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MARY MATTHEWS 1836 – 1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1836

Birth Location: Tintagel, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 31 Oct 1892

Death Location: Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia

Father: GEORGE MATTHEWS

Mother: GRACE RANSIVELL

Spouse(s): ELIJAH WILLS

Children(s): CATHERINE WILLS, ELIJAH WILLS, JANE WILLS, ELIZABETH WILLS, MARY WILLS, SARAH WILLS, PHOEBE WILLS, George WILLS, PHILIP WILLS, ALFRED WILLS, EVALINE WILLS

In 1836, MARY MATTHEWS entered the world in Tintagel, Cornwall, England, born to GEORGE MATTHEWS and GRACE RANSIVELL. In 1841, MARY MATTHEWS resided in Tintagel With Bossiney and Trevena, Cornwall, Engl. In 1851, MARY MATTHEWS resided in Tintagel, Cornwall, England. MARY MATTHEWS married ELIJAH WILLS, and had children including CATHERINE WILLS, ELIJAH WILLS, JANE GRACE WILLS, ELIZABETH WILLS, MARY WILLS, SARAH ANN WILLS, PHOEBE MARY WILLS, George Robert WILLS, PHILIP John WILLS, ALFRED LLEWLYN WILLS, EVALINE MAUDE WILLS. MARY MATTHEWS passed away in 1892 in Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1836, MARY MATTHEWS entered the world in Tintagel, Cornwall, England, born to GEORGE MATTHEWS and GRACE RANSIVELL.
  • In 1841, MARY MATTHEWS resided in Tintagel With Bossiney and Trevena, Cornwall, Engl.
  • In 1851, MARY MATTHEWS resided in Tintagel, Cornwall, England.
  • MARY MATTHEWS married ELIJAH WILLS, and had children including CATHERINE WILLS, ELIJAH WILLS, JANE GRACE WILLS, ELIZABETH WILLS, MARY WILLS, SARAH ANN WILLS, PHOEBE MARY WILLS, George Robert WILLS, PHILIP John WILLS, ALFRED LLEWLYN WILLS, EVALINE MAUDE WILLS.
  • MARY MATTHEWS passed away in 1892 in Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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MARY MATTHEWS's Ancestors

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MARY MATTHEWS
1836 – 1892
Birth Place: Tintagel, Cornwall, England
Parents
GEORGE MATTHEWS
1811 –
Padstow, Cornwall, England
GRACE RANSIVELL
1806 –
Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

MARY MATTHEWS's Descendants

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MARY MATTHEWS (1836 – 31 Oct 1892) m. ELIJAH WILLS (1830 – 10 Aug 1923)
  1. 1. CATHERINE WILLS (1856 – 10 Nov 1942) m. Llewellyn (David) JONES ( – 11 Dec 1893)
    1. 1. ELEANOR (MARY) JONES (1876 – 19 Oct 1938) m. Strauch
      1. 1. Ernest Strauch (1897 – 1912)
    2. 2. Llewellyn (James) JONES (1880 – )
    3. 3. Norman JONES (1882 – 1882)
  2. 2. ELIJAH WILLS (1859 – 1907) m. CHARLOTTE (MARIA) HARDING (1857 – 1940)
    1. 1. ADELINE (BEATRICE) WILLS (1885 – 1918)
    2. 2. EILEEN (MAUDE) WILLS (1887 – 1972) m. LESLIE (WOOD) PETITT
    3. 3. CLAUD (JOHN) WILLS (1890 – 1897)
    4. 4. MYRTLE (BLOSSOM) WILLS (1893 – 1906)
    5. 5. VICTOR (ELIJAH) WILLS (1897 – 1975)
    6. 6. JAMES WILLS (1899 – 1902)
    7. 7. ALFRED (GEORGE) WILLS (1905 – 1971)
  3. 3. JANE (GRACE) WILLS (1862 – 1953) m. JAMES (ARTIE ST) JOHN (1856 – 1907)
    1. 1. GERTRUDE (GRACE ST) JOHN (1886 – 1886)
    2. 2. JAMES (STANLEY WILLS ST) JOHN (1888 – 1939) m. ETHEL (BEATRICE) ALLISON (1887 – 1940)
      1. 1. RONALD (ARTIE ST) JOHN (1913 – 1972)
    3. 3. RONALD (GEORGE WILLS ST) JOHN (1890 – 1965)
    4. 4. IDA (MARY MATHEWS ST) JOHN (1892 – 1967) m. ALLAN
    5. 5. DORIS (GRACE ST) JOHN (1894 – )
    6. 6. REGINALD (ARTIE ST) JOHN (1902 – 1967)
  4. 4. ELIZABETH WILLS (1863 – 1939) m. Harry STEWART
  5. 5. MARY WILLS (1866 – )
  6. 6. SARAH (ANN) WILLS (1867 – 1946) m. William (Henry) WOOLFORD
  7. 7. PHOEBE (MARY) WILLS (1869 – 1944) m. THOMAS GOODMAN
  8. 8. George (Robert) WILLS (1871 – )
  9. 9. PHILIP (John) WILLS (1874 – )
  10. 10. ALFRED (LLEWLYN) WILLS (1876 – 1931)
  11. 11. EVALINE (MAUDE) WILLS (1878 – 1967) m. Edward Power
    1. 1. Ivy (Eileen) Power (1896 – )
    2. 2. Edward (Gladstone Wills) Power (1898 – )
    3. 3. Desmond (Frank) Power (1900 – )

MARY MATTHEWS's Timeline

4 Records

1836
1836
Birth of MARY MATTHEWS in Tintagel, Cornwall, England
Tintagel, Cornwall, England
1841
1841
Age 5
MARY MATTHEWS resided here in Tintagel With Bossiney and Trevena, Cornwall, England
Tintagel With Bossiney and Trevena, Cornwall, England
1851
1851
Age 15
MARY MATTHEWS resided here in Tintagel, Cornwall, England
Tintagel, Cornwall, England
1892
31 Oct 1892
Age 56
Death of MARY MATTHEWS in Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia
Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Tintagel, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1898; Folio: 81; Page: 11; GSU roll: 221049.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1836
    Event Place: Tintagel, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896
    [3] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece 140; Book: 15; Civil Parish: Tintagel With Bossiney and Trevena; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: ; Page: 10; Line: 18; GSU roll: 241262.
    [4] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1898; Folio: 81; Page: 11; GSU roll: 221049.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Tintagel With Bossiney and Trevena, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece 140; Book: 15; Civil Parish: Tintagel With Bossiney and Trevena; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: ; Page: 10; Line: 18; GSU roll: 241262.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1857
    Event Place: Sailed aboard the 'TARTAR' from Cornwall to New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1892
    Event Place: Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985

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