Barton Family History
Matthews, Charles

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Name Matthews, Charles Buried 1864-10 Waipuaka Cemetary, Nelson, New Zealand Born 1801 Ecchinswell, , Hampshire, England Christened 29 Jun 1801 St Mary, Kingsclere, , Hampshire, England Gender Male Emigration 1 Jan 1842 Gravesend, England - They arrived in New Zealand on the 1st May. One baby was born on the ship during the voyage. On the ship was a Mrs Wills who bought out the first peasants, also a rooster and three hens. A hive of bees did not survive the trip.
Lived 1 May 1842 Spring Creek, Spring Creek, , , New Zealand - On arrival in New Zealand they lived initially in a cob cottage, before taking up land in Spring Creek which they developed into a farm. They built a two storey house with stables, barns and sheds and a blackshiths shop. In the early 1900's floods swept away the home and improvements.
_UID 758D972A77130A4A841EB0F787CAFEEB24A0 Died 10 Oct 1864 Nelson, New Zealand Person ID I0610 Barton Family Tree Last Modified 17 Jul 2010
Father Matthews, Thomas, b. Abt 1769, England , d. Yes, date unknown
Mother Parsons, Mary Married 19 Jul 1794 St Mary, Kingsclere, , Hampshire, England Family ID F0132 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Marks, Eliza, b. Est 1803, England , d. 7 Aug 1889, Nelson, New Zealand
(Age ~ 86 years)
Married 1830 Hampshire, England Children 1. Matthews, Naomi, b. 16 Dec 1839, Ecchinswell, , Hampshire, England , d. 29 Jun 1884, Wentworth, , New South Wales, Australia
(Age 44 years)
2. Matthews, Susan Eliza, b. 2 Nov 1842, d. Yes, date unknown 3. Matthews, Thomas, b. Abt 1831, Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom , d. 19 Jun 1902, Waipukurau, , New Zealand
(Age ~ 71 years)
4. Matthews, Sarah Anna, b. Oct 1832, d. Yes, date unknown 5. Matthews, Richard, c. 12 Oct 1834, St Mary, Kingsclere, , Hampshire, England , d. 6 Nov 1901, Sunnyburn, Marlborough, , New Zealand
(Age ~ 67 years)
6. Matthews, Mary, b. 1 Jun 1836, d. Yes, date unknown 7. Matthews, Clara, c. 15 Apr 1838, Kingsclere, , Hampshire, England , bur. 13 Jun 1842 (Age ~ 4 years)
8. Matthews, Charles, b. Abt 1874, New Zealand , d. 2 Jul 1913, Karamea, Karamea, , , New Zealand
(Age ~ 39 years)
Last Modified 17 Jul 2010 Family ID F0213 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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