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John Henry Matthews 1786 – 1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Dec 1786

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 22 Mar 1868

Death Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Father: William MATTHEWS

Mother: Jane King

Spouse(s): Sophia Clarke, Unknown None, Sophia HANOVER

Children(s): Sophia Matthews, Unknown Matthews, Mary Mathew, Charlotte Matthews, James Matthews, Jane Mathews, Emily Matthews, Charles Matthews, Lucy Matthews, Matilda Matthews, Matilda MATTHEWS, Henry Matthews, Henry Matthews

John Henry Matthews Paymaster of HM 31st Foot was born in London, Middlesex, England in 1786, to William MATTHEWS and Jane King. Later in life, John Henry Matthews Paymaster of HM 31st Foot married Sophia Clarke, Unknown and Sophia Matilda HANOVER; among their children were Sophia Mary Matthews, Unknown Matthews, Mary Isabella Mathew, Charlotte Emma Matthews, James Gorton Matthews, Jane Louisa Mathews, Emily Ann Matthews, Charles Richard Matthews, Lucy Charlotte Matthews, Matilda Caroline Matthews, Matilda MATTHEWS, Henry William Matthews and Henry William Matthews. John Henry Matthews Paymaster of HM 31st Foot died in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 1868.

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Parents

William MATTHEWS
1744 – 1818
Birth Location: Kew, Surrey, England
WM
Jane King
1747 –
Birth Location: –
JK

Spouses(s)

Sophia Clarke
1795 – 1871
Birth Location: East Indies
SC
Unknown None
Birth Location: –
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Sophia HANOVER
1777 – 1848
Birth Location: Buckingham House, London, Middlesex, England
SH

Children(s)

Sophia Matthews
1816 – 1835
Birth Location: Cawnpore or Dinapour, Bengal, India
SM
Unknown Matthews
1818 –
Birth Location: Bengal, India
UM
Mary Mathew
1819 –
Birth Location: India
MM
Charlotte Matthews
1820 – 1916
Birth Location: Meeruts, India
CM
James Matthews
1831 – 1832
Birth Location: Kurnaul, Bengal, India
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Jane Mathews
1833 – 1920
Birth Location: Kurnaul, Bengal, India
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Emily Matthews
1836 – 1919
Birth Location: Dinapore, Bengal, India
EM
Charles Matthews
1838 – 1919
Birth Location: Dinapore Bengal India
CM
Lucy Matthews
1838 – 1839
Birth Location: Dinapore Bengal India
LM
Matilda Matthews
1840 – 1873
Birth Location: AGRA, Bengal, India
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Matilda MATTHEWS
1841 –
Birth Location: East Indies
MM
Henry Matthews
1806 – 1884
Birth Location: Russell Square, London, England
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Henry Matthews
1806 – 1884
Birth Location: Russell Square, London, England
HM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 31 Dec 1786
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, St Margaret’s Church, Westminster, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1934, Ancestry Family Tree, The Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter in Westminster; London, England; Registers and Books of St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster; Reference: MA/01/01/013

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 24 Jan 1787
    Event Place: St. Margaret's, Westminster, London, England
    Record Source: St Margaret’s Church, Westminster, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1934, The Dean and Chapter of the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter in Westminster; London, England; Registers and Books of St. Margaret’s Church, Westminster; Reference: MA/01/01/013

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Captain & Paymaster of the 31st (the Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot
    Record Source: Cairns Doole.FTW

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 22 Mar 1868
    Event Place: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar, 1858-1995, Ancestry Family Tree, Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England

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