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Thomas Matthews 1824–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1824

Birth Location: Gillingham, Dorset, England

Death Date: 26 May 1898

Death Location: Wiltshire, England

Father: Thomas ✅

Mother: Sarah ✅

Spouse(s): Martha Bonner

Children(s): Mary Matthews, Thomas Matthews, Amelia Matthews, Elizabeth Matthew, Matilda Matthews, Harriot Matthews, Alfred Matthews, Thomas Matthews

Thomas Matthews was born in 1824 in Gillingham, Dorset, England, the child of Thomas Matthews And Sarah Hedditch. Thomas Matthews married Martha Gillard Bonner, and had children including Alfred Matthews, Amelia Matthews, Elizabeth Matthew, Harriot Matthews, Mary A Matthews, Matilda Matthews, Thomas Daniel Matthews, Thomas James Matthews. Thomas Matthews passed away in 1898 in Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • Thomas Matthews was born in 1824 in Gillingham, Dorset, England, the child of Thomas Matthews And Sarah Hedditch.
  • Thomas Matthews married Martha Gillard Bonner, and had children including Alfred Matthews, Amelia Matthews, Elizabeth Matthew, Harriot Matthews, Mary A Matthews, Matilda Matthews, Thomas Daniel Matthews, Thomas James Matthews.
  • Thomas Matthews passed away in 1898 in Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Matthews's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Matthews
1824–1898
Birth Place: Gillingham, Dorset, England
Parents
Thomas Matthews ✅
1782–1828
Gillingham, Dorset, England
Sarah (Hedditch) ✅
1776–1858
East Stour, Dorset, England
Grandparents
Thomas Matthews
1756–1792
Loders, Dorset, England
Elizabeth Groves
1760–
Dorset, England
John Hedditch
1759–1810
Gillingham, Dorset, England
Mary Sutton
1760–1810
Dorset, England, UK
Great-Grandparents
William Matthews
1730–
Ann Critchell
1729–1790
George Herridge
1728–1797
Hannah Dibben
1726–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Matthews
1691–1751
Grace ✔️
1693–1731
George Herridge
1696–
Mary Werne
1695–1738
John Dibben
1690–1752
Dorothy Ridout
1702–

Thomas Matthews's Descendants

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Thomas Matthews (Sep 1824–26 May 1898) m. Martha (Gillard) Bonner (1823–October 1875)
  1. 1. Mary (A) Matthews 1849–1912
    1. 1. Richard (William) Delafons 1873– m. Ellen Parrott 1873–
    2. 2. Thomas (Edward) Delafons 1870– m. Emily (Gertrude) Clifton 1876–
  2. 2. Thomas (James) Matthews 1861–
  3. 3. Amelia Matthews 1865–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Matthew 1860– m. Edwin (J.) Bailey 1852–
    1. 1. Alfred (Edwin) Bailey 1879– m. Alice Lousia 1878–
      1. 1. Mary (Edith) Bailey 1908–
    2. 2. Florence (Edith) Bailey –1954
  5. 5. Matilda Matthews 1853– m. George Neal 1845–
  6. 6. Harriot Matthews 1857–
  7. 7. Alfred Matthews 1864–1934 m. Margaret Joyce 1864–
    1. 1. Annie (Maria) Matthews 1894–
    2. 2. Alfred (E) Matthews 1896–
    3. 3. Nora (Elizabeth) Matthews 1899– m. Allan Curley 1897–
      1. 1. Margaret Curley 1920–
    4. 4. Margaret (Mary) Matthews 1903–
  8. 8. Thomas (Daniel) Matthews 1859–1925 m. Emma (Laura Maria) Morris 1859–
    1. 1. Mildred (D) Matthews 1887–1961 m. Edward (Bannerman) Thwaites 1894–1940 m. Horace (Bernard) Etches 1909–2001
      1. 1. Dorothy (Gwendoline) Thwaites 1921–2013
    2. 2. Kenneth (Gillard) Matthews 1894–

Thomas Matthews's Timeline

4 Records

1824
Sep 1824
Birth of Thomas Matthews in Gillingham, Dorset, England
Gillingham, Dorset, England
1824
12 Sep 1824
Thomas Matthews was baptized in Gillingham, Dorset, England
Gillingham, Dorset, England
1898
May 1898
Age 74
Death of Thomas Matthews in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
1898
26 May 1898
Age 74
Burial of Thomas Matthews in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1824
    Event Place: Gillingham, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1824
    Event Place: Gillingham, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Dorset, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1898
    Event Place: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 26 May 1898
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Wiltshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1916, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Reference Number: 914/21

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