Children

 Alice Mather
Alice was born in May 1837 in Bolton.¹ 
• Birth Notes

  Was aged 16 months when died, so born about May 1837 (just before the civil BMD register started).
She died at the age of 1 on September 5th, 1838 in Bolton.  She was buried on September 9th, 1838 at St. Peter's (Bolton).^2 1 
• Death Notes

  Deaths Sep 1838   (>99%)
  Mather  Alice     Bolton  21 66
  
  Burial Record:
  Name: Alice, daughter of Sarah Mather
  Abode: Little Bolton
  When Buried: 9 Sep 1838
  Age: 16 Months
  Performed by: Hughes(?), Curate
  
  Burial: 9 Sep 1838 St Peter, Bolton, Lancs.
  Alice Mather - Daughter of Sarah Mather
      Age: 16 months
      Abode: Little Bolton
      Buried by: M Argles Curate
      Register: Burials 1838 - 1840, Page 10, Entry 80
      Source: LDS Film 1966471
  
  Note: Sarah recorded the death, as husband William had recently died.


 John Mather
John was born in April 1840 in Little Bolton and his christening took place on July 26th, 1840 in Bolton.^3 4 
• Birth Notes

  Aged 1 at 1841 census, so born after Mar 1839.  Father had died by Sep 1838, so if concieved before Aug, must be born Apr 1839 or earlier.  Therefore, born April 1839.
  
  Aged 1 in 1841
  Aged 10 in 1851 census (born Little Bolton)
  Aged 20 in 1861 census (born Bolton)
  Aged 44 in 1881 census (born Bolton)
  
  MATHER, JOHN        - 
  GRO Reference: 1840  J Quarter in BOLTON UNION 
  Volume 21  Page 107
  
  Name    John Mather
  Baptism Date    26 Jul 1840
  Parish    Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
  Mother    Sarah Mather
  Register Type    Bishop's Transcripts
  Reference Number    Drm/2/26a
  Son of Sarah Mather, Spinster of Little Bolton
  
  Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1840
  MATHER John Little Bolton MATHER LB/4/428 


 Betty Bayley


Betty was born in February 1841 in Bolton.⁵ 
• Birth Notes

  18 weeks on June 1841 census