Matilda Ann (Harrison) Churchill (abt. 1820 - 1892)

Born about 1820 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Churchill — married 17 May 1855 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 18 Apr 1892 at about age 72 in Folkestone, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Matilda Ann Harrison was born in about 1820 at Woodstock in Oxfordshire. She was the daughter of John Venfield Harrison and Elizabeth Townsend. ^{[1] [2] [3]} She was baptised on 25 October 1820 at Woodstock church, as the daughter of John Venfield and Elizabeth Harrison, of Woodstock. Her father was an attorney at law. ^[4]

In 1851 Matilda A. Harrison was living at Woodstock with her parents John V. and Elizabeth Harrison. Her age was given as 30, implying a birth date in 1820 or 1821. Her birthplace was given as Woodstock, Oxfordshire. ^[1]

Samuel Churchill, M.D. and surgeon, of Fawley, Hampshire, son of John Churchill, attorney at law; and Matilda Anne Harrison, of Woodstock, daughter of John V. Harrison, attorney at law; were married at Woodstock church on 17 May 1855. ^[2]

In 1861 Matilda A. Churchill was living at Fawley Cottage in Fawley in Hampshire with her husband Samuel and their daughter Gertrude. Her age was given as 40, implying a birth date in 1820 or 1821. Her birthplace was given as Woodstock, Oxfordshire. ^[3]

Matilda Ann Churchill died at 1 Cheriton Place in Folkestone in Kent on 18 April 1892, at the age of 71 or 72. ^{[5] [6]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} England and Wales 1851 census (Woodstock, Oxfordshire): The National Archives of the UK: reference HO 107/1730; folio 341v: Ancestry Record uki1851 #4156996
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Oxfordshire History Centre: Woodstock parish register, reference PAR298/1/R3/4: Ancestry Record OxfordshireParishMarriages #1741440
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} England and Wales 1861 census (Fawley, Hampshire): The National Archives of the UK: reference RG 9/671; folio 43v: Ancestry Record uki1861 #8011962
4. ↑ Oxfordshire History Centre: Woodstock parish register, reference PAR298/1/R2/1: Ancestry Record OxfordshireBaptisms #1173454
5. ↑ General Register Office, death registration index online (https://www.gro.gov.uk/); accessed 11 February 2021: CHURCHILL, MATILDA ANN; GRO Reference: 1892 Apr-Jun Quarter in ELHAM registration district; Volume 02A Page 566; age at death: 72
6. ↑ "Churchill.—On the 18th April, at 1 Cheriton Place, Folkestone, Matilda Ann, wife of Samuel Churchill, M.D., aged 71.": "Deaths", in Canterbury Journal, 30 April 1892, page 8, column 5