Family of William Thomas Tong & Mary (Polly) Elizabeth Mather

William and Polly were married in a religious ceremony on June 23rd, 1906 at St. Thomas the Apostle (Halliwell) witnessed by John Richard Land & Alice Booth.¹

Marriage/Union Notes
- Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1906
  TONG    William T    MATHER    Mary E    Bolton, St Thomas, Halliwell    34/2/288
  
  Marriage: 23 Jun 1906 St Thomas the Apostle, Halliwell, Lancashire
  William Thomas Tong - 24, Scutching Tenter, Bachelor, 1 Victor St
  Mary Elizabeth Mather - 20, Spinster, 1 Victor St
      Groom's Father: William Tong, Guard
      Bride's Father: James Mather, (Deceased), Spinner
      Witnesses: John Richard Land; Alice Booth
      Married by Banns by W. R. Burns
      Register: Marriages 1899 - 1911, Page 144, Entry 288
      Source: LDS Film 2113163

They had three sons and a daughter, named James, Francis, William and Lily. There are no more children.

Personal Details
- William Thomas Tong
  William was born on November 9th, 1881 in Bolton and his baptism took place on January 1st, 1882 at St. Peter's (Bolton).²³
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 28 in 1911
      Born 1883 at Bolton according to 1921 census
      DOB 9 Ocy 1881 according to 1939 register
      
      Name    William Thomas Tong
      Baptism Date    1 Jan 1882
      Baptism Place    Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
      Father    William Tong
      Mother    Mary Tong
      Reference Number    GB127.L243/1/3/29
      
      Abode: Great Bolton, Railway Guard
  He died at the age of 63 in January 1945 in Bolton.⁴
  - Death Notes
    - Name    William T Tong
      Death Age    63
      Birth Date    abt 1882
      Registration Date    Q1 1945
      Registration district    Bolton, Lancashire
      Volume    8c
      Page    422
  Mary (Polly) Elizabeth Mather
  Mary, known as Polly, was born in June 1886 in Halliwell.⁵
  - Birth Notes
    - 25 in 1911, born Bolton
      Born 1885 at Bolton according to 1921 census
      Born 25 Feb 1885 according to 1939 register
      
      Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1886
      MATHER Mary E HULME Halliwell HALL/31/23
      
      MATHER, MARY ELIZABETH HULME
      GRO Reference: 1886 J Quarter in BOLTON
      Volume 08C Page 363
  She died at the age of 68 in January 1955 in Bolton. Her burial was on January 26th, 1955 in Bolton.⁶⁴
  - Death Notes
    - Name:    Mary E Tong
      Death Age:    69
      Birth Date:    abt 1886
      Registration Date:    Q1 1955
      Registration district:    Bolton, Lancashire
      Volume:    10b
      Page:    816
      
      Name:    Mary Elizabeth Tong
      Death Date:    jan 1955
      Cemetery:    Tonge Cemetery
      Burial or Cremation Place:    Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
      Has Bio?:    N
      URL:    https://www.findagrave.com/mem...

Children
- James Tong
  James was born in March 1908 in Bolton.²
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 3 in 1911, born Bolton
    
    TONGE, JAMES MATHER
    GRO Reference: 1908 M Quarter in BOLTON
    Volume 08C Page 417
  Francis Tong
  Francis was born in September 1910 in Bolton.⁷
  - Birth Notes
    
    TONG, FRANCIS MATHER
    GRO Reference: 1910 S Quarter in BOLTON
    Volume 08C Page 384
  Lily Tong
  Lily was born in June 1915 in Bolton.⁷
  - Birth Notes
    
    TONG, LILY MATHER
    GRO Reference: 1915 J Quarter in BOLTON
    Volume 08C Page 805
  She died at the age of 87 in 2002.
  William Tong
  William was born on August 24th, 1920 in Bolton.⁸
  - Birth Notes
    
    TONG, WILLIAM MATHER
    GRO Reference: 1920 D Quarter in BOLTON
    Volume 08C Page 801
  - Death Notes
    
    Name    William Tong
    Death Age    56
    Birth Date    24 Aug 1920
    Registration Date    Q4 1976
    Registration district    Bolton, Greater Manchester
    Volume    38
    Page    0100

William Thomas Tong & Mary (Polly) Elizabeth Mather

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