Person:Matthew George (8)

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Matthew George
b.14 Feb 1826 St Agnes, Cornwall, England
d.21 Jan 1885 Bungaree, Victoria, Australia
Parents and Siblings
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m. 12 Nov 1825
  1. Matthew George1826 - 1885
  2. Dinah George1827 - 1886
  3. Isaac George1828 - 1897
  4. Stephen George1831 - 1843
  5. Abraham George1834 - 1893
  6. Thomas George1837 - 1916
  7. Mary Ann George1839 - 1924
  8. Jane George1841 - 1848
  9. Susan George1843 - 1917
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Matthew George1826 - 1885
  • W.  Mary Hooper1831 - 1860
m. Sep 1847
  1. Jane George1849 - 1899
  2. Elizabeth George1851 - 1936
  3. Mary George1853 - 1928
  4. Susan George1854 - 1856
  5. Susan George1857 - 1919
  6. Matthew Henry George1858 - 1859
  7. Matthew George1860 - 1861
Spouse and Children
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m. 31 Aug 1861
  1. Rebecca Lane1859 - 1941
  2. Eliza George1862 - 1935
  3. Catherine "Kate" George1863 - 1909
  4. Harriet George1864 - 1865
  5. Matthew George1865 - 1865
  6. Harriet "Hart" George1866 - 1917
  7. Agnes George1868 - 1923
  8. Emily Louisa George1870 - 1916
  9. Ernest Albert George1871 - 1921
  10. Mathew Henry George1873 - 1931
  11. William Nicholas George1875 - 1875
  12. Isabella George1876 - 1876
  13. Ellen "Nell" George1877 - 1948
  14. William Nicholas George1881 - 1881
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2] Matthew George
Alt Name Mathew George
Gender Male
Birth[2] 14 Feb 1826 St Agnes, Cornwall, England
Baptism[1][15] 9 Apr 1826 St Agnes, Cornwall, England
Residence[6] 1841 St Agnes, Cornwall, England
Marriage[3] Jul 1847 Truro, Cornwall, England
Marriage Sep 1847 Truro, Cornwall, Englandto Mary Hooper
Occupation[7] 1851 Redruth, Cornwall, EnglandCopper miner
Residence[7] 1851 Redruth, Cornwall, England
Other? 25 Apr 1855 Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaHobson's bay. Aboard the Gypsy Queen with brothers Abraham and Thomas. Arrival
Other[2] 18 Sep 1856 Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaMatthew's wife Mary Hooper and three children (Jane, Elizabeth and Mary) arrive on The Morning Light. Unfortunately infant Susan died at sea three weeks earlier. Arrival
Occupation? 1860 Ballarat, Victoria, AustraliaMiner
Other? 1860 Mary died of haemorrhage after childbirth (Matthew). The midwife was Eliza Lane, mother of Eliza Jane Lane, who became Matthew's second wife! Death of Mary Hooper
Marriage 31 Aug 1861 Ballarat East, Victoria, AustraliaMarriage Registration #3220. Eliza had an illegitimate daughter Rebecca born when Eliza was 24.
to Eliza Jane Lean
Death[4][5] 21 Jan 1885 Bungaree, Victoria, AustraliaVic BDM#1115. His brother Isaac filled out the death certificate. Erroneously stated Matthew had been in Victoria 28 years but this is when Isaac arrived. Matthew had arrived 30 years earlier with his 2 older brothers.
Burial? 24 Jan 1885 Ballarat, Victoria, AustraliaBallarat Old Cemetery WN 3, 1, 5. No headstone or other features.
DNA? Common DNA ancestor
Other? 1885 Matthew had 21 children , 14 of which survived. Children
Religion? Wesleyan

http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NFCM-LZQ

https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history

https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history

https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history

https://gw.geneanet.org/gwennie1?n=george&oc=&p=matthew

_DCAUSE: Cancer of stomach, exhaustion from starvation. OBJE:

_MTTAG:

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).

    _APID: 1,9841::35952245

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923. (Ancestry.com Operations Inc.)
    Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]; Series: VPRS 7666.

    _APID: 1,1635::2707693

  3. ↑ General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Marriage Index. (London, England: General Register Office, 1837-Present).

    _APID: 1,8913::10808687

  4. ↑ Australia. Death Index, 1787-1985. (Ancestry.com)
    Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.

    _APID: 1,1779::895937

  5. ↑ Australia. Death Index, 1787-1985. (Ancestry.com)
    Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.

    _APID: 1,1779::925709

  6. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    Class: HO107; Piece: 149; Book: 2; Civil Parish: St Agnes; County: Cornwall; Enumeration District: 7; Folio: 40; Page: 16; Line: 11; GSU roll: 241271.

    _APID: 1,8978::558418

  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
    Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
    The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
    Class: HO107; Piece: 1915; Folio: 303; Page: 63; GSU roll: 221069.

    _APID: 1,8860::17070025

  8.   Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source)
    Ancestry Family Tree.
  9.   Ancestry.com. Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, 1831-2001. (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.)
    Fairfax Media; Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia.

    _APID: 1,9091::1811528500

  10.   Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988. (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.)
    The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Death Records.

    _APID: 1,61650::2355520

  11.   Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917. (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.)
    The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Birth Records.

    _APID: 1,61648::16438870

  12.   Australia. Birth Index, 1788-1922. (Ancestry.com)
    Pioneer Index, Victoria 1836-1888.

    _APID: 1,1778::151104080

  13.   Australia. Marriage Index, 1788-1950. (Ancestry.com)
    Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888.

    _APID: 1,1780::4225533

  14.   Ancestry.com. Victoria, Australia, Marriage Index, 1837-1950 (1). (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.)
    The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Marriage Records.

    _APID: 1,61649::418816

  15. ↑ http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NFCM-LZQ
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