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Matilda Wilkins 1839–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 August 1839

Birth Location: Charlton, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 23 July 1909

Death Location: Nelson, New Zealand Burial 24 JUL 1909 St Johns Cem, Nelson, New Zealand

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Spouse(s): Charles Lyford

Children(s): Eliza Lyford, Robert Lyford, Mary Lyford, Elizabeth Lyford, Margaret Lyford, Frances Lyford, Margaret Lyford, Margaret Lyford

The story of Matilda Wilkins began in 1839 in Charlton, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England. Matilda Wilkins married Charles Lyford, and had children including Eliza Amy Lyford, Elizabeth Sarah Rossetta Lyford, Frances Matilda Lyford, Margaret Eleanor Lyford, Margaret Elizabeth Lyford, Mary Ann Lyford, Robert Frederick Lyford. Matilda Wilkins passed away in 1909 in Nelson, New Zealand Burial 24 JUL 1909 St Johns Cem, Nelson, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Matilda Wilkins began in 1839 in Charlton, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England.
  • Matilda Wilkins married Charles Lyford, and had children including Eliza Amy Lyford, Elizabeth Sarah Rossetta Lyford, Frances Matilda Lyford, Margaret Eleanor Lyford, Margaret Elizabeth Lyford, Mary Ann Lyford, Robert Frederick Lyford.
  • Matilda Wilkins passed away in 1909 in Nelson, New Zealand Burial 24 JUL 1909 St Johns Cem, Nelson, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Charles Lyford
1832–1889
Birth Location: Blewbury, Berkshire, England
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Children(s)

Eliza Lyford
1863–1927
Birth Location: Wakapuaka, Nelson, New Zealand
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Robert Lyford
1858–1922
Birth Location: Nelson, New Zealand
RL
Mary Lyford
1860–1933
Birth Location: Nelson, New Zealand
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Elizabeth Lyford
1855–1925
Birth Location: Happy Valley, Wakapuaka, Nelson, New Zealand
EL
Margaret Lyford
1861–1937
Birth Location: Nelson, New Zealand
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Frances Lyford
1854–1938
Birth Location: Nelson, New Zealand
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Margaret Lyford
1861–1937
Birth Location: Nelson, New Zealand
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Margaret Lyford
1861–
Birth Location: Nelson, New Zealand
ML

Matilda Wilkins's Ancestors

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Matilda Wilkins
1839–1909
Birth Place: Charlton, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England
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Matilda Wilkins's Descendants

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Matilda Wilkins (29 August 1839–23 July 1909) m. Charles Lyford (12 August 1832–30 September 1889)
  1. 1. Eliza (Amy) Lyford 1863–1927 m. William McDonnell 1854–1916
    1. 1. John (Ulric) McDonnell 1892–1957 m. Ellen (Elizabeth) Lawrence 1889–1960
      1. 1. Ronald (John) McDonnell 1921–2012 m. Anne (Marguerite) Johnson 1921–2010
      2. 2. Lawrence (William James) McDonnell 1919–1920
      3. 3. Ellen (Amy) McDonnell 1923–1987
      4. 4. James (Walter) McDonnell 1925–1982
      5. 5. Eileen (Patricia) McDonnell 1927–2006
      6. 6. Terence (David) McDonnell 1929–1982
      7. 7. Anthony (Ulric) McDonnell 1931–2001
      8. 8. John (Francis) McDonnell 1933–1990
    2. 2. Jane (Amelia Miller) McDonnell 1885–1962
    3. 3. Monica (Mary) McDonnell 1889–1950
    4. 4. Amy (Elizabeth) McDonnell 1888–1894
    5. 5. Owen (Patrick) McDonnell 1890–1969
    6. 6. James (William) McDonnell 1891–1918
    7. 7. Hugh (Ronald) McDonnell 1896–1923
    8. 8. Erin (Amy Elizabeth) McDonnell 1897–1983
    9. 9. Francis (Edward Patrick) McDonnell 1900–1963
    10. 10. Kathleen (Erica Eileen) Batchelor 1902–1974 m. Ernest (Anthony) Batchelor 1906–1988
      1. 1. Owen (Ernest) Batchelor 1933–2000
      2. 2. Hugh (Patrick Charles) Batchelor 1940–2016
      3. 3. Ian (Maurice) Batchelor –2021
      4. 4. Terence (Francis Paul) Batchelor 1942–2022
    11. 11. Wilfred (Terence Michael) McDonnell 1905–1965
    12. 12. Helen McDonnell 1886–1886
    13. 13. William (Maurice) McDonnell 1910–1972
    14. 14. Ernest (Wilson) Lyford 1883–1883
  2. 2. Robert (Frederick) Lyford 1858–1922
  3. 3. Mary (Ann) Lyford 1860–1933
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Sarah Rossetta) Lyford 1855–1925
  5. 5. Margaret (Eleanor) Lyford 1861–1937
  6. 6. Frances (Matilda) Lyford 1854–1938
  7. 7. Margaret (Eleanor) Lyford 1861–1937
  8. 8. Margaret (Elizabeth) Lyford 1861–

Matilda Wilkins's Timeline

2 Records

1839
29 August 1839
Birth of Matilda Wilkins in Charlton, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England
Charlton, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England
1909
23 July 1909
Age 70
Death of Matilda Wilkins in Nelson, New Zealand Burial 24 JUL 1909 St Johns Cem, Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson, New Zealand Burial 24 JUL 1909 St Johns Cem, Nelson, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 August 1839
    Event Place: Charlton, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 July 1909
    Event Place: Nelson, New Zealand Burial 24 JUL 1909 St Johns Cem, Nelson, New Zealand
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