Benjamin
Matthews
Born about in Pelsall, Staffordshire, England
Ancestors 
Son of John Matthews
and Hannah (Knowles) Matthews
Husband of
Eliza Sales
— married
28 Jun 1899 in Chorlton, Lancashire, England
Descendants 
Died
at about age 63
in Manchester, Lancashire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Jan 2015
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Biography
Buried in Southern Cemetery, Manchester, Lancs - Feb 26, 1924
Benjamin was born in 1862.
1901 Census
- Benjamin Matthews, Head, married, 36, Railway worker, b.Pelsall, Staffordshire.
- Eliza Matthews, wife, married, 30, b. Leek, Staffordshire
- William Matthews, son, single, 9 months, b. Manchester
- John Matthews, father, retired, 66, labourer brick works, West Bromwich, Staffordshire.
- 1911 In the census he is living at 118 Victoria Street, Longsight, Manchester.[1]
- Benjamin Matthews, Head, 49 , Married 11 years, Sealesman railway company, b. Pelsall, Staffordshire
- Eliza Matthews, Wife, Married, 40, b. Leek, Staffordshire
- William Knowles Matthews, son, 10, b.Manchester, Lancashire
- Frank James Matthews, son, 7, b. Manchester, Lancashire
- Benjamin Matthews, son, 2, b. Manchester, Lancashire
7 children born alive, 4 alive, 3 died
Sources
- ↑ Ancestry.com. 1911 England Census. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. 2011. The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911. Class: RG14; Piece: 27360. Ancestry uk Record 2352 #19845146
- Census: 1861; 1871; 1881; 1891; 1901; 1911
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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~6.25%
~6.25%
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Gary Cook
Matthews-14755 and Matthews-4236 appear to represent the same person because: Hi, Benjamin Matthews is the great grandfather of my wife, and I know, this is the same as the person I have added
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Rejected matches › Benjamin Aaron Mathews (abt.1860-)
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