Trace of Ruradean Hill lady Harriet Laura Annie Matthews (General)

by jimashton , Monday, January 25, 2010, 17:49 (5491 days ago) @ Kenneth G Perkins

Kenneth

This has been really interesting, I have a Clara Annie Matthews 1874 married to George Perkins, with children George Wesley & Gwendoline Perkins, plus as you mention sister Margaret Evelyn Mabel Matthews. It is obviously the same family but I must have been given the wrong name for the wife. As the lady is your grandmother, your information must be correct. I received a lot of information from a descendant of your grandmothers brother Thomas Read Matthews.

They are all children of Thomas Matthews 1844 and his first wife Eliza Read 1848. They are not related to me, my interest here is that Thomas Matthews 1844 had a brother Elijah Matthews 1850 who married my 1st cousin 3 times removed Ellen Marfell. Also Letitia Yemm (more later) had a brother Amos Baldwin Yemm who married Rebecca Marfell 1st cousin 4 times removed. The parents of Thomas Matthews, Elijah Matthews, plus a further 8 children are Elijah Matthews 1819 & Harriett Bannister 1825

I have a lot of information that may be useful to you including the marriage certificate between Elijah Matthews & Ellen Marfell, Thomas Matthews 1844 & Eliza Read, also Elijah Matthews 1819 & Harriett Bannister. If you email me by clicking the envelope icon, I can email them to you if you haven't got them already.

Parents of Eliza Read 1848 were James Read 1820 and Letitia Yemm 1821.

I show below some relevant Census information. You will note from the 1881 Census a Clara A Matthews as I have but not a Harriett :

1881 Census
Dwelling: Ruardean Hill
Census Place: (Westbury On Severn) East Dean, Gloucester, England
Source: FHL Film 1341608 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2521 Folio 138 Page 26
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
Elizabeth MATTHEWS M 38 F East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Head
Thomas R. MATTHEWS 13 M East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Unemployed
Williman R. MATTHEWS 12 F East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Tin Plate Worker
Alfred G. MATTHEWS 9 M East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Clara A. MATTHEWS 7 F East Dean, Gloucester, England
Rel: Daur
Occ: Scholar

1871 Census East Dean 2597/120
Thomas Matthews 26 Coal Miner Ruardean
Eliza 28 East Dean
Thomas 3 East Dean
William 2 East Dean

1891 Census Ruardean Hill
Matthews, Thomas abt 1844 East Dean, Head East Dean
Matthews, Eliza abt 1842 East Dean, Wife East Dean
Matthews, Alfred abt 1871 East Dean, Son East Dean
Matthews, Annie abt 1873 East Dean, Daughter East Dean
Matthews, Evelyn abt 1886 East Dean, Daughter East Dean
Matthews, Thomas abt 1868 East Dean, Son East Dean

1851 Census note Bannister families next door both ways.
BANNISTER Emily Widow/er 58 Landed Proprietor Linton
REDDING Elizabeth 30 Wife of Coal Miner Daughter Dean Forest
BANNINSTER William 23 Coal Miner Dean Forest
REDDING John 38 Coal Miner Chaceley
James son 12 Coal Miner Eldersfield
105
MATTHEWS Elijah 31 Coal Miner Ruardean
Harriet 26 Dean Forest
Enoch 8 East Dean
Thomas 6 Ruardean
Eliza 4 East Dean
Elijah 1 East Dean
106
BANNINSTER Ann Widow/er 55 Charwoman Forest of Dean
Thomas 33 Coal Miner Ruardean
Joshua 23 son Coal Miner Forest of Dean
Cornelius 19 Coal Miner Forest of Dean

1861 Census East Dean
Elijah 40 Coal Miner East Dean
Harriett 36 East Dean
Enoch 18 Coal Miner East Dean
Thomas 16 Coal Miner East Dean
Eliza 12 Servant East Dean
Elizabeth 9 East Dean
Hannah 6 East Dean
Emma 2 East Dean

1871 Census East Dean 2597/27
Elijah Matthews 50 Coal Miner East Dean
Harriett 46 East Dean
Elijah 21 Coal Miner East Dean
Emma 12 East Dean
Edith A 9 East Dean
Leah M 7 East Dean
Alice 3 East Dean

1851 Census East Dean
READ James 31 Coal Miner East Dean
Letitia 28 East Dean
Elijah 8 East Dean
Elizabeth 3 East Dean
Letitia 1 East Dean

1861 Census East Dean RG9 1754 251
James Read 40 Coal Miner Ruardean
Letitia 37 Ruardean
Letitia 11 Ruardean
Abia 9 Ruardean
Josiah 6 Ruardean
Tom 3 Ruardean
Fred 9mths Ruardean
Richar Read Lodger 20 Coal Miner Ruardean
Helms Cook lodger 19 Coal Miner

1871 Census East Dean 2597/120
James Read 51 Coal Miner East Dean
Letticia 49 East Dean
Thomas 14 East Dean
Fred 12 East Dean

Jim Ashton