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Laura Matthews 1869 – 1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1869

Birth Location: Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: Bef. 11 Feb 1949

Death Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: James Matthews

Mother: Isabella Miller

Spouse(s): Arthur Chisholm

Children(s):

The story of Laura Matthews began in 1869 in Otago, New Zealand. Laura Matthews married Arthur Chisholm. Laura Matthews passed away in 1949 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of Laura Matthews began in 1869 in Otago, New Zealand.
  • Laura Matthews married Arthur Chisholm.
  • Laura Matthews passed away in 1949 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Laura Matthews's Ancestors

Self
Laura Matthews
1869 – 1949
Birth Place: Otago, New Zealand
Parents
James Alexander Matthews
1842 – 1911
Chapelizod, Co, Ireland
Isabella Miller
1839 – 1927
Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
George Matthews
– 1884
Elizabeth Pressley
1816 – 1911
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Andrew Miller
1804 – 1882
Easter Softlaw, Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Mary Hope
1804 – 1882
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Matthews
– 1865
Janet Kilgour
1781 – 1824
Walter Miller
1777 –
Mary Lillico
1776 –
Thomas Hope
Nellie Pender
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Matthew
– 1855
Christian Reid
– 1841
John? Miller
Agnes? Small
Andrew? Lillico
Mary?
Thomas Hope
Helen Lee
Alexander Pender
Henretta Black

Laura Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1869
18 Apr 1869
Birth of Laura Matthews in Otago, New Zealand
Otago, New Zealand
1949
Bef. 11 Feb 1949
Age 80
Death of Laura Matthews in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1869
    Event Place: Otago, New Zealand
    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: Bef. 11 Feb 1949
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] A_DURRYfam1.FTW
    [2] Probate Record for Laura Matthews (Chisholm), Probate #27600

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