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James Albert Matthews 1859 – 1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1859

Birth Location: Deptford, Kent, England

Death Date: 22 Mar 1946

Death Location: Worthing, Sussex, England

Father: James Matthews

Mother: Sarah Challis

Spouse(s): Lauretta Arthur

Children(s): James Matthews, William Matthews, Marguerite Matthews, Eileen Matthews

James Albert Matthews was born in Deptford, Kent, England in 1859, to James Matthews and Sarah Challis. Later in life, James Albert Matthews married Lauretta Seabrook Holder Arthur; among their children were James Albert Matthews, William Leslie Matthews, Marguerite Lauretta Matthews and Eileen Alexander Matthews. James Albert Matthews died in Worthing, Sussex, England, 1946.

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Parents

James Matthews
1824 –
Birth Location: Deptford, Kent, England
JM
Sarah Challis
1822 –
Birth Location: Greenwich, Kent, England
SC

Spouses(s)

Lauretta Arthur
1870 – 1954
Birth Location: Deptford Kent England
LA

Children(s)

James Matthews
1887 – 1958
Birth Location: Thornton Heath, Surrey, England
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William Matthews
1889 – 1940
Birth Location: Thornton Heath, Surrey, England
WM
Marguerite Matthews
1892 – 1955
Birth Location: Surrey, England
MM
Eileen Matthews
1907 –
Birth Location: Barnet, Middlesex, United Kingdom
EM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 14 Apr 1859
    Event Place: Deptford, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, 1881 England Census, 1891 England Census, 1901 England Census, 1911 England Census, England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 597; Folio: 62; Page: 17; GSU roll: 6095707, Class: RG11; Piece: 722; Folio: 110; Page: 16; GSU roll: 1341168, Class: RG13; Piece: 523; Folio: 178; Page: 57, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 396; Folio: 28; Page: 9; GSU roll: 542630

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 8 May 1859
    Event Place: Saint Paul,Deptford,Kent,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Deptford St Paul, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 396; Folio: 28; Page: 9; GSU roll: 542630

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Greenwich, London, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 722; Folio: 110; Page: 16; GSU roll: 1341168

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Croydon, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 597; Folio: 62; Page: 17; GSU roll: 6095707

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: St Paul, London, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 523; Folio: 178; Page: 57

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1903
    Event Place: Tiger's Head Public House Chislehurst, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946, UK, City and County Directories, 1600s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Friern Barnet, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 Mar 1946
    Event Place: Worthing, Sussex, England
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