Matthew King (abt. 1839 - 1878)

Born about 1839 in Lingfield, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Mary (Nightingale) King — married 27 Feb 1860 in Westerham, Kent, England

Husband of Ann (Nightingale) King — married 3 Jan 1874 in Common, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Died 1878 at about age 39 in Edenbridge, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Matthew King was born in Hever, Kent, England.

Matthew King was born in 1839 and his birth was registered in Sevenoaks, Kent, England, United Kingdom^[1] Matthew King's father was named William and his mother named Ann

• In 1841, Matthew was aged 2 years^[2]
• In 1851, Matthew was 12 years old, living with his parents and siblings in Hever, Kent^[3]

First Marriage

He was first married to Mary Nightingale on 27 February 1860. He was 23 years old^[4]

• In 1861, Matthew, Mary and son James are living in East Grinstead, Sussex where he is employed as a groom^[5]

Mary and Matthew had 3 children before she died in 1871 aged 33 years.

• On 1871 census, Matthew had his brother Mark, his wife and son, Mark living with him, along with his three children and two others. He was widowed and was a grocer by trade^[6]

Second Marriage

After Mary's death in 1871, Matthew remarried three years later in 1874, to her sister Ann Nightingale. Matthew and Ann were married in January 1874 in Croyden, London^[7] Ann and Matthew were married less than 4 years when he died in 1878 aged 39 years^[8] He was buried in Edenbridge, Kent on 4 October 1878^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N96-C8H : 1 October 2014), Matthew King, 1839; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Sevenoaks, Kent, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England: accessed 24 September 2022.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MQ24-YKY): 6 March 2021), Matthew King in household of Willm King, Hever, Kent, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey: accessed 24 September 2022.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: SGR8-K43): 12 September 2019), Mathew King in household of William King, Hever, Kent, England; citing Hever, Kent, England, p. 7, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey: accessed 24 September 2022.
4. ↑ "England, Kent, Parish Registers, 1538-1911," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD2-VD5T : 8 December 2017), Matthew King and Mary Nightingale, 27 Feb 1860; citing Marriage, Edenbridge, Kent, England, Kent Archives Office, Maidstone; FHL microfilm 1,473,703: accessed 24 September 2022.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7YW-KC5 : 3 March 2021), Mathew King, East Grinstead, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey: accessed 24 September 2022.
6. ↑ 1871 England & Wales Census, database, (FamilySearch Record: VFXJ-F3X).
7. ↑ "Marriage Entry", (https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=PXS3rhyvA4oujA4xW9d%2Blw&scan=1). FreeBMD.org; database online. Citing: Matthew King [and Ann Nightingale], Marriages March 1874, First Quarter, District: Croyden. Vol: 2a, Page: 251 (accessed 11 September 2022).
8. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, (FamilySearch Record: 2JPT-NCZ): 31 December 2014), Matthew King, 1878; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Sevenoaks, Kent, England, General Register Office, Southport, England: accessed 24 September 2022.
9. ↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", database, (FamilySearch Record: J8JC-6X7) : 15 March 2020), Matthew King, 1878: accessed 11 September 2022.