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Elizabeth Jane Matthews 1867–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Sep 1867

Birth Location: Camperdown, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 22 Sep 1917

Death Location: Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia

Father: George Matthews

Mother: Harriett Newcombe

Spouse(s): William Williams

Children(s): Bertha Griffiths, Dorras Williams, George Williams, William Williams, Mary Williams, Emma Williams, Dora Williams, Malvina Williams, William Williams

In 1867, Elizabeth Jane Matthews entered the world in Camperdown, Victoria, Australia, born to George Matthews And Harriett Ann Newcombe. Elizabeth Jane Matthews married William Henry Williams, and had children including Bertha Elizabeth Griffiths, Dora May Irene Williams, Dorras Jeffers Frances Williams, Emma Florence Olivia Williams, George Pearman James Williams, Malvina Harriet Williams, Mary Amelia Williams, William Miles Ponsonby Williams, William Williams. Elizabeth Jane Matthews passed away in 1917 in Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1867, Elizabeth Jane Matthews entered the world in Camperdown, Victoria, Australia, born to George Matthews And Harriett Ann Newcombe.
  • Elizabeth Jane Matthews married William Henry Williams, and had children including Bertha Elizabeth Griffiths, Dora May Irene Williams, Dorras Jeffers Frances Williams, Emma Florence Olivia Williams, George Pearman James Williams, Malvina Harriet Williams, Mary Amelia Williams, William Miles Ponsonby Williams, William Williams.
  • Elizabeth Jane Matthews passed away in 1917 in Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia.

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Elizabeth Matthews's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Matthews
1867–1917
Birth Place: Camperdown, Victoria, Australia
Parents
George Matthews
1840–1915
Merriwa, Muswellbrook, Paterson, New South Wales
Harriett (Ann) Newcombe
1841–1937
Somerset, England
Grandparents
Jonas Jefferies
1818–1863
Bristol, Somerset, England
Elizabeth Jefferis
1813–1859
Bitton, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Jonas Jefferies
1796–1867
Hannah Jefferies
1796–1874
John Vagg
1790–1841
Mary Silley
1790–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Jeffries
1771–1850
Elizabeth Jeffries
1770–1844
Jesse Jefferies
1773–1845
Mary Jefferis
1776–1846
John Vagg
1759–1836
Mary (twin?)
1762–1763
George Tilley
1757–1837
Frances Davidge
1757–1826

Elizabeth Matthews's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Jane) Matthews (2 Sep 1867–22 Sep 1917) m. William (Henry) Williams (4 Apr 1847–3 Feb 1931)
  1. 1. Bertha (Elizabeth) Griffiths 1897–1984 m. Tasman (Hugh Leon) Griffiths 1892–1932 m. Alfred (Ernest) Williams 1878–1971
    1. 1. Elma (Doris) Griffiths 1924–2018 m. Henry (Hypsman) Jindrich 1928–1990 m. Lindsay (Gordon) Parry 1930–2024
    2. 2. Sydney (Tasman) Griffiths 1916–1924
    3. 3. Cecil (Eric) Griffiths 1922–2001
    4. 4. Teddy (Alfred) Griffiths 1931–1984 m. Faithful (Joy Keaiting) (Gibson) 1931–1993
    5. 5. William (Alfred) Williams 1928–1987
    6. 6. Jack Griffiths 1915–1915
    7. 7. Brian (William) Williams 1945–1945
    8. 8. Gladys (Edna) Williams 1939–2021
  2. 2. Dorras (Jeffers Frances) Williams 1900–1974
    1. 1. John (William) Woods 1928–1997
  3. 3. George (Pearman James) Williams 1895–1957
  4. 4. William (Miles Ponsonby) Williams 1888–1885
  5. 5. Mary (Amelia) Williams 1891–1971
  6. 6. Emma (Florence Olivia) Williams 1893–1893
  7. 7. Dora (May Irene) Williams 1909–1930
  8. 8. Malvina (Harriet) Williams 1886–1968
  9. 9. William Williams 1885–1885

Elizabeth Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1867
2 Sep 1867
Birth of Elizabeth Jane Matthews in Camperdown, Victoria, Australia
Camperdown, Victoria, Australia
1917
22 Sep 1917
Age 50
Death of Elizabeth Jane Matthews in Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia
Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1867
    Event Place: Camperdown, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Asylum Records, 1853-1940, Asylum Records from the Public Records Office of Victoria (PROV); Public Records Office of Victoria (PROV); Series Number: VA 2844; Volume Title: Case Books of Female Patients, 1877-1912; Doc Number: VPRS 7406; Reference Number: 07407-P0001-000001
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1917
    Event Place: Latrobe, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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