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John Richards Mathews 1837–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1837

Birth Location: Penzance, Cornwall, England

Death Date: Aug 1914

Death Location: Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Father: Thomas Mathews

Mother: Julia Richards

Spouse(s): Ellen Gregory

Children(s): Florence Mathews, Thomas Mathews, Henry Mathews, John Mathews, Henrietta Mathews, Julia Mathews, Annie Mathews, Marianne Mathews, Elsie Mathews

In 1837, John Richards Mathews entered the world in Penzance, Cornwall, England, born to Thomas Garland Mathews And Julia Richards. In 1841, John Richards Mathews resided in Madron, Madron, Cornwall, England. In 1861, John Richards Mathews resided in Crossroads Falmouth Harbour, Vessels, Cornwall, En. John Richards Mathews married Ellen Henrietta Gregory, and had children including Annie Amelia Mathews, Elsie Jane Mathews, Florence Adelaide Mathews, Henrietta Ellen Mathews, Henry Spencer Mathews, John Richards Mathews, Julia Mathews, Marianne Mathews, Thomas Garland Mathews. John Richards Mathews passed away in 1914 in Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1837, John Richards Mathews entered the world in Penzance, Cornwall, England, born to Thomas Garland Mathews And Julia Richards.
  • In 1841, John Richards Mathews resided in Madron, Madron, Cornwall, England.
  • In 1861, John Richards Mathews resided in Crossroads Falmouth Harbour, Vessels, Cornwall, En.
  • John Richards Mathews married Ellen Henrietta Gregory, and had children including Annie Amelia Mathews, Elsie Jane Mathews, Florence Adelaide Mathews, Henrietta Ellen Mathews, Henry Spencer Mathews, John Richards Mathews, Julia Mathews, Marianne Mathews, Thomas Garland Mathews.
  • John Richards Mathews passed away in 1914 in Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Mathews's Ancestors

Self
John Mathews
1837–1914
Birth Place: Penzance, Cornwall, England
Parents
Thomas Garland Mathews
1804–1875
St Hilary, Cornwall, England
Julia Richards
1811–1879
Possibly in Penzance or Paul, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Henry Mathews
1770–1846
Penzance, Cornwall, England
Ann Burgan
1775–1847
St Hilary, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Mathews
1738–1787
Mary Hosking
1742–1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Mathews
1702–1775
Sarah Matthews
1701–1775
Ferdinando Hosking
1717–1764
Constance Harris
1716–1799

John Mathews's Descendants

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John (Richards) Mathews (1837–Aug 1914) m. Ellen (Henrietta) Gregory (1845–16 Apr 1892)
  1. 1. Florence (Adelaide) Mathews 1880–1962 m. Frederick (William) Burgoyne 1878–1935
    1. 1. Dorothy (Eileen) Burgoyne 1907–1992 m. Noel Mitchell 1909–1980
  2. 2. Thomas (Garland) Mathews 1874–1944
  3. 3. Henry (Spencer) Mathews 1875–
  4. 4. John (Richards) Mathews 1876–1935
  5. 5. Henrietta (Ellen) Mathews 1878–1939
  6. 6. Julia Mathews 1881–1882
  7. 7. Annie (Amelia) Mathews 1883–
  8. 8. Marianne Mathews 1885–
  9. 9. Elsie (Jane) Mathews 1887–1954

John Mathews's Timeline

6 Records

1837
1837
Birth of John Richards Mathews in Penzance, Cornwall, England
Penzance, Cornwall, England
1841
1841
Age 4
John Richards Mathews resided here in Madron, Madron, Cornwall, England
Madron, Madron, Cornwall, England
1861
1861
Age 24
John Richards Mathews resided here in Crossroads Falmouth Harbour, Vessels, Cornwall, England
Crossroads Falmouth Harbour, Vessels, Cornwall, England
1914
1914
Age 77
John Richards Mathews resided here in Ballaarat East, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Ballaarat East, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
1914
5 Aug 1914
Age 77
Death of John Richards Mathews in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
1914
Aug 1914
Age 77
Burial of John Richards Mathews in Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1837
    Event Place: Penzance, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 4495; Folio: 15; Page: 1; GSU roll: 543294
    [2] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [3] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 143; Book: 3; Civil Parish: Madron; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 9; Folio: 49; Page: 13; Line: 4; GSU roll: 241265

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Madron, Madron, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 143; Book: 3; Civil Parish: Madron; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 9; Folio: 49; Page: 13; Line: 4; GSU roll: 241265

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Crossroads Falmouth Harbour, Vessels, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 4495; Folio: 15; Page: 1; GSU roll: 543294

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: Ballaarat East, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1914
    Event Place: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Aug 1914
    Event Place: Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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