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James Alexander Matthews 1842 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1842

Birth Location: Chapelizod, Co, Ireland

Death Date: 23 Sep 1911

Death Location: Mornington, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Father: George Matthews

Mother: Elizabeth Pressley

Spouse(s): Isabella Miller

Children(s): Mary Matthews, George Matthews, Laura Matthews, James Matthews, Eliza Matthews, Herbert Matthews

1842 marked the beginning of James Alexander Matthews's life in Chapelizod, Co, Ireland, to parents George Matthews and Elizabeth Pressley. Eventually, James Alexander Matthews married Isabella Miller, and they welcomed Mary Isobel Matthews, George Henry Matthews, Laura Matthews, James Alexander Cromwell Matthews, Eliza Jane Matthews and Herbert Matthews. James Alexander Matthews passed in 1911 at Mornington, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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Parents

George Matthews
– 1884
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Pressley
1816 – 1911
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Isabella Miller
1839 – 1927
Birth Location: Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Mary Matthews
1866 – 1948
Birth Location: Filluel Street, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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George Matthews
1867 – 1967
Birth Location: Otago, New Zealand
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Laura Matthews
1869 – 1949
Birth Location: Otago, New Zealand
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James Matthews
– 1875
Birth Location: –
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Eliza Matthews
1878 – 1962
Birth Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
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Herbert Matthews
1879 – 1981
Birth Location: Otago, New Zealand
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1842
    Event Place: Chapelizod, Co, Ireland
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 22 Dec 2000
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 Sep 1911
    Event Place: Mornington, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW, Certificate of Death for James Alexander Matthews, Death notice for James Alexander Matthews, Funeral Notice for James Alexander Matthews, Obituary for James Alexander Matthews, Dunedin Register, 'Otago Daily Times', 'Otago Daily Times', 'Otago Daily Times'

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 25 Sep 1911
    Event Place: Andersons Bay, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

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