Betty Mather
Betty was born on June 13th, 1791 at
Bertinshaw and her baptism took place on July 3rd, 1791 at
Walmsley Presbyterian conducted by Thomas Davies.
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Birth Notes
Baptism: 3 Jul 1791 Walmsley Meeting House (later Egerton Unitarian), Bolton le Moors, Lancs.
Betty Mather - [Child] of Solmn. Mather & Matty (formerly Ramsden)
Born: 13 Jun 1791
Abode: Birtenwood Shaw, Turton, Bolton, Lancaster
Notes: [Congregation: Walmsley Meeting]
Baptised by: Tho Davies
Register: Baptisms 1783 - 1793, Page 16, Entry 71
Source: LDS Film 560904
Abode: Birtenwood Shaw (i.e. Bertinshaw), Turton
Betty is Solomon and Matty's first child, baptised 3 Jul 1971. They went along to the Presbyterian Walmley Chapel with James and Betty Mather (from Goose Cote Hill) who had their daughter Margaret baptised the same day. These were the only twp baptisms at Walmsley that day.
Betty's father was
Solomon Mather and her mother was
Martha (Matty) Ramsden. Her paternal grandparents were
Richard Mather and
Ann Howarth. She had three brothers and four sisters, and also a sibling of unknown gender, named
James,
Solomon,
Joseph,
Sarah,
Mary,
Catherine,
Ann and
<child>. She was the oldest of the nine children. She died at the age of 74 in March 1866.
Death Notes
Two years out on age, but could be her:
Deaths Mar 1866 (>99%)
Mather Betty 76 Bolton 8c, 177