Sarah Cross Mather

Sarah Cross Mather

Female 1852 - 1889  (36 years)

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  • Name Sarah Cross Mather 
    Born 13 Jun 1852  Pilkington, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Christened 29 Aug 1852  Manchester, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Died 24 Jan 1889  Camperdown, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Buried 28 Jan 1889  Rookwood, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I129  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2016 

    Father James Mather,   b. 9 Aug 1821, Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1881, Glossop, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Fanny Cross,   b. 10 Jun 1822, Prestwich, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1867, Schlusselburg, St Petersburg, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Married 31 Jan 1855  Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • Witness: John Cross
      Witness: Anne Yates
    Notes 
    • Both James and Fanny were living in Hollins, Prestwich, near Bury in Lancashire in 1841. James' father, Peter, was a weaver in Bury when he was born, but the family had moved to Hollins by the 1841 Census where Peter is listed as a Labourer. Fanny was born in Hollins where her father was a Farmer.
    Family ID F10  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edwin Williams,   b. 7 May 1848, Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 1924, Newtown, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 19 Oct 1876  Manchester, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • Witness: Frederick Williams
      Witness: Lavinia Wagstaff
    Notes 
    • Witness: Lavnia Wagstaff, born in Glossop in 1853, parents Samuel and Lewina ran the Viaduct Inn (pub).
    Children 
     1. Susannah Sarah Williams,   b. 16 Aug 1877, Glossop, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1960, Chatswood, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     2. James Mather Williams,   b. 20 Aug 1878, Glossop, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1881, Glossop, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)
     3. Fanny Cross Williams,   b. 19 Dec 1879, Glossop, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1927, North Sydney, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     4. John McKenzie Williams,   b. 28 Apr 1881, Glossop, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1962, Mosman, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     5. Helen Bashall Canton Williams,   b. 12 Nov 1882, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1962  (Age 79 years)
     6. Llewellyn Edwin Williams,   b. 14 Dec 1884, Newtown, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1967, Townsville, QLD, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     7. Lizzie Winifred Williams,   b. 11 Sep 1886, Newtown, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1966, Cremorne, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     8. Mary Annie Williams,   b. 14 Nov 1888, Newtown, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1888  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2015 
    Family ID F5  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • 1852 BIRTH: 13 June 1852 at Hollins, Pilkington, Lancashire
      Father: No entry
      Mother: Fanny Cross
      1889 DEATH: 24 January 1889 at Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown.
      Occupation: Domestic Duties
      Sex and age: Female, 36 years.
      Name and occupation of father: James Mather, Printer.
      Name and maiden surname of mother: Fanny Cross.
      When and where buried: 26 January 1889, Church of England Cemetary, Rookwood.
      Where born and how long in Australia: from Lancashire, England and 6 years in NSW.
      Place of marriage, age and to whom: Manchester, England, 24 years, Edwin Williams.
      Children of marriage: Susannah S. 12, Fanny C. 10, John Mck. 8, Llewllyn E. 4, Nellie B.C. 6, Lizzie 2 living.

  • Sources 
    1. [S12] England and Wales Birth Certificate, England and Wales. Registrar General., birth certificate for Sarah Cross, born 13 Jun 1852; citing /37, Jun quarter 1852, Bury, Lancashire registration district, Pilkington sub-district (Reliability: 3).
      Births (CR) England. Pilkington, Bury, Lancashire. 13 June 1852. CROSS, Sarah. Entry No. 37.

    2. [S162] Family Register - Mather/Williams, 27 Sep 2013.
      Sarah Mather daughter of the above. Born June 13th 1852.

    3. [S180] Baptism Manchester, Lancashire, England 29 Aug 1852 Sarah Cross Mather, (GB127.L100/1/3/1) (Reliability: 2), 6 Mar 2014.

    4. [S368] Manchester, England, Church of England Births and Baptisims, 1813-1915, Ref No: GB127.L100/1/3/1 P. 58 No. 680, 6 Mar 2014.
      Baptisms (PR) England. St George, Unsworth, Lancashire. 29 August 1852. MATHER CROSS, Sarah. Ref No: GB127.L100/1/3/1 P. 58 No. 680. Collection: Manchester, England, Church of England Biths and Baptisms, 1813-1915 : accessed 6 March 2014.

    5. [S213] Death Camperdown, NSW, Australia 24 Jan 1889 Sarah Cross Williams, (1889/003962).

    6. [S218] Burial Rookwood Cemetary, Sydney, NSW, Australia 28 Jan 1889 Sarah Mather Williams.

    7. [S232] Marriage Bury, Lancashire, England (Parish Church) 31 JAN 1855 James Mather & Fanny Cross, (1855/25).

    8. [S179] Marriage Manchester, Lancashire, England (St Mary's Church) 19 Oct 1876 Edwin Williams & Sarah Cross Mather, (8d/360/248).



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