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Mary Marsh

Taken on March 23rd, 2008 at Tonge-with-Haulgh Cemetery and sourced from Headstone - George Mather.

HEADSTONE - George & Mary Mather1a

This picture was taken on March 23rd, 2008 at Tonge-with-Haulgh Cemetery and sourced from Headstone - George Mather.

Mary was born in 1826 in Hope.¹

Birth Notes
- Mary was 15 in 1841 and living at Hope, Derbyshire with John and Hannah Wilson and family.
  
  Was 39 when she died, so born about 1826/7

She died at the age of 39 on September 29th, 1865 in Little Bolton. Her burial was on October 3rd, 1865 at Tonge-with-Haulgh Cemetery.²³

Death Notes
- Lancashire BMD Ref LB/33/41
  
  Name: Mary Mather
  Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1865
  Registration district: Bolton
  Inferred County: Lancashire
  Volume: 8c
  Page: 190

General Notes
- Name based on only marriage by Mary to George Mather in Bolton area between 1851 and 1861. Mary married George at the grand old age of 30.
  
  It appears that Mary lost her parents early. She was living with John and Hannah Wilson and family in 1841 at Hope, working as the farmers servant. She was in Nottinghamshire in 1851 working as a dairy maid.
  
  According to the 1861 census, Mary was born in Hope, Derbyshire. There is a Mary Marsh working as a servant at Winkbourn in 1851. She recorded her place of birth as Borough, which is almost the same place. Perhaps George was on holiday there, as this is a popular holiday resort, near to the railway (although Mary was working in Nottinghamshire in 1851).
  
  Living in Little Bolton in 1861

Occupation Details
- From 1841 Mary's occupation was Servant in agriculture.
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1841 census
  From 1851 her occupation was Dairy Maid in Nottinghampshire.
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1851 census

Occupancy & Contact Details
- Mary lived at 83 Blackburn Road from 1861.¹
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Home of George and Mary Mather and children Ferderick and Clara in 1861

Personal Timeline

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¹ 1861 UK Census
² Deceased Online
³ Headstone - George Mather
Sources/Citations 1871 UK Census, BMD-Lancashire, Individual - Celia Foot