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William Turner & Martha Mather

Taken on April 21st, 1840 and sourced from Certificate - Marriage.

1840 Martha Mather & William Turner

This picture was taken on April 21st, 1840 and sourced from Certificate - Marriage.

William and Martha were married in a religious ceremony on April 21st, 1840 at All Saints (Wigan).¹ They had three sons and two daughters, named James, Isaac, Joseph, Sarah and Ellen. There are possibly more children.

Personal Details
- William Turner
  William was born in 1816 in Aspull and his baptism took place on June 13th, 1816 at St. Mary (Deane).²³
  - Birth Notes
    - Aged 24 when married in 1840
      
      Name:    Wm Turner
      Baptism Date:    13 Jun 1816
      Parish:    Deane, Lancashire, England
      Father:    Isaac Turner
      Mother:    Ann Turner
      Register Type:    Bishop's Transcripts
      Reference Number:    Drm/2/70a
      
      Abode: Lostock, Weaver
  Martha Mather
  Martha was born in 1804 in Westhoughton.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    - Ruth, Martha, John and Ellen were not baptised but died and are buried at Westhoughton. After them, Alice and Ellen were baptised at Blackrod, with abode shown as Westhoughton. Edward and Ruth were married at Deane and the years born (calculated from death ages), form a sequence approx 2 years apart. It is therefore likely all four all children of Edward and Ruth from Deane.
      
      35 in 1841
  She died at the age of 74 in May 1878 in Westhoughton. Her burial was on May 11th, 1878 in Westhoughton.⁵⁶
  - Death Notes
    - Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1878
      TURNER    Martha    74    Westhoughton    Bolton    WH/10/325
      
      Name:    Martha Turner
      Age:    74
      Birth Date:    abt 1804
      Burial Date:    11 May 1878
      Burial Place:    Westhoughton, St James, Lancashire, England
      Reference Number:    L122
      Archive Roll:    849

Children
- James Turner
  James was born in 1837 in Westhoughton.⁶
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1837
    TURNER James MATHER Westhoughton WH/1/32
  Sarah Turner
  Sarah was born in 1839 in Westhoughton.⁶
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1839
    TURNER Sarah MATHER Eastern Bolton EB/4/182
  Ellen Turner
  Ellen was born in 1840 in Westhoughton.⁴
  - Birth Notes
    
    Aged 1 in 1841
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1840
    TURNER Ellen MATHER Westhoughton Bolton WH/1/446
  Isaac Turner
  Isaac was born in 1842 in Westhoughton.⁷
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1842
    TURNER Isaac MATHER Westhoughton WH/2/138
  Joseph Turner
  Joseph was born in 1846 in Westhoughton.⁶
  - Birth Notes
    
    Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1846
    TURNER Joseph MATHER Westhoughton WH/3/233

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  - BMD Births Yes (after 1837)

¹ Wigan, England CoE BMB (1580-1840)
² Certificate - Marriage
³ Lancashire CoE Births & Baptisms (1813-1911)
⁴ 1841 UK Census
⁵ Manchester CoE Deaths & Burials
⁶ BMD-Lancashire
⁷ 1851 UK Census
Source/Citation England Select Marriages (1538-1973)