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William Matthews 1789 – 1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1789

Birth Location: Sheringham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: abt 1877

Death Location: Sheringham, Norfolk, England

Father: Jasper MATTHEWS

Mother: Ann Massingham

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The story of William Matthews began in 1789 in Sheringham, Norfolk, England. William Matthews passed away in 1877 in Sheringham, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Matthews began in 1789 in Sheringham, Norfolk, England.
  • William Matthews passed away in 1877 in Sheringham, Norfolk, England.

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William Matthews's Ancestors

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William Matthews
1789 – 1877
Birth Place: Sheringham, Norfolk, England
Parents
Jasper MATTHEWS
1737 – 1797
Sheringham, Norfolk, England
Ann Massingham
1750 – 1815
Aylmerton, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Jasper Matthews
1698 – 1746
Sheringham, Norfolk, England
Martha Shepherd
– 1787
Norfolk
Thomas Massingham
1697 – 1785
Langham, Norfolk, England
Lydia\Lidy Flaxman
1714 – 1776
Aylmerton, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Matthews
1642 – 1731
MARTHA Jennis
1659 – 1729
Francis Massingham
– 1720
Rose Boyce
1666 – 1733
Henry Flaxman
1690 – 1761
Frances Dybald
1690 – 1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Matthewes
1620 –
Ann Mathewes
1620 – 1665
William XVI
– 1698
Modesty Locksmyth
– 1729
JOHN Boyce
1636 – 1714
ANNE Taylor
1629 – 1716
Thomas Flaxman
1635 – 1735
Liddy Waterson
1658 –

William Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1789
16 Aug 1789
Birth of William Matthews in Sheringham, Norfolk, England
Sheringham, Norfolk, England
1877
abt 1877
Age 88
Death of William Matthews in Sheringham, Norfolk, England
Sheringham, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1789
    Event Place: Sheringham, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1877
    Event Place: Sheringham, Norfolk, England

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