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Honour Matthews 1745–1811 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1745

Birth Location: Penzance, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 17 sep 1811

Death Location: Penzance, Cornwall, England

Father: Robert Matthews

Mother:

Spouse(s): Richard 4\B

Children(s): Catherine Branwell, William B, Richard Branwell, Honour Branwell, Robert Branwell, Thomas Branwell, Thomasine Branwell, Margaret Branwell, eliza branwell, Joseph Branwell, Julia Branwell

Honour Matthews was born in 1745 in Penzance, Cornwall, England, the child of Robert I Matthews And Thomasin Hammond. Honour Matthews married Richard Branwell 4 B, and had children including Catherine Branwell, Eliza Branwell, Honour Branwell, Joseph Branwell, Julia Branwell, Margaret Branwell, Richard Branwell, Robert Matthews Branwell, Thomas Branwell, Thomasine Matthews Branwell, William Branwell B. Honour Matthews passed away in 1811 in Penzance, Cornwall, England.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • Honour Matthews was born in 1745 in Penzance, Cornwall, England, the child of Robert I Matthews And Thomasin Hammond.
  • Honour Matthews married Richard Branwell 4 B, and had children including Catherine Branwell, Eliza Branwell, Honour Branwell, Joseph Branwell, Julia Branwell, Margaret Branwell, Richard Branwell, Robert Matthews Branwell, Thomas Branwell, Thomasine Matthews Branwell, William Branwell B.
  • Honour Matthews passed away in 1811 in Penzance, Cornwall, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Matthews
1701–1787
Birth Location: Paul, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Richard 4\B
1744–1812
Birth Location: Penzance, Cornwall, England
R4

Children(s)

Catherine Branwell
1776–1816
Birth Location: Madron, Cornwall, England
CB
William B
1787–1813
Birth Location: –
WB
Richard Branwell
1772–1815
Birth Location: Madron, Cornwall, England
RB
Honour Branwell
1773–1776
Birth Location: Madron, Cornwall, England
HB
Robert Branwell
1775–1813
Birth Location: Madron, Cornwall, England
RB
Thomas Branwell
1778–1811
Birth Location: Madron, Cornwall, England
TB
Thomasine Branwell
1780–1853
Birth Location: Madron, Cornwall, England
TB
Margaret Branwell
1782–1816
Birth Location: Madron, Cornwall, England
MB
eliza branwell
1786–1835
Birth Location: Madron, Cornwall, England
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Joseph Branwell
1789–1857
Birth Location: Madron, Cornwall, England
JB
Julia Branwell
1784–1835
Birth Location: Madron, Cornwall, England
JB

Honour Matthews's Ancestors

Self
Honour Matthews
1745–1811
Birth Place: Penzance, Cornwall, England
Parents
Robert I Matthews
1701–1787
Paul, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Robert Mathews
1668–1750
Paul, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth Leah
1676–1748
Paul, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Honour Matthews's Descendants

1.
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Honour Matthews (11 Mar 1745–17 sep 1811) m. Richard (Branwell) 4\B (9 jul 1744–25 mar 1812)
  1. 1. Catherine Branwell 1776–1816 m. John Edmunds 1770–
    1. 1. Richard Edmonds 1799–1857 m. Mary Lanyon 1807–1859
      1. 1. Emma Edmonds 1829–1863 m. George Bennett 1825–1911
        1. 1. George Bennett 1852–1928 m. Alice Wilson 1855–1935
        2. 2. Mary (Emma) Bennett 1862–1863
        3. 3. Alfred (Samuel) Bennett 1858–1937
        4. 4. James (Lanyon) Bennett 1860–1930
        5. 5. Richard (Edmonds) Bennett 1854–1943
        6. 6. William (Lanyon) Bennett 1856–1936 m. Clara (Morley) James –1943
      2. 2. Alfred Edmonds 1827–1891
      3. 3. Catherine Edmonds 1829–
      4. 4. Charles Edmonds 1829–
      5. 5. Robert (Branwell) Edmonds 1829–
      6. 6. Susan Edmonds 1835–
      7. 7. Maria Edmonds 1831–
      8. 8. Richard Edmonds 1835–
      9. 9. Thomas Edmonds 1838–
    2. 2. Catharine (Bramwell) Edmonds 1801–1851
    3. 3. John Edmonds 1794–
  2. 2. William (Branwell) B 1787–1813
  3. 3. Richard Branwell 1772–1815
  4. 4. Honour Branwell 1773–1776
  5. 5. Robert (Matthews) Branwell 1775–1813
  6. 6. Thomas Branwell 1778–1811
  7. 7. Thomasine (Matthews) Branwell 1780–1853
  8. 8. Margaret Branwell 1782–1816
  9. 9. eliza branwell 1786–1835
  10. 10. Joseph Branwell 1789–1857
  11. 11. Julia Branwell 1784–1835

Honour Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1745
11 Mar 1745
Birth of Honour Matthews in Penzance, Cornwall, England
Penzance, Cornwall, England
1811
17 sep 1811
Age 66
Death of Honour Matthews in Penzance, Cornwall, England
Penzance, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1745
    Event Place: Penzance, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 sep 1811
    Event Place: Penzance, Cornwall, England
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