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Sylvia Helen Matthews 1921–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1921

Birth Location: Cornwall, England

Death Date: May 1994

Death Location: Hemmant Cemetery and Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Father: George Matthews

Mother: Harriet Curnow

Spouse(s): Thomas Swann

Children(s):

The story of Sylvia Helen Matthews began in 1921 in Cornwall, England. In 1939, Sylvia Helen Matthews resided in Trungle House, Cornwall, England. Sylvia Helen Matthews married Thomas Kingsley John Swann, and had children including Christine Swann, Richard Swann Richardswann547. Sylvia Helen Matthews passed away in 1994 in Hemmant Cemetery and Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Sylvia Helen Matthews began in 1921 in Cornwall, England.
  • In 1939, Sylvia Helen Matthews resided in Trungle House, Cornwall, England.
  • Sylvia Helen Matthews married Thomas Kingsley John Swann, and had children including Christine Swann, Richard Swann Richardswann547.
  • Sylvia Helen Matthews passed away in 1994 in Hemmant Cemetery and Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sylvia Matthews's Ancestors

Self
Sylvia Matthews
1921–1994
Birth Place: Cornwall, England
Parents
George Henry Matthews
1875–1944
Cornwall, England
Harriet (Mabel) Curnow
1881–1961
Paul, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Henry) Matthews
1841–1918
Mousehole, Cornwall, England
Clarinda Harris
1844–1905
Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Harris
1791–1868
Elizabeth Wright
1809–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Wright
1786–1866
Phillis Carvosoe
1787–1865

Sylvia Matthews's Timeline

8 Records

1921
18 Jun 1921
Birth of Sylvia Helen Matthews in Paul, Cornwall, England
Paul, Cornwall, England
1921
1921
Birth of Sylvia Helen Matthews in Cornwall, England
Cornwall, England
1939
1939
Age 18
Sylvia Helen Matthews resided here in Trungle House, Cornwall, England
Trungle House, Cornwall, England
1977
1977
Age 56
Sylvia Helen Matthews resided here in Wynnum, Bowman, Queensland, Australia
Wynnum, Bowman, Queensland, Australia
1994
19 May 1994
Age 73
Death of Sylvia Helen Matthews in Wynnum, Queensland, Australia
Wynnum, Queensland, Australia
1994
May 1994
Age 73
Death of Sylvia Helen Matthews in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
1994
May 1994
Age 73
Burial of Sylvia Helen Matthews in Hemmant Cemetery and Crematorium, Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
Hemmant Cemetery and Crematorium, Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
1994
May 1994
Age 73
Burial of Sylvia Helen Matthews in Hemmant Cemetery and Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Hemmant Cemetery and Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Paul, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Fremantle, Western Australia, Passenger Lists, National Archives of Australia; Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes ACT 2600.; Inward passenger manifests for ships and aircraft arriving at Fremantle, Perth Airport and Western Australian outports from 1897-1963; Series Number: K 269; Reel Number: 126
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Reference: Volume 5c, Page 369
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1016697G

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Cornwall, England
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Trungle House, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1016697G

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1952
    Event Place: Southampton, England
    Record Source: Fremantle, Western Australia, Passenger Lists, National Archives of Australia; Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes ACT 2600.; Inward passenger manifests for ships and aircraft arriving at Fremantle, Perth Airport and Western Australian outports from 1897-1963; Series Number: K 269; Reel Number: 126

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Sep 1952
    Event Place: Sydney, Australia
    Record Source: Fremantle, Western Australia, Passenger Lists, National Archives of Australia; Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes ACT 2600.; Inward passenger manifests for ships and aircraft arriving at Fremantle, Perth Airport and Western Australian outports from 1897-1963; Series Number: K 269; Reel Number: 126

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1977
    Event Place: Wynnum, Bowman, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1994
    Event Place: Wynnum, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1994
    Event Place: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: May 1994
    Event Place: Hemmant Cemetery and Crematorium, Brisbane, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: May 1994
    Event Place: Hemmant Cemetery and Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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