Born in England, United Kingdom
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Thomas Matters
— married
1846 in Launceston, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Mother of
Thomas James Matters, Charles Henry Matters, John Leonard Matters and Richard Adams Matters
Died
at about age 64
in Exeter, South Australia, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Mar 2018
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Biography
1824 Mary was born, the eldest of 12 children of Leonard Adams, a Devon farmer.
She married Thomas Matters and the couple had 3 sons and a daughter before emigrating to Adelaide, South Australia. The baby Mary died on the voyage.
12 Feb 1857 Mary is widowed when Thomas dies after a sudden illness.
1857 Their youngest son Richard was born in Adelaide.
3 May 1888 died at her home in Exeter, Adelaide.
3 May 1888 Death notice published in The South Australian Register: MATTERS.— On the 3rd May, at her residence, Exeter, near Semaphore, Mary Matters, beloved mother of C.H., T. J., J. L , and R. A. Matters, of this city,aged 76 years. A colonist of over 36 years [1]
Sources
- ↑ Trove: South Australian Register: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/47266620
- Wainwright, R. 2017. "Miss Muriel Matters", Harper Collins Pubishers, Australia. (Biography of her granddaughter, Muriel)
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