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Ernest Edgar Matthews 1885–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1885

Birth Location: Elmsdale, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Death Date: 18 Aug 1971

Death Location: Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

Father: Henry ♦

Mother: Elizabeth Ramsay

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Ernest Edgar Matthews was born in 1885 in Elmsdale, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada, the child of Henry Totten Matthews And Elizabeth J Ramsay. In 1891, Ernest Edgar Matthews resided in River Hébert, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1901, Ernest Edgar Matthews resided in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Ernest Edgar Matthews passed away in 1971 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.

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Biography

  • Ernest Edgar Matthews was born in 1885 in Elmsdale, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada, the child of Henry Totten Matthews And Elizabeth J Ramsay.
  • In 1891, Ernest Edgar Matthews resided in River Hébert, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • In 1901, Ernest Edgar Matthews resided in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Ernest Edgar Matthews passed away in 1971 in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada.

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Ernest Matthews's Ancestors

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Ernest Matthews
1885–1971
Birth Place: Elmsdale, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Parents
Henry Totten Matthews ♦
1856–1932
Elmsdale, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Elizabeth (J) Ramsay
1859–1895
Elmsdale, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Grandparents
William (E Matthews) ♦
1826–1920
Elmsdale, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Hannah (Penrose Rendle) ♦
1831–1895
Kensington, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Charles (S Ramsay 1) ♪
1802–1889
Elmsdale, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Margaret Hunter
1816–1908
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Malcolm ✅
1758–1826
Agnes MacNeill
1769–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Malcolm Ramsay
1730–1798
Mary ♪
1730–1798
Malcolm Mcneill
1731–1815
Elizabeth ♪
1735–1799

Ernest Matthews's Timeline

4 Records

1885
20 Aug 1885
Birth of Ernest Edgar Matthews in Elmsdale, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Elmsdale, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
1891
06 Apr 1891
Age 6
Ernest Edgar Matthews resided here in River Hébert, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
River Hébert, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
1901
31 Mar 1901
Age 16
Ernest Edgar Matthews resided here in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
1971
18 Aug 1971
Age 86
Death of Ernest Edgar Matthews in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1885
    Event Place: Elmsdale, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Polling District No 29, Cumberland, Nova Scotia; Page: 4; Family No: 30
    [2] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: River Hébert, Cumberland, Nova Scotia; Roll: T-6312; Family No: 144

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 06 Apr 1891
    Event Place: River Hébert, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: River Hébert, Cumberland, Nova Scotia; Roll: T-6312; Family No: 144

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1901
    Event Place: Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Polling District No 29, Cumberland, Nova Scotia; Page: 4; Family No: 30

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1971
    Event Place: Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

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