William Matthews (1864 - 1950)

Born 1864 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Fanny Eady — married 2 Feb 1890 in St Mary's Church, Tunstall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1950 at about age 86 in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

William Matthews was born in Staffordshire, England.

William was born in 1864 in Tunstall and baptised on 6 May 1866 in Tunstall Court, Staffordshire, England. He was the son of John Matthews and Mary Ann Lear.

On 2 February 1890 William married Fanny Eady at St Mary's Church in Tunstall, Staffordshire. William had a variety of jobs: a general labourer in an iron foundry, a gas stoker and a porter on the railway. By 1921, he was retired.

William and Fanny had at least eight children between 1890 and 1910, all born in Burslem, one of the pottery villages that were brought together to create the city of Stoke on Trent.

William passed away in the last quarter of 1950 in Stoke. He was 87. It isn't known where or when Fanny died.

Sources

• Baptism: "Staffordshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1900"
  Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at Staffordshire Record Office; Stafford, Staffordshire, England; Page number: 243
  Ancestry uk Record 62292 #93946 (accessed 31 March 2024)
  William Matthews baptism on 6 May 1866, child of John Matthews & Mary Ann Matthews, in Tunstall, Christ Church, Staffordshire, England.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NGDR-NDH : 4 February 2023), William Matthews, 1866.

• "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL3P-G5ZV : 8 July 2020), William Matthews, 6 May 1866; citing Baptism, Tunstall Court, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent Archive Service, Stafford; FHL microfilm 4,029,902.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27V-4RZT : Sun Mar 10 11:22:27 UTC 2024), Entry for John Matthews and Mary Ann Matthews, 1881.

• "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLQH-D5T4 : Fri Mar 08 02:44:14 UTC 2024), Entry for William Matthews and John Matthews, 1890.

• "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLQH-CGYX : Fri Mar 08 02:44:14 UTC 2024), Entry for Fanny Eday and George Eday, 1890.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS7W-BBT : 21 May 2019), William Matthews, Burslem, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Burslem subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• 1911 Census: "1911 England Census"
  The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 360; ED, institution, or vessel: 02; Piece: 16484
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2352 #56407940 (accessed 14 April 2024)
  William Matthews (46), married, Gas stoker, head of household at 15 Princes Sqr, Longport, Burslem, Stoke On Trent, Staffs, Burslem, Staffordshire, England. Born in Tunstall, Staffordshire.

• 1921 Census: "1921 Census Of England & Wales"
  Archive: The National Archives; Series: RG 15; Piece number: 12627; District reference: RD 360 RS 3 ED 13
  FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 14 April 2024)
  William Matthew (56), married, Goods Porter Retired Ns Railway, head of household at 73, James Street, Burslem in Wolstanton registration district in Staffordshire, England. Born in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England. Employed by Unemployed.

• England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed 14 April 2024), database entry for MATTHEWS, William. GRO Reference: 1950 D Quarter in STOKE-ON-TRENT Volume 09B Page 524 (age 87).