Sherren Family Tree » Matilda Gray (1875-1942)

Personal data Matilda Gray 

Sources 1, 2Sources 1, 3, 4, 5

Household of Matilda Gray

She is married to Walter Simmons.

They got married on December 22, 1904 at Rotherhithe Christ Church, England, she was 29 years old.Sources 1, 2


Child(ren):

  1. Elsie Annie Simmons  1905-1914
  4. George Simmons  1909-1951 
  5. Gladys Irene Simmons  1911-2004 
  6. Walter Victor Simmons  1917-1985 
  7. Leonard Simmons  1920-1977 

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Sources

  1. London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921, Ancestry.com, London Metropolitan Archives, Christ Church, Rotherhithe, Register of marriages, P71/CTC2, Item 017 / Ancestry.com
  2. England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD / Ancestry.com
  3. London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906, Ancestry.com, London Metropolitan Archives, Hackney St John, Register of Baptism, p79/jn1, Item 040 / Ancestry.ca
  4. England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  5. England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915, FreeBMD
    Birth date: Apr 1875 Birth place: Greater London, London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
    / Ancestry.ca

Historical events

Birthday April 23, 1875

  • The temperature on April 23, 1875 was about 8.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 54%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1875: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 3 » The first ever organized indoor game of ice hockey is played in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as recorded in the Montreal Gazette.
    • May 17 » Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75)
    • August 25 » Captain Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
    • October 16 » Brigham Young University is founded in Provo, Utah.
    • October 22 » First telegraphic connection in Argentina.
    • December 4 » Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison; he is later recaptured in Spain.

Christening day October 7, 1883

  • The temperature on October 7, 1883 was about 12.3 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 79%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • January 19 » The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.
    • March 28 » Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
    • May 24 » The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
    • August 12 » The last quagga dies at the Natura Artis Magistra, a zoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
    • August 17 » The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.
    • October 22 » The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City opens with a performance of Gounod's Faust.

Day of marriage December 22, 1904

  • The temperature on December 22, 1904 was between -4.5 °C and 2.7 °C and averaged -1.5 °C. There was 4.0 hours of sunshine (52%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
    • January 17 » Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard receives its premiere performance at the Moscow Art Theatre.
    • February 8 » Aceh War: Dutch Colonial Army's Marechaussee regiment led by General G.C.E. van Daalen launch military campaign to capture Gayo Highland, Alas Highland, and Batak Highland in Dutch East Indies' Northern Sumatra region, which ends with genocide to Acehnese and Bataks people.
    • February 8 » Battle of Port Arthur: A surprise torpedo attack by the Japanese at Port Arthur, China starts the Russo-Japanese War.
    • February 28 » S.L. Benfica is founded in Portugal.
    • June 28 » The SSNorge runs aground on Hasselwood Rock in the North Atlantic 430 kilometres (270mi) northwest of Ireland. More than 635 people die during the sinking.
    • October 27 » The first underground New York City Subway line opens, later designated as the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line.


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