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England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906
about James Mather Name: James Mather
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1842
Christening Date: 19 Aug 1842
Christening Place: Billinge, Lancashire, England
Father's Name: Richard Mather
Mother's Name: Ellen

Name: James Mather
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1846
Christening Date: 30 Aug 1846
Christening Place: Billinge, Lancashire, England
Father's Name: James Mather
Mother's Name: Ellen


England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906
about Ellen Mather Name: Ellen Mather
Gender: Female
Birth Date: abt 1814
Christening Date: 13 Mar 1814
Christening Place: Billinge, Lancashire, England
Father's Name: James Mather
Mother's Name: Mary

Name: Ellen Mather
Gender: Female
Birth Date: abt 1818
Christening Date: 29 Nov 1818
Christening Place: Billinge, Lancashire, England
Father's Name: Thomas Mather
Mother's Name: Ann

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IVE CONFUSED STU AN GIVEN HIM A HEADACHE I THINK LOL

HI DIZZI, I THINK JOAN IS LOOKING IN HERSELF. SHE IS A SGR
MEMBER.

DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO CONFUSE ME, BUT I THINK JOAN WILL BE
ABLE TO SORT THROUGH IT.

YOUR GOOD AT THIS.

GOOD AT CONFUSING FOLK ...YES I AM ..LOL

Hi Dizzi,
Thanks for all that. I use the LancsOPC site all the time and have found lots of my information on this family from it. However, they don't seem to have a marriage for James MATHER and an Ann. Nor for an Ellen born in either Hindley or Darwen.

As far as Ellen is concerned, some of the censuses give her birthplace as Darwen others say Hindley. However, the baptism below at Chowbent is a possible one for her. Certainly the Billinge one to Thomas and Ann is not her as I have found later censuses for that family and they just don't match in any way.

The 1841 census rounded down ages so saying that Ann was 40 could mean she was anywhere between 45 and 40, which makes a 1799 birth quite feasible.

Going to Ellen's marriage - I think there must have been some kind of error that ended with James not being listed as deceased. When Ellen's sister Ann married in 1846 she stated James was deceased. Sister Sarah married in the same year and said the same. Mary married in 1842 and said the same. And Elizabeth married in 1850 and also said her father James was dead. That's what makes me think Ellen's details could be wrong.

I have no problem at all with all the children of Ann and James, it's just that I would love to find Ann's maiden name.

Thanks again for your help.
Joan

Dizzi wrote:SEA RCHED ALL LANCASTER PARISH RECORDS THESE ARE ELLEN FOR YOUR TIMESPAN
THIS IS WEBSITE

http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Search/indexp.html

Baptisms: 18 Sep 1816 Protestant Dissenting Chapel Chowbent, Atherton, Lancashire, England
Ellen Mather - Child of Ann Mather

Baptisms: 13 Apr 1817 St Mary the Virgin, Prestwich, Lancashire, England
Ellen Mather - Child of Jesse Mather & Hannah

Baptisms: 25 Jan 1818 St Elphin, Warrington, Lancashire, England
Ellen Mather - Daughter of Matthew Mather & Lydia

Baptisms: 4 Oct 1818 All Saints, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Ellen Mather - 2 Daur. of George Mather & Ellen

Baptisms: 29 Nov 1818 St Aidan (Billinge Chapel), Billinge, Lancashire, England
Ellen Mather - Daughter of Thomas Mather & Ann

Baptisms: 11 Jul 1819 St Aidan (Billinge Chapel), Billinge, Lancashire, England
Ellen Mather - Daughter of Joshua Mather & Peggy

Baptisms: 8 Aug 1819 St Elphin, Warrington, Lancashire, England
Ellen Mather - Daur of Matthew Mather & Lydia