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Taken in 1895 and sourced from Family Photos.
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This picture, '1895 Joseph Mather (col)', was taken in 1895 and sourced from Family Photos.
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    • Colorized B&W photo of Joseph Mather
Taken on February 7th, 1840 in Little Bolton and sourced from Certificate - Birth.
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This picture, '1840 Joseph Mather (sml)', was taken on February 7th, 1840 in Little Bolton and sourced from Certificate - Birth.
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    • Cropped image of original (copy) birth cert
Taken on February 7th, 1840 in Little Bolton and sourced from Certificate - Birth.
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This picture, '1840 Joseph Mather', was taken on February 7th, 1840 in Little Bolton and sourced from Certificate - Birth.
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    • 7th Feb 1840
      Birth: Joseph, Boy, Father John Mather (spinner)
      Mother: Ellen Mather, formerly Buckley
      Informant: John Mather, Father, Blackburn St, Little Bolton
      Registered: 19th Feb 1850 by Thomas Dawson, Registrar
Taken in 1901 in Birkenhead and sourced from 1901 Mather Wedding Photo.
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This picture, '1901 Joseph Mather', was taken in 1901 in Birkenhead and sourced from 1901 Mather Wedding Photo.
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    • At the wedding of John and Sarah Mather (13 Aug 1901)
Taken on July 16th, 2007 in Birkenhead Library and sourced from News Clips.
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This picture, '1918 Joseph Mather Death', was taken on July 16th, 2007 in Birkenhead Library and sourced from News Clips.
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    • The scanned image was of a single column.
      It has been split in two for easier viewing.
Taken on September 6th, 1918 and sourced from Certificate - Death.
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This picture, '1918 Joseph Mather', was taken on September 6th, 1918 and sourced from Certificate - Death.
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    • (10 Dilation of the heart (left & right ventricles)
      (2) Ascites (which is an accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity)
Joseph, known as Joe, was born on February 7th, 1840 in Little Bolton.1  Joe's father was John Mather and his mother was Ellen Buckley.  His paternal grandparents were Samuel Mather and Alice Mather; his maternal grandparents were John Buckley and Mary Crook. He had a brother and a sister, named Benjamin and Sarah.  He was the second oldest of the three children. He had two half-brothers and four half-sisters, named Samuel, John, Susannah, Margaret, Sarah and Ruth.  He died due to a cardiac arrest, Dilation of the heart (left & right ventricles) and Ascites, at the age of 78 on September 6th, 1918 at 282+284 St. Ann Street.  The funeral took place on September 10th, 1918 at Laird Street Baptist Church and was arranged by Messrs R Gallienne and Son, 34 Conway-street.  He was buried on September 10th, 1918 at the Flaybrick Memorial Gardens.2 3 1 






Joe's family with Ellen Tomlinson

Wife's Pictures
Taken in 1895 and sourced from Family Photos.
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This picture, '1895 Ellen Mather', was taken in 1895 and sourced from Family Photos.
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Taken on September 11th, 1842 and sourced from Ancestry.co.uk.
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This picture, '1842 Ellen Tomlinson', was taken on September 11th, 1842 and sourced from Ancestry.co.uk.
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    • Baptism
Taken in 1842 and sourced from Certificate - Birth.
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This picture, '1842 Ellen Tomlinson', was taken in 1842 and sourced from Certificate - Birth.
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Taken in 1901 in Birkenhead and sourced from 1901 Mather Wedding Photo.
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This picture, '1901 Ellen Mather', was taken in 1901 in Birkenhead and sourced from 1901 Mather Wedding Photo.
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    • Ellen Mather (Tomlinson) at the 1901 Mather family wedding.

Family Pictures
Taken on July 30th, 1865 and sourced from Certificate - Marriage.
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This picture, '1865 Joseph Mather & Ellen Tomlinson2', was taken on July 30th, 1865 and sourced from Certificate - Marriage.
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Taken in 1895 and sourced from Family Photos.
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This picture, '1895 Mather Family (Colorized)', was taken in 1895 and sourced from Family Photos.
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    • Top Row:
      1) Thomas Hibbert Robinson
      2) Richard (Dick) Mather
      3) Great Grandfather Joseph Mather
      4) Grandfather John Mather

      Bottom Row:
      1) Polly Mather
      2+3) Sarah Mather (Robinson) holding baby Jim
      4) Great Grandmother Mather (Ellen Tomlinson)
      5) Elizabeth Mather (great auntie Betty Cole)
      6) Nellie Mather (Robinson / Hopwood)
      7) Willie Robinson (baby)
Taken about 1915 and sourced from Family Photos.
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This picture, 'Joseph and Ellen Mather', was taken about 1915 and sourced from Family Photos.
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    • This must be about 5 to 10 years after the 1901 picture (circa 1910).
Taken on August 5th, 1865 and sourced from News Clips.
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This picture, '1865-Aug-05 Joseph & Ellen Marriage', was taken on August 5th, 1865 and sourced from News Clips.
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    • Bolton Chronical - 5 Aug 1865
‌Joe and Ellen were married in a religious ceremony on July 30th, 1865 at St. Peter's (Bolton) by Vicar Henry Powell and witnessed by John Kay, Richard and Mary Tomlinson.12  They had three sons and five daughters, named John, Dick, Samuel, Nell, Sarah, Polly, Elizabeth and Betty.  There are no more children.  Polly and Samuel were twins.


1 Lil Mercer's Birthday Book
2 Newspaper - Joseph Mather's Obituary
3 Headstone - Joseph & Ellen Mather
4 1851 UK Census
5 1861 UK Census
6 1901 UK Census
7 Mather Family Reunion
8 1871 UK Census
9 1881 UK Census
10 1891 UK Census
11 Certificate - Marriage
12 FreeBMD.org.uk
13 Newspaper - John Mather (Snr)
14 Burial Records - Flaybrick
15 BMD-Cheshire
Further source/citation:
1911 UK Census



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