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Personal data Henry Matthews 

  • He was born on March 11, 1870 in Brampford Speke, Devon. England.Source 1
    First name(s) HENRY
    Last name MATTHEWS
    Birth year 1871
    Birth quarter 2
    Registration month -
    Mother's last name -
    District ST. THOMAS
    County Devon
    Country England
    Volume 5B
    Page 74
  • Profession: from 1901 till 1911 Shop and Fishmonger.Sources 2, 3
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1881: 8 Bamseys Cottage, Brampford Speke, Devon. England.Source 1
      Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 2145; Folio: 100; Page: 4; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341517.

      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 1901: 3 Alexander Place, Exeter, Devon.Source 3
      Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 2043; Folio: 16; Page: 23.

      1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      3, St Sidwell Street Alexandra Place, Exeter, Devon, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Henry Matthews Head Married Male 30 1871 Shop Asst Fishmongers Devon, England
      Marry Ellen Matthews Wife Married Female 33 1868 - Langton, Lincolnshire, England
      Hannah E Matthews Daughter Single Female 5 1896 - Wonford, Devon, England
    • in the year 1911: 23 Barrack Road, Heavitree, Exeter, Devon.Source 2
      RG14PN12614 RD270 SD4 ED9A SN70

      1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      23 Barrack Road Heavitree, Heavitree, Devon, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
      Henry Matthews Head Married Male Vanman Fish Game V Poultry 40 1871 Brampfor Speke Devon
      Mary Ellen Matthews Wife Married Female - 43 1868 Langton Lincolnshire
      Henry John Matthews Son - Male - 9 1902 Exeter Devon
      Alice Margeret Matthews Daughter - Female - 5 1906 Heavitree Devon
    • in the year 1939: 23 Barrack Road, Heavitree, Exeter, Devon.
      Matthews Household (2 People) 23 Barrack Road , Exeter C.B., Devon, England

      First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Occupation
      Mary E Matthews 13 Jan 1867 Unpaid Domestic Duties
      Henry Matthews 11 Mar 1870 Retired Shop Assistant
  • He died on 3RD Q 1960 in Exeter, Devon. England, he was 89 years old.
    First name(s) HENRY
    Last name MATTHEWS
    Gender Male
    Birth day -
    Birth month -
    Birth year 1871
    Age 89
    Death quarter 3
    Death year 1960
    District Exeter
    County Devon
    Volume 7A
    Page 362
    Country England
  • A child of Charles Matthews and Hannah Hodge
  • This information was last updated on February 5, 2017.

Household of Henry Matthews

He is married to Mary Ellen Addicott.

Their notice of marriage was on 1894 in Countess Wear, St. Luke..

First name(s) Mary Ellen Last name Addicott Banns year 1894 Banns date ? ? 1894 Marriage year 1894
Marriage date 05 Sep 1894 Parish Countess Wear Spouse's first name Henry Spouse's last name Matthews Residence Countess Wear St Luke Spouse's residence Holy Trinity Exeter Denomination Anglican County Devon Country England
Archive reference 2948A/PR/1/5 Archive South West Heritage Trust Record set Devon Banns Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Marriages & divorces
They got married on September 5, 1894 at St. Thomas, Devon. England, he was 24 years old.

Name: Henry Matthews Year of Registration: 1894 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep District: St Thomas County: Devon Volume: 5b Page: 97

First name(s) HENRY Last name MATTHEWS Marriage quarter 3 Marriage year 1894 Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ HENRY MATTHEWS married one of these people MARY ELLEN ADDICOTT, JESSICA AGNES MIDDLETON
District ST. THOMAS District number - County Devon Country England Volume 5B Page 97

First name(s) Mary Ellen Last name Addicott Age 26 Birth year 1868 Marriage year 1894 Marriage date 05 Sep 1894
Place Countess Wear Residence Countess Weir Father's first name Robert Father's last name Addicott Spouse's first name(s) Henry
Spouse's last name Matthews Spouse age 23 Spouse's residence Holy Trinity Exeter Spouse's father's first name(s) Charles
Spouse's father's last name Matthews County Devon Denomination Anglican Country England Archive South West Heritage Trust Archive reference 2948A/PR/1/2 Record set Devon Marriages

Child(ren):

  1. Henry John Matthews  1894-????
  3. Henry John Matthews  1901-1991

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Henry Matthews

James Mathews
1798-1853
Mary Tozer
1794-1872
William Hodge
1791-1876
Ann Palfrey
1795-1873
Hannah Hodge
1831-1898

Henry Matthews
1870-1960

1894

Mary Ellen Addicott
1868-1952

Henry John Matthews
1894-????
Hannah Elizabeth Matthews
1895-1961
Henry John Matthews
1901-1991
Alice Margaret Matthews
1906-1931

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    Sources

    1. 1881 Census England, 1881 Census
    2. 1911 Census England, 2nd April 1911
    3. 1901 Census England

    Historical events

    Birthday March 11, 1870

    • The temperature on March 11, 1870 was about 3.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. 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 June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
    • In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • January 26 » Reconstruction Era: Virginia rejoins the Union.
      • March 30 » Texas is readmitted to the United States Congress following Reconstruction.
      • April 13 » The New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded.
      • May 14 » The first game of rugby in New Zealand is played in Nelson between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club.
      • June 22 » The United States Department of Justice is created by the U.S. Congress.
      • December 12 » Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman.

    Day of marriage September 5, 1894

    • The temperature on September 5, 1894 was about 13.6 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from May 9, 1894 to July 27, 1897 the cabinet Roëll, with Jonkheer mr. J. Roëll (oud-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1894: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • April 21 » Norway formally adopts the Krag–Jørgensen bolt-action rifle as the main arm of its armed forces, a weapon that would remain in service for almost 50 years.
      • May 1 » Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, arrives in Washington, D.C.
      • May 11 » Four thousand Pullman Palace Car Company workers go on a wildcat strike.
      • July 4 » The short-lived Republic of Hawaii is proclaimed by Sanford B. Dole.
      • August 1 » The First Sino-Japanese War erupts between Japan and China over Korea.
      • December 22 » The Dreyfus affair begins in France, when Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted of treason.
    

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