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Will do, thank you again x

To see if anyone has him in their tree click on Search above then click on Search Members Trees.

Oh, what a load of interesting facts for someones family (wish it was mine)

Thank you also Chris.

His father?

Herbert Mather (1840–1916) was an Anglican bishop in the last decades of the 19th century and the first part of the 20th.[1][2]

Mather was educated at St Andrew's University and Trinity College, Cambridge and ordained in 1867.[3][4] He began his ordained ministry as vice-principal and then the principal of Carmarthen Training College. He the became chaplain to the Bishop of Newfoundland and incumbent of the cathedral. After this he was the rector of All Saints' Huntingdon and rural dean of Gartree.[5] From 1891 to 1897 he was Provost of St Andrew's Cathedral, Inverness [6] when he was ordained to the episcopate[7] as the 4th Bishop of Antigua.[8] Returning to England he was an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Hereford until his retirement in 1912.

Margee, that's brilliant, do you know if anyone has him on their tree please?

(in case to do with above)

Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900
Name: Herbert. Mather
College: TRINITY
Entered: Michs. 1893
Born: 1874
More Information: Adm. pens. at TRINITY, June 13, 1893. S. of the Rev. Herbert (above), of Millerton, Inverness. B. [June 14], 1874, at Huntingdon. School, Charterhouse. Matric. Michs. 1893; B.A. 1896; M.A. 1902. Ord. deacon (Chichester) 1899; priest, 1900; C. of Cuckfield, Sussex, 1899-1903. C. of St Bartholomew's, Brighton, 1903-10. Asst. Chaplain, Community of St Mary, E. Grinstead, 1910-15. Served in the Great War, 1914-19 (Section Sanitaire, French Army). C. of St Augustine's, Victoria Park, 1919-21; V. there, 1921-3. Chaplain to St Saviour's Priory, Haggerston, from 1919; Superior, S.R.C., 1924. Lic. pr., dio. of Rochester, 1939-47-. Of Sevenoaks, Kent, in 1948. Brother of Basil (1895). (Crockford; Univ. War List.)


Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900
Name: Herbert. Mather
College: TRINITY
Entered: Michs. 1860
Died: 30 Jul 1922
More Information: Adm. pens. at TRINITY, May 15, 1860. [6th] s. of John Philips (1813), of Bootle Hall, near Liverpool. B. Oct. 8, 1840, at Lancaster. From St Andrew's University. Matric. Michs. 1860; B.A. 1864; M.A. 1867; D.D. 1897. Ord. deacon (St Davids) 1866; priest, 1867. Vice-Principal of Carmarthen training College, 1865-7; Principal, 1867-8. C. of Newland, Gloucs., 1868-70. Chaplain to the Bishop of Newfoundland, and Inc. of St John's Cathedral, 1870-2. Chaplain to the Bishop of Nova Scotia, 1872-3. R. of All Saints, Huntingdon, 1874-7. V. of Loddington and Chaplain of Launde, Leics., 1877-93. Provost of St Andrew's Cathedral, Inverness, 1891-7. Bishop of Antigua, 1897-1904. Assistant Bishop to the Bishop of Hereford, 1905-12. R. of Hampton Bishop, Heref., 1908-12. Chancellor of Hereford Cathedral, 1906-16. Resided latterly at Beckenham, Kent. Died July 30, 1922. Brother or step-brother of John H. (1839), Frederic V. (1843) and Frank A. (1864); father of the next and of Basil (1895). (Crockford; Who was Who.)


Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900
Name: Basil. Mather
College: PEMBROKE
Entered: Michs. 1895
More Information: Adm. at PEMBROKE, Oct. 1895. 2nd s. of the Rev. Herbert (1860), Provost of Inverness Cathedral. B. Feb. 4, 1876, at Huntingdon. School, Charterhouse. Matric. Michs. 1895; B.A. (Class. Trip., Pt I, 1st Class) 1898; M.A. 1902. Ord. deacon (Wakefield) 1901; priest, 1902; S. of St Mary's, Barnsley, 1901-6. Miss.-in-C. of Yung Ching, China, 1906-14. Headmaster of Ch'ung Te School, Peking, 1921. Dean of the Central Theological School, Nanking, 1922-7. Miss. in Peking, 1928. Chaplain of Chefoo, 1930-1. Acting Chaplain, Shantung Christian University, Tsinan, 1931-4. Miss. in Pekin, 1934-9. Lic. pr., dio. London, and Acting C. of Darrington, Yorks., 1940-3. Acting C. of Farley-Chamberlayne, Hants., in 1943. Of Sevenoaks in 1948. Brother of Herbert (1893).

Chris :)

Father was the vicar of Loddington:

1881 England Census
about Herbert Mather Name: Herbert Mather
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875
Relationship to Head: Son
Father: Herbert Mather
Mother: Annie Mather
Gender: Male
Where born: Godmanchester, Huntingdon, England

Civil Parish: Loddington
County/Island: Leicestershire
Country: England

Street Address: The Vicarage
Education:

Employment status: View Image
Occupation: Scholar

Registration District: Billesdon
Sub-registration District: Billesdon
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 3123
Folio: 10
Page Number: 11
Household Members: Name Age
Herbert Mather 40
Annie Mather 36
Herbert Mather 6
Basil Mather 5
Anna Mather 3
Dorothy S. Mather 1
Anne R. King 22
Clara E. Dunsby 22
Mary A. Hathaway 20
Sarah Bradforth 23
Betsy A. Ward 26

Still single in 1911:

1911 England Census
about Herbert Mather Name: Herbert Mather
Age in 1911: 36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1875
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire
Civil Parish: East Grinstead
County/Island: Sussex
Country: England
Street Address: 13 Grosvenor Road East Grinstead
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Clerk in Holy Orders
Registration District: East Grinstead
Registration District Number: 75
Sub-registration District: East Grinstead
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Household Schedule Number: 224
Piece: 4982
Household Members: Name Age
Herbert Mather 36
Eliza Mc Ginn 56

This one was christened 12 July 1874. If the prayer book was a christening gift it would fit.

England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906
about Herbert Mather Name: Herbert Mather
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 14 Jun 1874
Christening Date: 12 Jul 1874
Christening Place: Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, England
Age at Christening: 0
Father's Name: Herbert Mather
Mother's Name: Anna

Thank you Andy, I don't have any more info. It's such a lovely book, leather bound.

Its quite a common name. Assuming he was under ten years old when given the book, there are about a dozen possibles. You would need more info.

Andy

This is a long shot but I have a Common Prayer book, someone has written inside -

"Herbert Mather from his God father and Uncle July 12 1874"

Is there any way I can trace any relatives that may want the book?

Sandra