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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

James Alexander Matthews was born in 1842 in Chapelizod, Co, Ireland, the child of George Matthews and Elizabeth Pressley. James Alexander Matthews married Isabella Miller, and had children including Mary Isobel Matthews, George Henry Matthews, Laura Matthews, James Alexander Cromwell Matthews, Eliza Jane Matthews, Herbert Matthews. James Alexander Matthews passed away in 1911 in Mornington, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • James Alexander Matthews was born in 1842 in Chapelizod, Co, Ireland, the child of George Matthews and Elizabeth Pressley.
  • James Alexander Matthews married Isabella Miller, and had children including Mary Isobel Matthews, George Henry Matthews, Laura Matthews, James Alexander Cromwell Matthews, Eliza Jane Matthews, Herbert Matthews.
  • James Alexander Matthews passed away in 1911 in Mornington, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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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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 – 23 Sep 1911) m. Isabella Miller (17 Dec 1839 – 22 Jul 1927)
  1. 1. Mary (Isobel) Matthews (12 May 1866 – Abt. 1948) m. Robert (Bruce) Halley
    1. 1. Eric Halley (06 Dec 1894 – 1950)
      1. 1. Halley
      2. 2. Halley
    2. 2. Edith (Laura) Halley (Abt. 1895 – Bef. 1973)
    3. 3. Norman (Bruce) Halley (17 Jul 1897 – )
      1. 1. Colin Halley (Bef. 1945 – )
  2. 2. George (Henry) Matthews (Abt. 1867 – Bef. 1967) m. Lilly
  3. 3. Laura Matthews (18 Apr 1869 – Bef. 11 Feb 1949) m. Arthur Chisholm ( – Bef. 1949)
  4. 4. James (Alexander Cromwell) Matthews ( – 15 May 1875)
  5. 5. Eliza (Jane) Matthews (11 Feb 1878 – 22 Sep 1962) m. Henry (Lawrence) Glover (28 Mar 1879 – 17 Aug 1971) m. Bernhard Falck (Abt. 1870 – )
    1. 1. Coreen (Isobel) Glover (17 Jun 1905 – ) m. Douglas (Woodward) Neele (Abt. 1903 – 04 Apr 1946)
    2. 2. Henry (Lawrence Matthews) Glover (07 Feb 1907 – 11 Dec 1974) m. Nina (Isabel) Bennett (Feb 1907 – 1980) m. Florence (Edith) Brain (18 Jun 1915 – )
      1. 1. Timothy Glover (06 Feb 1938 – ) m. Judith (S) Varian (09 Aug 1938 – )
        1. 1. Michael (Simon) Glover (08 Apr 1967 – ) m. Angela (Louise) Byrne (21 Apr 1970 – )
        2. 2. Rosemary (Wendy) Glover (29 May 1971 – )
      2. 2. Philip Glover (28 Dec 1954 – )
    3. 3. Denis (James Matthews) Glover (09 Dec 1912 – 09 Aug 1980) m. Mary Granville (1898 – Abt. 28 Jul 1976) m. Gladys (Evelyn) Stevens (03 Jul 1903 – ) m. Khura Stewart ( – 1969)
      1. 1. Rupert (James Matthews) Glover (28 Jul 1945 – ) m. Felicity Hannah (Abt. 1945 – ) m. Hélène Pallascio (1948 – ) m. Margaret (Isabel) Sewell (1946 – )
        1. 1. Pia (Margaret Pallascio Granville) Glover (04 Apr 1976 – )
    4. 4. Brian (Guiness) Glover (14 Sep 1914 – ) m. Kathleen (M) Bagot (14 Sep 1923 – )
  6. 6. Herbert Matthews (Abt. 1879 – Bef. 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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