Thomas MATHEWS^[1]

Abt 1848 - 1919  (71 years)

• Name	Thomas MATHEWS
  Birth	Abt 1848	Stackallen, Co. Meath, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1874
  	Gardener
  Residence	1874	West Derby, Liverpool
  	Address: Montague Street
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancs   [2]
  	Age: 31y
  	Address: 26 Bryn Street
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881  [2]
  	Gardener
  	Age: 31y
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancs   [3]
  	Age: 43y
  	Address: 4 Ashton Court, Warrington Road
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891  [3]
  	Gardener
  	Age: 43y
  Occupation	1901  [4]
  	Gardener
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancs   [5]
  	Age: 53y
  	Address: Warrington Road
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901  [5]
  	Gardener
  	Age: 53y
  	Employer, Worker, or Own account: Worker
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancs   [6]
  	Age: 63y
  	Address: 31 Bryn Street
  Nationality	2 Apr 1911  [6]
  	Irish Resident
  Occupation	2 Apr 1911  [6]
  	Domestic Gardener
  	Age: 63y
  	Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Worker
  Permanent Record Number	328273728
  Death	23 Apr 1919	Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancs   [7]
  Person ID	I328273728	Tony & Gill's Family Tree
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	Henry MATHEWS,   b. Abt 1795, Kilmoremoy, Co. Mayo, Ireland d. 29 Apr 1878, Stackallen, Co. Meath, Ireland (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth (MATHEWS),   b. Abt 1811   d. 9 Sep 1889, Stackallen, Co. Meath, Ireland (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F453	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann CANHAM,   b. 24 Sep 1839, Fen Ditton, Cambs d. 3 Jan 1912, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancs (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	29 Jan 1874	West Derby, Liverpool   [7, 8]
  Children	1. Mary Elizabeth MATHEWS,   b. 20 Nov 1874, West Derby, Liverpool d. 23 May 1964, Leigh, Lancs (Age 89 years) + 2. Clara Mary MATHEWS,   b. 12 Nov 1876, Wavertree, Lancs d. 19 Sep 1955, Huyton, Liverpool (Age 78 years) + 3. Henry MATHEWS,   b. 7 Apr 1879, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancs d. 18 Jun 1953, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancs (Age 74 years)   4. Thomas MATHEWS,   b. 14 Feb 1882, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancs d. 5 Feb 1956, Billinge, Lancs (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F77	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2013

  
  

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  Birth - Abt 1848 - Stackallen, Co. Meath, Ireland Residence - Address: Montague Street - 1874 - West Derby, Liverpool Marriage - 29 Jan 1874 - West Derby, Liverpool Census - Age: 31y,Address: 26 Bryn Street - 3 Apr 1881 - Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancs Census - Age: 43y,Address: 4 Ashton Court, Warrington Road - 5 Apr 1891 - Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancs Census - Age: 53y,Address: Warrington Road - 31 Mar 1901 - Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancs Census - Age: 63y,Address: 31 Bryn Street - 2 Apr 1911 - Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancs Death - 23 Apr 1919 - Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancs  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Not known when he came over from Ireland. Married to Anne Canham on 29th January 1874 [8b 739] at Our Lady of Good Help Church, Liverpool. At the time he was a gardener possibly for one of the large nearby houses, and Anne was living at Dudlow Lane, probably a housekeeper for the Sharples family. In about 1876 or 1877 they moved to Ashton in Makerfield. Don't yet know why, but apparently employed by the first Lord Gerard, Robert Tolver Gerard, who died in 1887and who moved over from Ireland in the second half of the 19th c., first to his estate in Cambridgeshire, then to Ashton, Garswood Hall. The second Lord Gerard died in 1902 and the next Lord Gerard then moved to Hertfordshire in 1929. Garswood Hall was used as a hospital for officers during WW1 (Lady Mary Emmeline Laurs was the matron, she died in February 1918). Later Garswood Hall became a golf club, which it remains. Thomas attended St Oswald's RC church, Liverpool Road where he rang the bells, maintained the gardens and dug the graves: on his gravestone it says he was the 'faithful custodian of St Oswald's for 42 years'. Thomas is described as a Gardener. Thomas senior is given as a gardener in the 1901 census,living at 60 Warrington Road. [8]

  
  

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  [S176] Marriage Certificate (relative). [S11] Census 1881 E&W (03/04/1881), RG11/3785/F~. Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity Thomas Matthews,Head,Mar,M,31,Gardener,Stackallen, Co Meath, Ann Matthews,Wife,Mar,F,38,Housekeeper,Fen Ditton, Cambs, Mary Elizabeth Matthews,Daughter,Unm,F,6,Scholar,West Derby, Liverpool, Clara Mary Matthews,Daughter,Unm,F,4,Scholar,Wavertree, Lancs, Henry Matthews,Son,Unm,M,2,,Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancs, [S54] Census 1891 E&W (05/04/1891), RG123068/F~. Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,Where Born,Infirmity Thomas Matthews,Head,M,M,43,Gardener,,Stackallen, Co Meath, Ann Matthews,Wife,M,F,49,,Employed,Fen Ditton, Cambs, Mary Elizabeth Matthews,Daughter,S,F,16,Teacher,Employed,West Derby, Liverpool, Clara Mary Matthews,Daughter,S,F,14,Candidate for Teaching,Employed,Wavertree, Lancs, Henry Matthews,Son,S,M,11,,,Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancs, Thomas Matthews,Son,S,M,9,,,Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancs, [S12] Census 1901 E&W (31/03/1901). [S12] Census 1901 E&W (31/03/1901), RG13/3571/~F100. Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Infirmity Thomas Matthews,Head,M,M,53,Gardener,Worker,,Stackallen, Co Meath, Ann Matthews,Wife,M,F,59,,,,Fen Ditton, Cambs, Clara Mary Matthews,Daughter,S,F,24,School Teacher's Assistant,Worker,,Wavertree, Lancs, Henry Matthews,Son,S,M,21,House Painter,Worker,,Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancs, Thomas Matthews,Son,S,M,19,Steam Engine Fitter,Worker,,Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancs, [S57] Census 1911 E&W (02/04/1911), RG14 PN 23089 RD 458 SD 7 ED 2 SN 186. Name,Relation,Sex,Age,Married,Years,Chd Born,Chd Living,Chd Died,Occupation,Industry,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Nationality,Infirmity Thomas Matthews,Head,M,63,M,37,4,4,0,Domestic Gardner,,Worker,,Stackallen, Co Meath,Irish Resident, Ann Matthews,Wife,F,69,M,37,4,4,0,,,,,Fen Ditton, Cambs,, Mary Elizabeth Matthews,Daughter,F,36,S,,,,,Head Teacher,Lancs CC,,,West Derby, Liverpool,, Thomas Matthews,Son,M,29,S,,,,,Engineer's Fitter,Colliery,Worker,,Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancs,, [S1] BMD Index (GRO). [S51] Family - David Byrne.