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Ellen Matilda Matthews 1854–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1854

Birth Location: Comber, County Down, Ireland

Death Date: 19 Feb 1886

Death Location: Leeston, Selwyn District, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: William Mathews

Mother: Martha Caughey

Spouse(s): Henry Clark

Children(s): Frederick Clark, Ellen Clark, Harriet Clark, Alfred Clark, Amy Clark

In 1854, Ellen Matilda Matthews entered the world in Comber, County Down, Ireland, born to William Mathews And Martha Caughey. Ellen Matilda Matthews married Henry Clark, and had children including Alfred Henry Clark, Amy Florence Jane Clark, Ellen Elizabeth Clark, Frederick William Matthews Clark, Harriet Matilda Hettie Clark. Ellen Matilda Matthews passed away in 1886 in Leeston, Selwyn District, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1854, Ellen Matilda Matthews entered the world in Comber, County Down, Ireland, born to William Mathews And Martha Caughey.
  • Ellen Matilda Matthews married Henry Clark, and had children including Alfred Henry Clark, Amy Florence Jane Clark, Ellen Elizabeth Clark, Frederick William Matthews Clark, Harriet Matilda Hettie Clark.
  • Ellen Matilda Matthews passed away in 1886 in Leeston, Selwyn District, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ellen Matthews's Ancestors

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Ellen Matthews
1854–1886
Birth Place: Comber, County Down, Ireland
Parents
William Mathews
1802–1866
Ballyalloy Ireland
Martha Caughey
1807–1884
Ballyalely nth ireland
Grandparents
Israel Caughey
1780–1867
Jane Gilleland
1775–1871
comber ?
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Caughey
–1840
Martha Harris
–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Israel Caughey
–1787

Ellen Matthews's Descendants

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Ellen (Matilda) Matthews (ABT 1854–19 Feb 1886) m. Henry Clark (27 Aug 1847–11/05/1894)
  1. 1. Frederick (William Matthews) Clark 1882–1978 m. Veronica (Eileen) Kenny 1898–1962
  2. 2. Ellen (Elizabeth) Clark 1886–1972 m. Nelson (Charles) Price 1880–1966
    1. 1. Madeline Price 1910–2005
    2. 2. Harold Price 1907–
    3. 3. Charles (Frederick) Price 1908–
  3. 3. Harriet (Matilda "Hettie") Clark 1879–1952 m. Patrick Duffy 1882–1969
    1. 1. Kathleen Duffy 1906–1989
    2. 2. Freda (Mary) Duffy 1909–1978 m. Henry (Thomas Thatcher) Gunn 1910–1996
      1. 1. Valerie Gunn 1938–1938
    3. 3. Marjorie (Leila) Duffy 1913–1993
    4. 4. Shirley Duffy 1916–2014
    5. 5. Joan (Patricia) Duffy 1918–2004
    6. 6. Leonard (Stephen) Duffy 1911–2001
    7. 7. Joyce (Elizabeth) Duffy 1920–
  4. 4. Alfred (Henry) Clark 1878–1917 m. Ruth Harvey 1877–1962
    1. 1. Ellen ((Nellie) Ion) Clark 1901–1970
    2. 2. Harold (Frederick) Clark 1907–1980
    3. 3. Alfred (Ellis) Clark 1904–1994
    4. 4. Frank ((Frankie) Shaw) Clark 1910–
    5. 5. James (Harvey) Clark 1902–1980
  5. 5. Amy (Florence Jane) Clark 1884–1973 m. Leonard (Norton) Hadfield 1877–1942
    1. 1. Ralph Hadfield 1910–1916
    2. 2. Arnold (Ivan) Hadfield 1904–1997
    3. 3. Leonard (Norton) Hadfield 1906–1973
    4. 4. Eleanor (Kathleen) Hadfield 1907–1995
    5. 5. Joseph (Alan) Hadfield 1904–1983 m. Madeliene (Grace) Weedon 1911–1995

Ellen Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1854
ABT 1854
Birth of Ellen Matilda Matthews in Comber, County Down, Ireland
Comber, County Down, Ireland
1886
19 Feb 1886
Age 32
Death of Ellen Matilda Matthews in Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand
Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1854
    Event Place: Comber, County Down, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1886
    Event Place: Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leeston, Selwyn District, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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