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James Alexander Matthews 1842–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1842

Birth Location: Chapelizod, Co, Ireland

Death Date: 25 Sep 1911

Death Location: Andersons Bay, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Father: George Matthews

Mother: Elizabeth Pressley

Spouse(s): Isabella Miller

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

The story of James Alexander Matthews began in 1842 in Chapelizod, Co, Ireland. James Alexander Matthews married Isabella Miller, and had children including Eliza Jane Matthews, George Henry Matthews, Herbert Matthews, James Alexander Cromwell Matthews, Laura Matthews, Mary Isobel Matthews. James Alexander Matthews passed away in 1911 in Andersons Bay, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of James Alexander Matthews began in 1842 in Chapelizod, Co, Ireland.
  • James Alexander Matthews married Isabella Miller, and had children including Eliza Jane Matthews, George Henry Matthews, Herbert Matthews, James Alexander Cromwell Matthews, Laura Matthews, Mary Isobel Matthews.
  • James Alexander Matthews passed away in 1911 in Andersons Bay, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Matthews's Ancestors

Self
James Matthews
1842–1911
Birth Place: Chapelizod, Co, Ireland
Parents
George Matthews
–1884
Elizabeth Pressley
1816–1911
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Matthews
–1865
Janet Kilgour
1781–1824
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Matthew
–1855
Christian Reid
–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Matthews's Descendants

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James (Alexander) Matthews (1842–25 Sep 1911) m. Isabella Miller (17 Dec 1839–23 Jul 1927)
  1. 1. George (Henry) Matthews 1867–1967
  2. 2. James (Alexander Cromwell) Matthews –1875
  3. 3. Mary (Isobel) Matthews 1866–1948
    1. 1. Eric Halley 1894–1950
    2. 2. Norman (Bruce) Halley 1897–
    3. 3. Edith (Laura) Halley 1895–1973
  4. 4. Laura Matthews 1869–1949 m. Arthur Chisholm –1949
  5. 5. Eliza (Jane) Matthews 1878–1962 m. Henry (Lawrence) Glover 1879–1971 m. Bernhard Falck 1870–
    1. 1. Coreen (Isobel) Glover 1905– m. Douglas (Woodward) Neele 1903–1946
    2. 2. Henry (Lawrence Matthews) Glover 1907–1974 m. Florence (Edith) Brain 1915– m. Nina (Isabel) Bennett 1907–1980
    3. 3. Denis (James Matthews) Glover 1912–1980 m. Mary Granville 1898–1976 m. Khura Stewart –1969 m. Gladys (Evelyn) Stevens 1903–
    4. 4. Brian (Guiness) Glover 1914– m. Kathleen (M) Bagot 1923–
  6. 6. Herbert Matthews 1879–1981

James Matthews's Timeline

3 Records

1842
1842
Birth of James Alexander Matthews in Chapelizod, Co, Ireland
Chapelizod, Co, Ireland
1911
23 Sep 1911
Age 69
Death of James Alexander Matthews in Mornington, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Mornington, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
1911
25 Sep 1911
Age 69
Burial of James Alexander Matthews in Andersons Bay, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Andersons Bay, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

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

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

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

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

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