Born in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Batten Hooper
and Johanna (May) Hooper
Sister of
Selina Ann (Hooper) Chambers, Thomas Hooper, Susanna (Hooper) Wilkins, Johanna (Hooper) Hall, William Hooper, Louisa Hooper and Emily (Hooper) Armstrong
Wife of
Samuel Harris Gribbin
— married
1890 in Victoria, Australia
[children unknown]
Died
at age 81
in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Apr 2020
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Biography
Matilda was born in 1855, the daughter of Thomas Batten Hooper and Johanna May. [1]
In 1890 in Victoria she married Samuel Harris Gribbin (abt. 1855-1915). [2] Samuel was widowed, and had 3 children with his first wife, Benjamina (Burke) Gribbin (abt. 1861-1888).
Samuel and Matilda had an unnamed child, born 1890. [3]
Samuel died in 1915, aged 59.
Matilda passed away in 1936, aged 81. [4]
- Death & Funeral Notices. 1936.
- GRIBBIN. — On the 4th August, at private hospital, Melbourne, Mrs. Matilda Gribbin, of 411 Canning-street, North Carlton, widow of the late Samuel Harris Gribbin, loved sister of Joanna (Mrs. Hall) and Emily (Mrs. Armstrong), aged 81 years.
- GRIBBIN.—The Friends of the late Mrs. MATILDA GRIBBIN, of 411 Canning-street, North Carlton, are respectfully informed that her remains will be interred in the Brighton General Cemetery. The cortege will leave the Funeral Parlor of J. Holdsworth, 380 Lygon-street, Carlton, THIS DAY (Wednesday), 5th August, at 11 o'clock. [5]
She was buried in Brighton Cemetery, Caulfield South, on 5 August, 1936, CofE Section T, Grave 234, to join Samuel.
Sources
- ↑ Vic BDM. Births. 7392/1855.
- ↑ Vic BDM. Marriages. 8034/1890.
- ↑ Vic BDM. Births. 29673/1890.
- ↑ Vic BDM. Deaths. 6822/1936.
- ↑ 1936 'Family Notices', The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), 5 August, p. 1.,http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204914235
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matilda by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Matilda:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matilda by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Matilda:
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~6.25%
John Hall
:
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~3.12%
Mark Arnold :
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Nikkie Maud :
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