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William Mather

William was born in 1824 in Little Bolton and his baptism took place on January 9th, 1825 at St. Peter's (Bolton).¹

Birth Notes
- Aged 15 in 1841, abode: Shaw Street, E Bolton
  
  Name:    William Mather
  Baptism Date:    9 Jan 1825
  Baptism Place:    Bolton-le-Moors, St Peter, Lancashire, England
  Father:    Simon Mather
  Mother:    Ellen Mather
  Reference Number:    GB127.L243/1/3/6
  
  Abode: Little Bolton, Weaver

William's father was Simon Mather and his mother was Ellen Brooks Unsworth. His paternal grandparents were Jeffery Mather and Ann Coop. He had four brothers named Joseph, Geffrey, Simon and Thomas. He was the third oldest of the five children. He had a half-sister named Jane. He died in an accident or as a result of an injury, Scaffold on which he was working in a trial shaft gave way. , at the age of 47 on November 1st, 1871 in Edgworth.²

Death Notes
- UK, Coal Mining Accidents and Deaths Index, 1700-1950
  Name:    William Mather
  Birth Year:    abt 1825
  Event Type:    Death
  Event Year:    1871
  Death Age:    46
  Death Date:    17 Jul 1871
  Death Place:    Edgworth, Lancashire, England
  Occupation:    Sinker
  Colliery:    Horrocks Cote
  Owner:    Peter R Hoare
  Notes:    Scaffold on which he was working in a trial shaft gave way. Died 1st Nov.
  
  Lancashire Death indexes for the years: 1871
  MATHER    William    46    Eastern Bolton    EB/48/421
  
  MATHER, WILLIAM        46
  GRO Reference: 1871 D Quarter in BOLTON
  Volume 08C Page 249

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Jeffery Mather
  - b.~  1755 in Hindley
  
  Simon Mather
  - b.16 Oct 1793 in Hindley d.Mar 1870 in Bolton
  
  Ann Coop
  - b.~  1755
  
  William Mather
  - b.1824 in Little Bolton d.01 Nov 1871 in Edgworth
  
  Ellen Brooks Unsworth
  - b.1791 in Wigan d.Apr 1853 in Bolton

¹ Manchester CoE Births & Baptisms
² Ancestry.co.uk

William Mather

Ancestor Pedigree Chart