Matthew
Alford
Born in County Wicklow, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph Alford
and Sarah (Bodey) Alford
Brother of
Jane (Alford) Moore, Ann (Alford) Spicer, John Alford, George Alford and Joseph William Gilbert Alford
Husband of
Mary Ann Hepburn (Heithersay) Alford
— married
31 Mar 1880 in Government Schools, Yongala, South Australia, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
William Matthew Alford, Joseph Herbert Alford, George Percival Alford, Fred Sinclair Alford, Arthur Clarence Alford, Edgar Claude Alford, Ada Gladys Alford, Gordon James Alford and Florence Alford
Died
at age 91
in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Jan 2019
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Biography
This profile is part of the Alford Name Study.
Matthew was born in 1845. He was the son of Joseph Alford and Sarah Bodey. Matthew Alford married Mary Ann Hepburn Hiethersay in 1880.[1] Matthew Alford purchased land in the Hundred of Coglin in the first sale on 23 March 1880. He is listed in the South Australian Directory of 1887 as being a farmer in the area.[2] He passed away in 1937 and was buried in West Terrace Cemetery.[3][4]
Sources
- ↑ Marriage registration 122/1438, Genealogy SA, online database, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-database-search
- ↑ Chris. Chapman, 1986, Beyond the Gap: History of Dawson, Lutheran Publishing House, Adelaide.
- ↑ Death registration 588/628, Genealogy SA, online database, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-database-search
- ↑ Adelaide Cemeteries Authority, http://www.aca.sa.gov.au/Records
- Sth Aust marriage registration #1880 122/1438
- FamilySearch Person: LHKZ-PG2
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matthew 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 Matthew:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matthew 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 Matthew:
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