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Sydney Thomas Matthews 1915–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1915

Birth Location: South Africa

Death Date: 22 Dec 1979

Death Location: Ermelo, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Father: William Matthews

Mother: Audrey Heathcoat\Matthews

Spouse(s): Engela Scott\Thompson\Matthews, Veronica Cawrse, Wilhelmena Botha\Matthews

Children(s): Sylvia Matthews, Audrey Matthews

In 1915, Sydney Thomas Matthews entered the world in South Africa, born to William Matthews And Audrey Jane Heathcoat Matthews. Sydney Thomas Matthews married Engela Cornelia Atkinson Scott Thompson Matthews, Veronica Grace Cawrse, Wilhelmena Johanna Magdalena Botha Matthews, and had children including Angela Carolina Matthews Wells, Audrey Jane Matthews, Marjorie Susanna Magdalena Matthews, Sylvia Thelma Matthews, William Matthews. Sydney Thomas Matthews passed away in 1979 in Ermelo, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1915, Sydney Thomas Matthews entered the world in South Africa, born to William Matthews And Audrey Jane Heathcoat Matthews.
  • Sydney Thomas Matthews married Engela Cornelia Atkinson Scott Thompson Matthews, Veronica Grace Cawrse, Wilhelmena Johanna Magdalena Botha Matthews, and had children including Angela Carolina Matthews Wells, Audrey Jane Matthews, Marjorie Susanna Magdalena Matthews, Sylvia Thelma Matthews, William Matthews.
  • Sydney Thomas Matthews passed away in 1979 in Ermelo, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Matthews
1884–1954
Birth Location: Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Audrey Heathcoat\Matthews
1890–1967
Birth Location: Cape Town, South Africa
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Spouses(s)

Engela Scott\Thompson\Matthews
1913–1982
Birth Location: Germiston, Transvaal, (Rep.), Afrique du Sud
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Veronica Cawrse
1919–
Birth Location: Springs, Gauteng, South Africa
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Wilhelmena Botha\Matthews
1920–
Birth Location: Primrose, Germiston, South Africa
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Children(s)

Sylvia Matthews
1951–2013
Birth Location: Petersburg, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Audrey Matthews
1943–1944
Birth Location: –
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Sydney Matthews's Ancestors

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Sydney Matthews
1915–1979
Birth Place: South Africa
Parents
William Matthews
1884–1954
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Audrey (Jane) Heathcoat\Matthews
1890–1967
Cape Town, South Africa
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sydney Matthews's Descendants

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Sydney (Thomas) Matthews (25 Aug 1915–22 Dec 1979) m. Engela (Cornelia Atkinson) Scott\Thompson\Matthews (22 July 1913–29 Sep 1982) m. Veronica (Grace) Cawrse (29 August 1919–) m. Wilhelmena (Johanna Magdalena) Botha\Matthews (4 May 1920–)
  1. 1. Sylvia (Thelma) Matthews 1951–2013
  2. 2. Audrey (Jane) Matthews 1943–1944

Sydney Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1915
25 Aug 1915
Birth of Sydney Thomas Matthews in South Africa
South Africa
1979
22 Dec 1979
Age 64
Death of Sydney Thomas Matthews in Ermelo, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Ermelo, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1915
    Event Place: South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1979
    Event Place: Ermelo, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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