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Harold Mather

Harold was born on October 19th, 1862 in Eagley and his baptism took place on May 13th, 1863 at St. George (Little Bolton).¹²

Birth Notes
- Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1862
  MATHER    Harold    COOPER    Sharples    SH/9/24
  
  MATHER, HAROLD        COOPER
  GRO Reference: 1862 D Quarter in BOLTON
  Volume 08C Page 246
  
  Name:    Harrold Mather
  Gender:    Male
  Baptism Date:    13 May 1863
  Baptism Place:    St. Georges, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
  Father:    William Mather
  Mother:    Alice Mather
  FHL Film Number:    1966156

Harold's father was William Mather and his mother was Alice Cooper. His paternal grandparents were Solomon Mather and Betty Barns. He had three brothers and a sister, named Herbert, Walter, James and Ada. He was the fourth oldest of the five children. He died after 1939.

General Notes
- Harold may moved from the area to Lytham. He is the only son not to be buried at Walmsey Chapel. He was a "Gentleman" and the last of the children to die, inheriting over £17,000 from his spinster sister Ada in 1927.
  
  In 1891 he Married Margaret Ada Cooper and had four daughters. The three youngest girls were all sent to private school at St. Anne on the Sea, Lytham (near Blackpool). The oldest, Hilda, stayed with the family.
  
  In 1939, Harold was a retired accountant living with his daughter Alice K Mather in Westmorland.

Occupation Details
- Harold's occupation was Accountant.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- John Mather
  - b.1713 in Warrington d.Apr 1768 in Warrington
  
  Richard Mather
  - b.Nov 1737 in Turton d.May 1826 in Turton
  
  Ellen Blinstone ^*
  - b.1714 in Burtonwood d.06 Jan 1780 in Warrington
  
  Solomon Mather
  - b.1768 in Turton d.30 Nov 1844 in Sharples
  
  Edmund Howarth ^*
  - b.May 1702 in Lower Darwen
  
  Ann Howarth
  - b.1744 in Lower Darwen d.May 1786 in Turton
  
  Anne
  - b.1696
  
  Solomon Mather
  - b.1800 at Hall-i’th’-Wood d.27 May 1890 in Sharples
  
  Martha (Matty) Ramsden
  - b.~  1772 d.>  1844
  
  William Mather
  - b.1830 in Sharples d.Nov 1880 in Sharples
  
  Betty Barns
  - b.1803 in Little Bolton d.20 Apr 1870 in Astley Bridge
  
  Harold Mather
  - b.19 Oct 1862 in Eagley d.>  1939
  
  Alice Cooper
  - b.1825 in Little Bolton d.Jan 1899 in Sharples
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

Personal Timeline

Click here for details of Harold's family with Margaret Ada Cooper

¹ 1881 UK Census
² England Select Births & Christenings (1538-1975)