Joseph Wallace Matters (1845 - 1923)

Born 17 Mar 1845 in Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Rhoda (Pike) Matters — married 1892 in Victoria, Australia

Died 2 Mar 1923 at age 77 in Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Joseph Matters was born in Gloucestershire, England.

Joseph Wallace Matters was born on 17 March 1845 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, and baptised on 13 April 1845 at St Philip and St Jacob church, Bristol. He was the son of Joseph Matters and Elizabeth Baker, who were living at Old Market Street, Bristol. ^{[1] [2]}

Sea voyage to Australia ^[3]
Joseph, aged four, and his brother George, aged two, with their parents, Joseph and Elizabeth, boarded the barque, Brightman, in late August 1849, having travelled by rail and steamer to Gravesend. They set sail on 26 August, but went aground a couple of times before reaching Plymouth Sound on 1 September. The ship was put into dock at Devonport and finally set sail for Australia on 17 September.

Joseph senior writes in his diary that Betsy was sick, very sick or even dreadfully sick, as well as a lot of the other passengers, on the early part of the voyage, with "the vessel rolling about a great deal". Their son, "a fine boy", Brightman Franklin Matters was born on 1 November 1849 at Latitude 38 South, Longitude 51' 53" East.

The family arrived at the Port of Adelaide on 5 January 1850 and then Point Henry, Geelong on 6 February.

He married Rhoda Pike in 1892 in Victoria, Australia. ^[4]

He died, aged 77, on 2 March 1923 and was buried on 3 March 1923 at Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Sources

1. ↑ General Register Office England and Wales GRO Births Joseph Wallace Matters, Mother's Maiden Surname: Baker, Reference: 1845 J Quarter in BRISTOL Volume 11 Page 178
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1918 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019. Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Parish Registers; Reference: P/St P & J/R/2/15, Baptism 13 Apr 1845, 27 days, Joseph Wallace Matters, Father: Joseph Simmonds Matters, glazier, Mother: Elizabeth Hawkins Matters
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3. ↑ From his father's diary of the sea voyage from London to Point Henry, Geelong, Australia. Transcription held by Doreen.
4. ↑ Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria - Online index Marriage, MATTERS Jos Wallace, PIKE Rhoda, Registration number: 6314 / 1892
5. ↑ Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria - Online index Deaths, MATTERS Joseph Wallace, age 77, father MATTERS Joseph Simmonds, mother BAKER Elizabeth, Registration number: 3041 / 1923
6. ↑ The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust - online Deceased Search Interment, Joseph Wallace Matters, Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery, 3 Mar 1923, Burial location: Methodist B, Grave 112
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Cemetery Records and Headstone Transcriptions, 1844-1997 [database with images on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Victorian cemetery records and headstone transcriptions. Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Names were indexed by volunteers of the Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc. Port Philip Pioneers Group Inc, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Coburg Cemetery, 1875 - 1988, Joseph Wallace Matters, Died 2 Mar 1923, aged 77 years, Rhoda Matters, Died 8 Dec 1929, aged 80 years, Elsie Rhoda Pike, Died 13 Jul 1943, aged 24 years, niece of above (Stone removed) Methodist B, Row 4, Grave 112