas Longworth, Stonemason
      Witness: Robert Mather; Ann Jane Longworth
      Married by Certificate by: Thos. J. Choate Minister
      Register: Marriages 1871 - 1907, Entry 157
      Source: LDS Film 1538362

They had two sons and a daughter, named Thomas, William and Eva. There are no more children.

Personal Details
- William Mather
  William was born in December 1853 in Bolton.²
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 27 in 1881
      
      Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1853
      MATHER William JORDAN Eastern Bolton EB/29/276
      
      MATHER, WILLIAM JORDAN
      GRO Reference: 1853 D Quarter in BOLTON UNION
      Volume 08C Page 236
  He died at the age of 78 in 1931 in Little Bolton.¹
  - Death Notes
    - Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1931
      MATHER William 78 Little Bolton Bolton LB/130/237
      
      or may have died in 1917:
      Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1917
      MATHER William 64 Little Bolton Bolton LB/115/262
  Priscilla Longworth
  Priscilla was born in 1859 in Bolton.³ She died at the age of 77 in December 1936 in Halliwell.¹
  - Death Notes
    - Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1936
      MATHER    Priscilla    78    Halliwell    Bolton    HALL/1A/487
      
      Name:    Priscilla Mather
      Death Age:    78
      Birth Date:    abt 1858
      Registration Date:    Dec 1936
      Registration district:    Bolton, Lancashire
      Volume:    8c
      Page:    344

Children
- Thomas Holmer Mather
  Thomas was born in 1892 in Little Bolton.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1892
    MATHER Thomas H LONGWORTH Little Bolton Bolton LB/128/345
  Evangeline (Eva) Mather
  Evangeline, known as Eva, was born in 1894 in Little Bolton.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1894
    MATHER Evangeline LONGWORTH Little Bolton Bolton LB/134/241
  William Ewart Mather
  William was born in 1899 in Little Bolton.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1899
    MATHER William E LONGWORTH Little Bolton Bolton LB/146/191
  He died as a war casualty, WW1, at the age of 18 on March 22nd, 1917.⁵
  - Death Notes
    
    Mather, William Ewart – Private
    Son of William and Priscilla Mather, of 199, Eskrick Street, Bolton, Lancashire.
    
    Personal details
    Surname: Mather
    Forename: William Ewart
    Date of birth: Not known
    Birth place: Not known
    Place of residence: Not known
    Gender: Male
    Age of death: 18
    Place of death: Not known
    Date of death: March 22nd, 1917
    Casualty type: Not known
    
    Service details
    Rank: Private
    Unit: 60th Battalion.
    Service number: TR/4/13249
    Regiment: Training Reserve
    Enlistment date: Not known
    Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
    Conflict: WW1
    
    Memorials
    Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918
    CWGC Memorial: Bolton (Astley Bridge) Cemetery, Lancashire, UK
    CWGC reference: 1B. T. (CH). 70.

William Mather & Priscilla Longworth

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