Elizabeth (Betty) Mather

Elizabeth, known as Betty, was born in August 1808 in Middleton and her baptism took place on August 28th, 1808 at St. Leonard (Middleton).¹ 

• Birth Notes

  Name:    Elizabeth Mather
  Baptism Date:    28 Aug 1808
  Parish:    Middleton, Lancashire, England
  Father's name:    John Mather
  Mother's name:    Sally Mather
  Register Type:    Bishops Transcripts
  Reference Number:    Drm 2/225a/11
  
  Elizabeth D. of John Mather Tailor & Sally his wife of Middleton

Betty's father was John Mather and her mother was Sally Tong.  Her paternal grandparents were James Mather and Alice Collinge. She had four brothers and three sisters, named Ashton, Collinge, Charles, Henry, Rachel, Lucy and Sarah.  She was the second oldest of the eight children.