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Matthews. Family in manchester

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rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 3 May 2016 09:06

Maybe for son Thomas?

Thomas A Matthews on the 1939 Register

1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION
Mathhews Household (1 Person)
1 Grafton Street , Hyde M.B., Cheshire, England

Thomas A Matthews
DOB 14 Mar 1914
SEX Male
OCCUPATION Sports Tackle Repairer Warehouse
MARITAL STATUS Married
SCHEDULE 91
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 1
Ref: RG101/4030B/010/27 Letter Code: LFDE


There is a closed record in the same household. Perhaps his wife?


Thomas A Matthews
Birth Date: abt 1914
Date of Registration: Jun 1961
Age at Death: 47
Registration district: Hyde
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 10a
Page: 301



Name: Thomas Arthur Matthews
Probate Date: 25 Jul 1961
Registry: London, England
Death Date: 7 Jun 1961
Death Place: Cheshire, England

Probate to wife Edith



Marriages Dec 1936 (>99%)
Matthews Thomas A Reeves Stockport 8a 54
Reeves Edith Matthews Stockport 8a 54

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 3 May 2016 08:43



1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION
Matthews Household (1 Person)
9 Shelford Avenue , Manchester C.B., Lancashire, England

Thomas W Matthews
DOB 21 Aug 1886
SEX Male
OCCUPATION Heavy Motor Driver retired
MARITAL STATUS Widowed
SCHEDULE 201
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 1
Ref: RG101/4484C/015/42 Letter Code:



There are two closed records with him suggesting two unmarried children.

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 3 May 2016 08:13


Name: Ada Matthews
Birth Date: 22 Jan 1912
Age: 0
Baptism Date: 11 Feb 1912
Parish: Ancoats, St Andrew
Parish as it Appears: Manchester, St Andrew
Father's name: Thomas William Matthews
Mother's name: Ada Matthews
Reference Number: GB127.M45/1/10/9


Marriages Sep 1934 (>99%)
Fairbrother Arthur Matthews Manchester N 8d 1233
Matthews Ada Fairbrother Manchester N. 8d 1233


1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION
Fairbrother Household (2 People)
1 Herbert Street , Manchester C.B., Lancashire, England

FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S)
Ada Fairbrother
DOB 22 Jan 1911
SEX Female
OCCUPATION Drapery Cutter
MARITAL STATUS Married
SCHEDULE 28
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 2

Arthur Fairbrother
DOB 27 Aug 1909
SEX Male
OCCUPATION Drapery Warehouseman
MARITAL STATUS Married
SCHEDULE 28
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 1
Ref: RG101/4540G/003/30 Letter Code: NKSV


There are no closed records which would suggest that they had no children before 1939




Name: Ada Fairbrother
Birth Date: 22 Jan 1912
Date of Registration: Dec 1983
Age at Death: 71
Registration district: High Peak
Inferred County: Derbyshire
Volume: 6
Page: 1067

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 3 May 2016 08:00

Amelia Mathews
Birth Date: 19 Aug 1909
Age: 0
Baptism Date: 22 Sep 1909
Parish: Ancoats, St Andrew
Parish as it Appears: Manchester, St Andrew
Father's name: Thomas William Mathews
Mother's name: Ada Mathews
Reference Number: GB127.M45/1/10/9



1939 REGISTER TRANSCRIPTION
Newton Household (2 People)
1 Rlenewood House North Road , Manchester C.B., Lancashire, England

Amelia Draper (Newton)
DOB 19 Aug 1909
SEX Female
OCCUPATION
Natap? Garment Maker
MARITAL STATUS Married
SCHEDULE 251
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 2

Robert Newton
DOB 13 Mar 1909
SEX Male
OCCUPATION General Worker Chemical Heavy Worker
MARITAL STATUS Married
SCHEDULE 251
SCHEDULE SUB NUMBER 1

There are no closed records so that would suggest that they had no children before 1939



Marriages Sep 1931 (>99%)

Matthews Amelia Newton Manchester N. 8d 1108
Newton Robert Matthews Manchester N. 8d 1108


Amelia Newton
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1971
Registration district: Manchester
Inferred County: Lancashire
Spouse: Ernest Draper
Volume Number: 10e
Page Number: 352



Name: Amelia Draper
Birth Date: 19 Aug 1909
Date of Registration: Mar 1982
Age at Death: 72
Registration district: Manchester
Inferred County: Greater Manchester
Volume: 38
Page: 1589

mgnv

mgnv Report 3 May 2016 07:12

Using http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/
there's only 2 Matthews-Barker births showing up 1905-1911, but mum's maideen surname has not yet been given for all subdistricts.

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years:
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
1906 MATTHEWS Samson Central Archives+, Manchester Central Library BARKER CEN/53/100
1909 MATTHEWS Amelia Central Archives+, Manchester Central Library BARKER CEN/60/58

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 2 May 2016 19:07

New thread started by Jennifer on the same family:

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1359725?jump=1359725

Stick to one thread, Jennifer.
There's no point in people searching all over again, when they've already helped you with a lot of info.

Pam

Pam Report 25 Apr 2016 08:56

To find living relatives you need to go to SEARCH at top right hand of the page and on the drop down menu select Search All Member Trees.
You will then need to put the names you have into the search and you can then hopefully contact the people with those names in their trees.

Pam

Pam Report 24 Apr 2016 22:40

1939 Register


Mathews Household (2 People)
?47 Higham Street , Manchester C.B., Lancashire, England


Samson Mathews 23 Mar 1906 Rubber Hot Water Bottle Moulder Heavy Worker

Winifred Mathews 07 Nov 1906 Losenge Cutter Manufacturing Chemist Heavy Worker

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 24 Apr 2016 22:02


There are several marriages which could be Amelia's - impossible to pinpoint the right one (if any).

I guess this is Samson's marriage:

Marriages Jun 1929 (>99%)
Farrell Winifred Matthews Manchester N. 8d 1134
Matthews Samson Farrell Manchester N. 8d 1134

Between 1931 and 1943 there were four Matthews/Farrell births in Manchester, which you can find on freebmd.org.uk.


Samson Matthews
in the England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
Name:
Samson Matthews
Birth Date:23 Mar 1906
Date of Registration:Mar 1978
Age at Death:72
Registration district:Manchester
Inferred County:Greater Manchester
Volume:38
Page:0780



??????

Winifred Matthews
in the England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007
Name:
Winifred Matthews
Birth Date:7 Nov 1906
Date of Registration:Jan 1998
Age at Death:91
Registration district:Manchester
Inferred County:Lancashire
Register Number:G51B
District and Subdistrict:0061G
Entry Number:89

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 24 Apr 2016 20:16

Births Jun 1906 (>99%)
Matthews Samson Manchester 8d 241

Births Sep 1909 (>99%)
MATTHEWS Amelia Manchester 8d 231

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 24 Apr 2016 20:12

Matthews births in Manchester with mother's maiden name Barker after 1911:

Births Mar 1912 (>99%)
Matthews Ada Barker Manchester 8d 439

Births Jun 1914 (>99%)
MATTHEWS Thomas A Barker Manchester 8d 421

Births Sep 1920 (>99%)
Matthews Elizabeth Barker Manchester 8d 437

Births Mar 1923 (>99%)
Matthews Harry Barker Manchester 8d 452

malyon

malyon Report 24 Apr 2016 18:01

you could look on bdm to find marriages



http://www.freebmd.org.uk/

Pam

Pam Report 24 Apr 2016 17:57

Marriages Sep 1905 (>99%)

**Barker Ada Manchester 8d 341
FYNAN Margaret Manchester 8d 341
GREAVES William Manchester 8d 341
**Matthews Thomas William Manchester 8d 341

Pam

Pam Report 24 Apr 2016 17:53

1911 census

Thomas William Matthews Head Married Male Carter L And N W Railway 26 1885 Lancs Manchester

Ada Matthews Wife Married Female - 27 1884 Lancs Manchester

Samson Matthews Son - Male School 5 1906 Lancs Manchester

Amelia Matthews Daughter - Female - 2 1909 Lancs Manchester

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 24 Apr 2016 17:13

You mention the names of some family members.

Are they brothers and sisters of your dad?

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ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 24 Apr 2016 17:09

Welcome to the boards, Jennifer.

Unfortunately, it's highly unlikely that any member of your dad's family will just happen to see your message.

If you go to "Search" at the top right of this page, then "Search all member trees", you can try entering any of the names you know, and see if any likely results come up. If so, click on "Find out more", to the right of the tree owner's name, and send a personal message.

You say your grandfather's name was "Thomson Willian ".
Is that what you meant to type, or do you mean William Thomson?

EDIT:
Ah, no, I see you've headed your post "Matthews".
So was your grandfather's surname Matthews? Or Thomson?


When was your dad born?

Jennifer

Jennifer Report 24 Apr 2016 17:04

My dad had a large family in Manchester he name Harry he dad was Thomson Willian Mother was Ada I do know some name of the family Samson Amelia Thomas Ada Margaret Leslie I look for any of famliy member