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Elizabeth

Elizabeth Report 14 Oct 2013 09:59

In order to complete our family tree we are trying to find out if there are any descendants of Owen and Maggie Matthews who lived at 3 Robinson st, Preston in 1911. The children there in 1911 were Annie, Margaret, John (my father), Owen, Josephine, James, Frank and Wilfred. Owen (senior) was born in Dundalk, Ireland and was a labourer on the dredgers. Maggie was born in Liverpool. Any help would be much appreciated. :-)

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 14 Oct 2013 10:00

Have you done any research?

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/

http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk/

'search all trees' on here

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 14 Oct 2013 10:03

For birth year info.........vital

1911 census


Person: MATTHEWS, Wilfrid Address: 3 Robinson St Preston

MATTHEWS, Owen Head Married M 4 1907 Labourer On The Dredger Dundalk Ireland VIEW
MATTHEWS, Margaret Wife Married15 years F 39 1872 Housekeeper Liverpool Lanc VIEW
MATTHEWS, Annie Daughter Single F 13 1898 School Dundalk Ireland VIEW
MATTHEWS, Margaret Daughter Single F 10 1901 School Preston Lanc VIEW
MATTHEWS, John Son Single M 8 1903 School Preston Lanc VIEW
MATTHEWS, Owen Son Single M 7 1904 School Preston Lanc VIEW
MATTHEWS, Josephine Daughter Single F 5 1906 School Preston Lanc VIEW
MATTHEWS, James Son Single M 3 1908 Preston Lanc VIEW
MATTHEWS, Frank Son Single M 2 1909 Preston Lanc VIEW
MATTHEWS, Wilfrid Son M 0 (3 MONTHS) 1911 Preston Lanc

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 14 Oct 2013 10:08

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1910

MATTHEWS Wilfrid North Preston Preston WARBURTON NP/18/46


Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1905
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
MATTHEWS Frank North Preston Preston WARBURTON NP/5/32

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1908
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
MATTHEWS Grace Mary North Preston Preston WARBURTON NP/13/32

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 14 Oct 2013 10:10

Births Dec 1903 (>99%)
Matthews Owen Humphrey Preston 8e 550

Death

Name: MATTHEWS, Owen Humphrey
Registration district: Chorley
County: Lancashire
Year of registration: 1980
Quarter of registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
Date of Birth:18 October 1903
Volume no: 40
Page no: 1116

The informant's details from the cert may prove helpful

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 14 Oct 2013 10:11

Deaths Jun 1909 (>99%)
MATTHEWS Grace Mary 1 Preston 8e 360

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 14 Oct 2013 10:40

Births Jun 1914 (>99%)
MATTHEWS Arthur Warburton Preston 8e 1007

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Report 14 Oct 2013 10:43

Yes I've done research but have come to a full stop as cannot find the grandmothers maiden name.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 14 Oct 2013 10:52

Births Sep 1905 (>99%)
Matthews Mary Josephine Preston 8e 562

Births Dec 1907 (>99%)
MATTHEWS James Patrick Preston 8e 550

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 14 Oct 2013 10:55

Perhaps you weren't aware of LancsBMD?

Any thoughts on the info I've found for you?

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 14 Oct 2013 12:40

Is it Margaret s maiden name you cant find?

any of the children s birth certs will give you that

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 14 Oct 2013 12:43

??
Marriages Dec 1895 (>99%)
Cronan Margaret Ellen Preston 8e 1051>>>>>>
Gornall Mary Preston 8e 1051 Scan available - click to view
Matthews Owen Preston 8e 1051 >>>>>>>>>>>>
Saint Annie Preston 8e 1051 Scan available - click to view
Stone Albert Edward Preston 8e 1051

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 14 Oct 2013 12:48

Births Dec 1912
Matthews Agnes Cronan Preston 8e 963
Matthews Hilda Cronan Preston 8e 963


Deaths Mar 1914
Matthews Hilda 1 Preston 8e 888

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 14 Oct 2013 12:51

Name: Margaret E Matthews
Birth Date: abt 1870
Date of Registration: Jun 1945
Age at Death: 75
Registration District: Preston
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8e
Page: 492

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 14 Oct 2013 12:53

Name: Owen Matthews
Birth Date: abt 1869
Date of Registration: Jun 1941
Age at Death: 72
Registration District: Preston
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8e
Page: 1005

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 14 Oct 2013 12:57

Have noted ,rather late!, that daughter Annie was born in Ireland so maybe Owen & Maggie married there too

Flip

Flip Report 14 Oct 2013 14:03

Am I missing something here - Reggie has found the mmn from the Lancashirebmd site, which transcribes it for many of the parishes. WARBURTON

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 14 Oct 2013 15:23

No I missed it flip.
Didn't realise the significance of the Warburton. Thought it was an area :-(

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 14 Oct 2013 15:31

Elizabeth clearly didn't see ANY of the info..................

Flip

Flip Report 14 Oct 2013 15:36

Shirley maybe you weren't missing something, I was rather doubtful about the birth posted for Frank (wrong year) and Grace Mary as they claim not to have lost any children in 1911.

If this is their Owen (Humphrey) posted by Reggie, then the mmn is Cronan

Lancashire Birth indexes for the years: 1903
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
MATTHEWS Owen Humphrey West Preston Preston CRONAN WP/1/27

I'll check out the other children on 1911 and see if any more are possibly born with the same mmn