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Personal data Charles Matthews 

  • He was born on August 24, 1828 in Exminster, Devon. England.Source 1
  • He was christened in the year 1828 in Exminster, Devon. England.
    Record set Devon Baptisms
    First name(s) Charles
    Last name Matthew
    Birth year 1828
    Baptism year 1828
    Denomination Anglican
    County Devon
    Baptism place Exminster
    Mother's first name(s) Mary
    Father's first name(s) James
    Archive South West Heritage Trust
    Birth date 24 Aug 1828
    Father's occupation Husbandman
    Residence Exminster Village
    Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
  • Profession: from 1861 till 1891 Agricultural Labourer.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1841: Bramble Farm, Exminster, Devon..
      1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Bramble Farm, Exminster, St Thomas, Devon, England

      First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Birth place
      William Kingdom Male 4 1837 Devon, England
      James Cobley Male 25 1816 Devon, England
      Eliza Oliver Female 14 1827 Devon, England
      Abraham Small Male 14 1827 Devon, England
      Charles Matthews Male 11 1830 Devon, England
    • in the year 1851: Mulbury Street, Exminster, Devon.Source 2
      Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1867; Folio: 539; Page: 23; GSU roll: 221015.

      1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      House IN, The Village Milbury Street, Exminster, Saint Thomas, Devon, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Chars Matthews Head Married Male 22 1829 Ag Lab Exminster, Devon, England
      Hannah Matthews Wife Married Female 21 1830 - Devon, England
      William F Matthews Son - Male 0 1851 - Devon, England
    • in the year 1861: Lower Marford, Exminster, Devon.Source 3
      Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 1392; Folio: 27; Page: 2; GSU roll: 542806.

      1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Lower Marford, Exminster, St Thomas, Devon, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Charles Matthews Head Married Male 33 1828 Agricultural Labourer Exminster, Devon, England
      Hannah Matthews Wife Married Female 36 1825 - Thorverton, Devon, England
      William Matthews Son - Male 10 1851 Agricultural Labourer Thorverton, Devon, England
      Sarah Matthews Daughter - Female 9 1852 Scholar Exminster, Devon, England
      Elizabeth Matthews Daughter - Female 5 1856 Scholar Exminster, Devon, England
      John Matthews Son - Male 2 1859 - Exminster, Devon, England
      Charles Matthews Son - Male 0 1861 - Exminster, Devon, England
    • in the year 1871: Pound Cottage, Brampford Speke, Devon. England.Sources 1, 4
      Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 2055; Folio: 78; Page: 13; GSU roll: 831770.
      Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 2145; Folio: 100; Page: 4; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341517.

      1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Pound Cottage, Brampford Speke, St Thomas, Devon, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Charles Matthews Head - Male 42 1829 - Devon, England
      Hannah Matthews Wife - Female 43 1828 - Devon, England
      John Matthews Son - Male 12 1859 - Devon, England
      Charles Matthews Son - Male 10 1861 - Devon, England
      Mary Ann Matthews Daughter - Female 7 1864 - Devon, England
      Walter Matthews Son - Male 3 1868 - Devon, England
      Joseph Matthews Son - Male 0 1871 - Devon, England
    • in the year 1881: 8 Bamseys Cottage, Brampford Speke, Devon. England.
      Census Transcript Household Devon 1881
      Address 8 Bamseys Cottage
      Parish Brampford Speke
      Registration District St Thomas
      Image Reference RG11/2145/F?
      Found 5 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation
      Charles Matthews 52 1829 Head Exminster, Devon Agricultural Labourer
      Hannah Matthews 53 1828 Wife Thorverton, Devon
      Walter Matthews 13 1868 Son Brampford Speke, Devon Farmers Boy
      Henry Matthews 10 1871 Son Brampford Speke, Devon Scholar
      Rhoda Matthews 7 1874 Daughter Brampford Speke, Devon Scholar

      1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Bamseys Cottage, Brampford-Speke, St Thomas, Devon, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Charles Matthews Head Married Male 52 1829 Agricultural Labourer Exminster, Devon, England
      Hannah Matthews Wife Married Female 53 1828 Labourers Wife Thorverton, Devon, England
      Walter Matthews Son Single Male 13 1868 Farmers Boy Brampford Speke, Devon, England
      Henry Matthews Son Single Male 10 1871 Scholar Brampford Speke, Devon, England
      Rhoda Matthews Daughter Single Female 7 1874 Scholar Brampford Speke, Devon, England
    • in the year 1891: 8 Norrish's Cottages, Brampford Speke, Devon.Source 5
      Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 1683; Folio 104; Page 6; GSU roll: 6096793.

      1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Norrishs Cottages, Bramfordspeke, St Thomas, Devon, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Charles Matthews Head Married Male 63 1828 Agricultural Labourer Exminster, Devon, England
      Hannah Matthews Wife Married Female 44 1847 - Thorverton, Devon, England
  • He died on 1ST Q 1898 in St. Thomas, Devon. England, he was 69 years old.
    Name: Charles Matthews Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828 Year of Registration: 1898 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar Age at Death: 70 District: St Thomas County: Devon Volume: 5b Page: 59

    First name(s) CHARLES Last name MATTHEWS Gender Male Birth day - Birth month -
    Birth year 1828 Age 70 Death quarter 1 Death year 1898 District ST. THOMAS County Devon Volume 5B
    Page 59
  • A child of James Mathews and Mary Tozer
  • This information was last updated on May 22, 2018.

Household of Charles Matthews

He is married to Hannah Hodge.

They got married on December 26, 1850 at Tiverton, Devon. England, he was 22 years old.

Name: Charles Matthews Year of Registration: 1850 Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec District: Tiverton County: Devon, Somerset Volume: 10 Page: 465

First name(s) Charles Last name Matthews Age Full Birth year - Marriage year 1850 Marriage date 26 Dec 1850
Place Thorverton Residence Exminster Father's first name James Father's last name Matthews Spouse's first name(s) Hannah Spouse's last name Hodge Spouse age Full Spouse's residence Silver Street Thorverton Spouse's father's first name(s) William
Spouse's father's last name Hodge County Devon Denomination Anglican Country England Archive South West Heritage Trust Archive reference 2499A/PR/1/8 Record set Devon Marriages

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Child(ren):

  1. William F. Matthews  1850-????
  2. Sarah Jane Matthews  1852-1926
  3. Elizabeth Matthews  1856-1955
  4. John Matthews  1859-1934
  5. Charles Matthews  1861-1876
  6. Mary Ann Matthews  1863-1964
  7. Walter Matthews  1867-1935 
  8. Henry Matthews  1870-1960 
  9. Joseph Matthews  1871-????
  10. Rhoda Matthews  1873-1954 


Notes about Charles Matthews

Parents ?

1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Monkwell Cottages, Exminster, St Thomas, Devon, England

First name(s) Last name Gender Age Birth year Birth place
James Matthews Male 40 1801 Devon, England
Mary Matthews Female 40 1801 Devon, England
Mary Matthews Female 9 1832 Devon, England
John Matthews Male 7 1834 Devon, England
Harriett Matthews Female 2 1839 Devon, England

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Charles Matthews

James Mathews
1798-1853
Mary Tozer
1794-1872

Charles Matthews
1828-1898

1850

Hannah Hodge
1831-1898

William F. Matthews
1850-????
Sarah Jane Matthews
1852-1926
Elizabeth Matthews
1856-1955
John Matthews
1859-1934
Charles Matthews
1861-1876
Mary Ann Matthews
1863-1964
Walter Matthews
1867-1935
Henry Matthews
1870-1960
Joseph Matthews
1871-????
Rhoda Matthews
1873-1954

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Sources

  1. 1881 Census England, 1881 Census
  2. 1851 Census England, 1851 Census
  3. 1861 Census England, 1861 Census
  4. 1871 Census England 2nd April 1871
  5. 1891 Census England, 5th April 1891

Historical events

Birthday August 24, 1828

  • The temperature on August 24, 1828 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1828: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 14 » Noah Webster copyrights the first edition of his dictionary.
    • April 20 » René Caillié becomes the second non-Muslim to enter (and the first to return from) Timbuktu, following Major Gordon Laing.
    • May 19 » U.S. President John Quincy Adams signs the Tariff of 1828 into law, protecting wool manufacturers in the United States.
    • August 27 » Brazil and Argentina recognize the sovereignty of Uruguay in the Treaty of Montevideo
    • October 7 » Morea expedition: The city of Patras, Greece, is liberated by the French expeditionary force.
    • December 1 » Argentine general Juan Lavalle makes a coup against governor Manuel Dorrego, beginning the Decembrist revolution.

Day of marriage December 26, 1850

  • The temperature on December 26, 1850 was about 4.9 °C. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 1, 1849 to April 19, 1853 the cabinet Thorbecke I, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1850: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • January 29 » Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U.S. Congress.
    • March 18 » American Express is founded by Henry Wells and William Fargo.
    • May 15 » The Arana–Southern Treaty is ratified, ending "the existing differences" between Great Britain and Argentina.
    • June 19 » Princess Louise of the Netherlands marries Crown Prince Karl of Sweden–Norway.
    • June 29 » Autocephaly officially granted by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople to the Church of Greece.
    • November 29 » The treaty, Punctation of Olmütz, is signed in Olomouc. Prussia capitulates to Austria, which will take over the leadership of the German Confederation.


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