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Mary Isobel Matthews 1866 – 1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1866

Birth Location: Filluel Street, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: Abt. 1948

Death Location: Durban, Natal, South Africa

Father: James Matthews

Mother: Isabella Miller

Spouse(s): Robert Halley

Children(s): Eric Halley, Edith Halley, Norman Halley

Mary Isobel Matthews was born in 1866 in Filluel Street, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, the child of James Alexander Matthews and Isabella Miller. Mary Isobel Matthews married Robert Bruce Halley, and had children including Eric Halley, Edith Laura Halley, Norman Bruce Halley. Mary Isobel Matthews passed away in 1948 in Durban, Natal, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Mary Isobel Matthews was born in 1866 in Filluel Street, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, the child of James Alexander Matthews and Isabella Miller.
  • Mary Isobel Matthews married Robert Bruce Halley, and had children including Eric Halley, Edith Laura Halley, Norman Bruce Halley.
  • Mary Isobel Matthews passed away in 1948 in Durban, Natal, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Matthews's Ancestors

Self
Mary Matthews
1866 – 1948
Birth Place: Filluel Street, Dunedin, 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

Mary Matthews's Descendants

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Mary (Isobel) Matthews (12 May 1866 – Abt. 1948) m. Robert (Bruce) Halley
  1. 1. Eric Halley (06 Dec 1894 – 1950)
    1. 1. Halley
    2. 2. Halley
  2. 2. Edith (Laura) Halley (Abt. 1895 – Bef. 1973)
  3. 3. Norman (Bruce) Halley (17 Jul 1897 – )
    1. 1. Colin Halley (Bef. 1945 – )

Mary Matthews's Timeline

3 Records

1866
12 May 1866
Birth of Mary Isobel Matthews in Filluel Street, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Filluel Street, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
1867
30 Jan 1867
Age 1
Mary Isobel Matthews was christened in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
1948
Abt. 1948
Age 82
Death of Mary Isobel Matthews in Durban, Natal, South Africa
Durban, Natal, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1866
    Event Place: Filluel Street, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1867
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 Dec 2000
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1948
    Event Place: Durban, Natal, South Africa
    Record Source: A_DURRYfam1.FTW

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