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George Matthews 1811–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jun 1811

Birth Location: Huntingford, Gillingham, Dorset, England

Death Date: Jul 1886

Death Location: Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Father: Thomas ✅

Mother: Sarah ✅

Spouse(s): Hannah Hardy

Children(s): Mary Matthews, Sarah Matthews, Thomas Matthews

George Matthews was born in 1811 in Huntingford, Gillingham, Dorset, England, the child of Thomas Matthews And Sarah Hedditch. George Matthews married Hannah Hardy, and had children including Mary Harriet Matthews, Sarah Matthews, Thomas William Matthews. George Matthews passed away in 1886 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • George Matthews was born in 1811 in Huntingford, Gillingham, Dorset, England, the child of Thomas Matthews And Sarah Hedditch.
  • George Matthews married Hannah Hardy, and had children including Mary Harriet Matthews, Sarah Matthews, Thomas William Matthews.
  • George Matthews passed away in 1886 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Matthews's Ancestors

Self
George Matthews
1811–1886
Birth Place: Huntingford, Gillingham, Dorset, England
Parents
Thomas Matthews ✅
1782–1828
Gillingham, Dorset, England
Sarah (Hedditch) ✅
1776–1858
East Stour, Dorset, England
Grandparents
Thomas Matthews
1756–1792
Loders, Dorset, England
Elizabeth Groves
1760–
Dorset, England
John Hedditch
1759–1810
Gillingham, Dorset, England
Mary Sutton
1760–1810
Dorset, England, UK
Great-Grandparents
William Matthews
1730–
Ann Critchell
1729–1790
George Herridge
1728–1797
Hannah Dibben
1726–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Matthews
1691–1751
Grace ✔️
1693–1731
George Herridge
1696–
Mary Werne
1695–1738
John Dibben
1690–1752
Dorothy Ridout
1702–

George Matthews's Descendants

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George Matthews (9 Jun 1811–Jul 1886) m. Hannah Hardy (1814–)
  1. 1. Mary (Harriet) Matthews 1854–
  2. 2. Sarah Matthews 1849–
  3. 3. Thomas (William) Matthews 1846–

George Matthews's Timeline

7 Records

1811
9 Jun 1811
Birth of George Matthews in Huntingford, Gillingham, Dorset, England
Huntingford, Gillingham, Dorset, England
1812
7 Jun 1812
Age 1
George Matthews was baptized in Nether Compton, Dorset, England
Nether Compton, Dorset, England
1814
24 Feb 1814
Age 3
George Matthews was baptized in Gillingham, Dorset, England
Gillingham, Dorset, England
1851
1851
Age 40
George Matthews resided here in Gillingham, Dorset, England
Gillingham, Dorset, England
1861
1861
Age 50
George Matthews resided here in Gillingham, Dorset, England
Gillingham, Dorset, England
1871
1871
Age 60
George Matthews resided here in Dorset, England
Dorset, England
1886
Jul 1886
Age 75
Death of George Matthews in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England
Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1811
    Event Place: Huntingford, Gillingham, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1812
    Event Place: Nether Compton, Dorset, England
    Record Source: England, Select Dorset Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1814
    Event Place: Gillingham, Dorset, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Gillingham, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Gillingham, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1327; Folio: 69; Page: 4; GSU roll: 542796

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1970; Folio: 67; Page: 1; GSU roll: 830887

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1886
    Event Place: Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

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