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Maria Catherine Matthews 1882–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jul 1882

Birth Location: Poplar, London, England

Death Date: 7 Nov 1969

Death Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Edward Matthews

Mother: Sarah Lines

Spouse(s): Walter Merrick, William White

Children(s): George Merrick

The story of Maria Catherine Matthews began in 1882 in Poplar, London, England. Maria Catherine Matthews married Walter Herbert Merrick, William White, and had children including George Merrick. Maria Catherine Matthews passed away in 1969 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Maria Catherine Matthews began in 1882 in Poplar, London, England.
  • Maria Catherine Matthews married Walter Herbert Merrick, William White, and had children including George Merrick.
  • Maria Catherine Matthews passed away in 1969 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Maria Matthews's Ancestors

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Maria Matthews
1882–1969
Birth Place: Poplar, London, England
Parents
Edward John Matthews
1836–1909
St George in the East, London, England
Sarah (Ann) Lines
1844–1922
Barnet, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George (William) Matthews
1805–1849
Shoreditch, London, England
Katharine Sharp
1808–1895
Whitechapel, London, England
Henry Lines
1813–1894
Luton, Bedfordshire, England
Maria Brown
1815–1874
Barnet, Middlesex, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Maria Matthews's Descendants

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Maria (Catherine) Matthews (22 Jul 1882–7 Nov 1969) m. Walter (Herbert) Merrick (22 Apr 1884–9 Feb 1964) m. William White (11 May 1882–)
  1. 1. George Merrick 1922–2011 m. Eileen (Millicent Mary) Finnerty 1924–2012

Maria Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1882
22 Jul 1882
Birth of Maria Catherine Matthews in Poplar, London, England
Poplar, London, England
1969
7 Nov 1969
Age 87
Death of Maria Catherine Matthews in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1882
    Event Place: Poplar, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1969
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

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