When Thomas Mather was born on 28 April 1846, in Bedford Leigh, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Higginson Mather, was 34 and his mother, Mary Ann Ditchfield, was 34. He married Mary Ann Cantwell on 5 December 1870, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Smithfield Election Precinct, Cache, Utah, United States in 1900. In 1887, at the age of 41, his occupation is listed as overlooker. He died on 23 October 1917, in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Smithfield City Cemetery, Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States.
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English:
occupational name for a mower or reaper of grass or hay, Old English mǣthere. Compare Mead , Mower . Hay was formerly of great importance, not only as feed for animals in winter but also for bedding.
variant of Mader , reflecting an alternative pronunciation influenced by Old Norse mathra ‘madder (plant)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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