James Mather

James was born in 1815 in Middleton and his baptism took place on September 11th, 1815 at St. Leonard (Middleton).¹ 

• Birth Notes

  Name:    James Mather
  Baptism Date:    11 Sep 1815
  Parish:    Middleton, Lancashire, England
  Father:    Richard Mather
  Mother:    Sarah Mather
  Register Type:    Bishop's Transcripts
  Reference Number:    Drm 2/225b/11

James' father was Richard Mather and his mother was Sarah (Sally) Stewart.  His paternal grandparents were James Mather and Alice Collinge. He had five brothers and a sister, named John, Richard, William, Luke, Moses and Ann.  He was the oldest of the seven children.  He died about 1856.

• Death Notes

  Only matching death in Lancashire or Cheshire is in West Bolton, not Manchester.
  
  Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1857
  MATHER    James    44    1857    Western Bolton    Bolton    WB/23/488