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William Mather 1807–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1807

Birth Location: Roxburgh, Roxburghshire

Death Date: 23 May 1862

Death Location: Roxburghshire, Scotland

Father: James Mather

Mother: Helen Cumming

Spouse(s): Jane Dickson

Children(s): William Mather

The story of William Mather began in 1807 in Roxburgh, Roxburghshire. William Mather married Jane Dickson, and had children including William Dixon Mather. William Mather passed away in 1862 in Roxburghshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Mather began in 1807 in Roxburgh, Roxburghshire.
  • William Mather married Jane Dickson, and had children including William Dixon Mather.
  • William Mather passed away in 1862 in Roxburghshire, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

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William Mather's Ancestors

Self
William Mather
1807–1862
Birth Place: Roxburgh, Roxburghshire
Parents
James Mather
1759–
Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Helen Cumming
1755–
Grandparents
John Mather
1729–
Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Margaret Thomson
1730–1761
Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Francis Mather
1701–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mather
1680–

William Mather's Descendants

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William Mather (abt 1807–23 May 1862) m. Jane Dickson (29 July 1812–3 Jun 1889)
  1. 1. William (Dixon) Mather 1831–1912 m. Isabella Nicholson 1830–1901
    1. 1. Margaret Mather 1865–1921 m. Alexander Rutherford 1855–1922
      1. 1. James Rutherford 1885– m. Elizabeth Etherington 1887–
        1. 1. Jean Rutherford 1924–2018 m. Alfred Sinclair 1923–1966

William Mather's Timeline

2 Records

1807
abt 1807
Birth of William Mather in Roxburgh, Roxburghshire
Roxburgh, Roxburghshire
1862
23 May 1862
Age 55
Death of William Mather in Roxburghshire, Scotland
Roxburghshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1807
    Event Place: Roxburgh, Roxburghshire
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1862
    Event Place: Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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