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George Matthews 1817–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: Penzance, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 18 May 1895

Death Location: Cheltenham, South Australia, Australia

Father: George Matthews

Mother:

Spouse(s): Ann Denithorne

Children(s): Thomas Matthews, Emma Mathews, Emma Mathews, Elizabeth Matthews, George Matthews, Mary Matthews, Erasmus Mathews, James Mathews, George Mathews, Johannah Mathews, None None, Johanna MATTHEWS

George Matthews was born in 1817 in Penzance, Cornwall, England, the child of George Matthews And Margaret. In 1851, George Matthews resided in Madron, Cornwall, England. In 1861, George Matthews resided in Madron, Cornwall, England. George Matthews married Ann Denithorne, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Matthews, Emma Jane Dennithorne Mathews, Erasmus Mathews, George Mathews, George Matthews, James Mathews, Johanna Dennithorne Matthews, Johannah Mathews, Mary Dennithorne Matthews, Thomas Harvey Denithorne Matthews. George Matthews passed away in 1895 in Cheltenham, South Australia, Australia.

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Biography

  • George Matthews was born in 1817 in Penzance, Cornwall, England, the child of George Matthews And Margaret.
  • In 1851, George Matthews resided in Madron, Cornwall, England.
  • In 1861, George Matthews resided in Madron, Cornwall, England.
  • George Matthews married Ann Denithorne, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Matthews, Emma Jane Dennithorne Mathews, Erasmus Mathews, George Mathews, George Matthews, James Mathews, Johanna Dennithorne Matthews, Johannah Mathews, Mary Dennithorne Matthews, Thomas Harvey Denithorne Matthews.
  • George Matthews passed away in 1895 in Cheltenham, South Australia, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Matthews
1791–
Birth Location: Penzance, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Ann Denithorne
1818–1895
Birth Location: Madron,Cornwall,England.
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Children(s)

Thomas Matthews
1842–1916
Birth Location: Penzance, Cornwall, England
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Emma Mathews
1840–
Birth Location: Penzance, Cornwall, England
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Emma Mathews
1851–1924
Birth Location: Penzance, Cornwall, England
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Elizabeth Matthews
1848–1885
Birth Location: Penzance, Cornwall, England
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George Matthews
1848–1947
Birth Location: Southwark, Surrey, England
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Mary Matthews
1845–
Birth Location: Breage, Cornwall, England
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Erasmus Mathews
1860–1949
Birth Location: St Erth, Cornwall, England
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James Mathews
1858–
Birth Location: St Erth, Cornwall, England
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George Mathews
1855–
Birth Location: Penzance, Cornwall, England
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Johannah Mathews
1852–
Birth Location: Penzance, Cornwall, England
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None None
1854–
Birth Location: –
Johanna MATTHEWS
1846–
Birth Location: Madron, Cornwall, England
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George Matthews's Ancestors

Self
George Matthews
1817–1895
Birth Place: Penzance, Cornwall, England
Parents
George Matthews
1791–
Penzance, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Richard Mathews
1771–1847
Sennen, Cornwall, England
Blanch Leggo
1771–1853
Sennen, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Matthews's Descendants

1.
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George Matthews (1817–18 May 1895) m. Ann Denithorne (1818–18 May 1895)
  1. 1. Thomas (Harvey Denithorne) Matthews 1842–1916 m. Mary Godfrey 1865–1945 m. Charlotte (Dimona) UREN 1842–1889
    1. 1. William (Francis) Matthews 1900–1991 m. Olive (Maud) Medhurst 1890–1970
      1. 1. Ronald (William) Matthews 1923–
      2. 2. Molly (Dawn) Matthews 1925– m. Neville (Murray) Bignell 1922–
    2. 2. Myrtle (Ellen) Mathews 1893–1966 m. John (F James) Chuck 1884–1936
      1. 1. Iris (Mary) Chuck 1926– m. Ernest (Arthur John) Gordon 1913–1981
      2. 2. Gladys Chuck 1910–1980 m. Joshua (Mallan Stanley) Metcalfe 1905–1980
      3. 3. Allen Chuck 1922–1996 m. Dora O'Kell 1923–2000 m. Mary Henton 1923–2000
      4. 4. Alice Chuck 1912–1963 m. Brian (Francis) Speers 1926–1961 m. William (John) Selby 1918–1973
      5. 5. Percival (John) Chuck 1916–1976 m. Agnes (Evelyn Jessie) Dusting 1915–1976
      6. 6. William (James) Chuck 1908–1989 m. Ellen McCarthy 1910–1980
        1. 1. Laurence (James) CHUCK 1931–1987 m. Olga Pearson 1928–2006
      7. 7. Walter (Thomas) Chuck 1919–1980 m. Barbara (Olive Fisher) (Cooper) 1920–
    3. 3. Violet (May) Matthews 1890–1952 m. James (Chun) Chuck 1880–1955 m. Albert (Frederick) Putzke 1886–1951 m. Thomas Brooks 1873–1922
      1. 1. Olive (Grace) Chuck 1903–1965 m. James (Patrick Mulqueeny) Peake 1901–1976
        1. 1. Rosalin (Mary) Peake 1936–2024
        2. 2. William (James) Peake 1924–2000 m. Lorna (Irene) Fletcher 1933–1994
        3. 3. Maragaret (Olive) Peake 1934–2008 m. Francis (Stephen) Storan 1927–1983
        4. 4. Ronald (John) Peake 1931–2023
        5. 5. Nancy (Heather) Peake 1932–1992
        6. 6. Gwendoline (Annie) Peake 1925–2009 m. Angas (Ross) Richardson 1922–2012
      2. 2. Arnold (Matthew) Brooks 1919–1989 m. Phyllis (May) Staples 1928–1985
      3. 3. Alfred Matthews 1914–
      4. 4. Olive (Jean) Matthews 1908–1935 m. Murray (Thomas) Hissey 1897–1986
        1. 1. Howard Matthews 1926–1989
        2. 2. Ronald (Stanley) Hissey 1930–2002
        3. 3. Kenneth (Gordon) Hissey 1928–1997
    4. 4. Pvt (Percival Roy) Matthews 1896–1916
    5. 5. Augustus (Carvossa) Matthews 1869–1937 m. Keziah Denman 1867– m. Sarah (Gertrude) Goodman 1879–1938
      1. 1. Edward (Howard) MATTHEWS 1900–1961 m. Gwendoline (Ethel Matilda) Beale 1900–1954
      2. 2. Eva (Dora) MATTHEWS 1905– m. Howard (Murray Silvester) Taylor 1895–1946
      3. 3. Ethel (May) MATTHEWS 1887–
      4. 4. Alfred (Harvey) MATTHEWS 1894–1951 m. Matilda (Elenor) Semmens 1891–1964 m. Matilda (Eleanor) Semmens 1891–1964
        1. 1. Gus (Milton) Matthews 1928–2003
        2. 2. Alfred (Frederick) Matthews 1916–1993 m. Florence (May) Portis –1970
      5. 5. Clara (Edith) MATTHEWS 1897–1899
    6. 6. Arthur (George Harvey) MATTHEWS 1877–1960 m. Mary (Bertha Elizabeth) Grundy 1883–1965 m. Mary (Bertha Elizabeth) Grundy 1883–1965
      1. 1. Winnifred (Jean) Matthews 1911–1993
      2. 2. Ruby ((Mavis)) Matthews 1906–1997
    7. 7. Erasmus (James) Matthews 1882–1941
    8. 8. Ernest (Arthur) Matthews 1867–1868
    9. 9. Edward Matthews 1866–1866
  2. 2. Emma (Jane Dennithorne) Mathews 1840–
  3. 3. Emma (Jane Dennithorne) Mathews 1851–1924
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Ann) Matthews 1848–1885
  5. 5. George Matthews 1848–1947
  6. 6. Mary (Dennithorne) Matthews 1845–
  7. 7. Erasmus Mathews 1860–1949
  8. 8. James Mathews 1858–
  9. 9. George Mathews 1855–
  10. 10. Johannah Mathews 1852–
  11. 11. 1854–
  12. 12. Johanna (Dennithorne) MATTHEWS 1846–

George Matthews's Timeline

4 Records

1817
1817
Birth of George Matthews in Penzance, Cornwall, England
Penzance, Cornwall, England
1851
1851
Age 34
George Matthews resided here in Madron, Cornwall, England
Madron, Cornwall, England
1861
1861
Age 44
George Matthews resided here in Madron, Cornwall, England
Madron, Cornwall, England
1895
18 May 1895
Age 78
Death of George Matthews in Adelaide, South Australia
Adelaide, South Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Penzance, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1593; Folio: 75; Page: 5; GSU roll: 542837
    [2] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1918; Folio: 544; Page: 3; GSU roll: 221072-221073
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 19 July 2016, 09:11), entry for George Mathews(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KVTP-8B7
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), George Matthews and Ann Dennithorne, 25 Dec 1841; citing Madron,Cornwall,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 0962269 IT 1, 236552
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Madron, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1918; Folio: 544; Page: 3; GSU roll: 221072-221073

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Madron, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1593; Folio: 75; Page: 5; GSU roll: 542837

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1866
    Event Place: Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1895
    Event Place: Adelaide, South Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 19 July 2016, 09:11), entry for George Mathews(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KVTP-8B7
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), George Matthews and Ann Dennithorne, 25 Dec 1841; citing Madron,Cornwall,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 0962269 IT 1, 236552
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cheltenham, South Australia, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 19 July 2016, 09:11), entry for George Mathews(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID KVTP-8B7
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch ( : 10 December 2014), George Matthews and Ann Dennithorne, 25 Dec 1841; citing Madron,Cornwall,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 0962269 IT 1, 236552
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