Phillip Matthews (1820 - 1894)

Born 1820 in Wales

Descendants

Died 4 Feb 1894 at about age 74 in London, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Phillip, born about 1820 in South Wales, emigrated to Upper Canada (Ontario) with his parents, Philip Matthews and Mary Abraham (Abram), in 1821. They settled in London Township in Colonel Talbot's settlement.^[1]

In the Census of Canada, 1861, Phillip and his family are recorded living on a farm next to his parents' farm in London Township.^[2]

He died in 1894 ^[3] and was buried at Woodland Cemetery, London.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ History of the County of Middlesex, Canada (Toronto: Goodspeed, 1889, p. 920-921), archive.org
2. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Census, 1861", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQQ2-1CW : Sat Aug 12 00:41:44 UTC 2023), Entry for Philip Matthews, 1861.
3. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6M3-7MD : 2 March 2021), Phillip Mattheus, 04 Feb 1894; citing London City, Middlesex, Ontario, yr 1894 cn 10731, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,853,583.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204022424/phillip-matthews: accessed 9 September 2023), memorial page for Phillip Matthews (1820–4 Feb 1894), Find a Grave Memorial ID 204022424, citing Woodland Cemetery, London, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Andrea Thomas (contributor 49969776).

See also:

• "Canada Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch [1], Phillip Mathews, London, Middlesex East, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 64; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13268, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,904.

• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch [2], Philip Matthews in entry for James Henry Matthews and Martha Nagle, 25 Nov 1897; citing registration , London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,870,918.