Thomas Matthews (1873 - abt. 1937)

Born 1873 in Greenhill Lane, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Argile) Matthews — married about 1897 in Basford, Nottinghamshire, England.

Descendants

Died about 1937 at about age 64 in Belper, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Family recollection is that Tom’s father was George, and he had two siblings, John and Agnes. Tom married Mary Argyle and they had 5 children, Thomas, Agnes Gertrude, William (d young), Ada Florence and Hilda Martha. He was a tiler working in Lincoln, pushing a barrow of tiles. June remembers him but did not know him well. ^[1]

Thomas's birth was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1873 in the Belper district, Derbyshire, England.^[2]

Tom was christened on 10th August 1873 at Riddings, Derbyshire, England.^[3]

In 1881 at the time of the England Census, Tom was a scholar, age 7, living at 35 Coupland Pl, Alfreton, Derbyshire with his parents George (28, tiler maker employing 3 boys) and Ann (31). Also in the household Tom’s siblings Eliza (age 9, scholar) and John (age 6, scholar).^[4]

In 1891 Thomas was 17 and living at 70 Station Road, Ilkeston:^[5]

In 1897 (Jun quarter) Thomas Matthews married Mary Argyle, at Ilkeston Holy Trinity, Basford, Nottinghamshire, England. ^[6]

At the time of the 1901 England Census Thomas was a boarder in The Nob, Norton, Leicester, the home of Thomas and Ellen Harding. George was 28, married, a slater. Also boarding at the same address was Tom's father George and Arthur Hutchley, slater's labourer: ^[7]

In 1911 Thomas was a slater and tiler, age 38. He and Mary lived at 13 Spring Garden Terrace, Ilkeston with their five children. Mary's sister Ada Argyle was living with them. ^[8][9]

Tom ran a slater and tiler business in Ilkeston but moved with his family to Lincoln in 1914, where he was employed by Pattinson and Co Ltd of Rope Walk.^[10] Tom's wife Mary died in about 1916.

Tom died (age 64) in 1937 in Derbyshire, England.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Marjorie (Humphrey) Gibbon from June (Hind) Gibbon
2. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 5 December 2021)
   Matthews, Thomas (Mother's maiden name: Lane).
   GRO Reference: 1873 Jul-Aug-Sep in Belper Volume 07B Page 509.
3. ↑ Baptism: "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918"
   Citing 10 Aug 1873; citing Christening, Riddings, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Derbyshire Record Office, England.
   FamilySearch (accessed 5 December 2021)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00122
   Thomas baptism on 10 Aug 1873 in Riddings, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.
4. ↑ 1881 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1881"
   Citing p. 27, Piece/Folio 3416/90, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,997.
   FamilySearch (accessed 5 December 2021)
   FindMyPast Image
   Thomas Matthews (7), single son in household of Thomas Matthews (7) at Coupland Pl in Belper registration district. Born in Greenhill Lane, Derbyshire, England.
5. ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   Reference: RG12; Piece number: 2666; Folio: 30; Page: 53
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 5 December 2021)
   Thomas Matthews (17), single son, Slater, in household of George H Matthews (38) in Basford registration district.
6. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
   Citing 1897, quarter 2, vol. 7B, p. 336, Basford, Nottinghamshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
   FamilySearch (accessed 5 December 2021)
   Mary Argyle marriage Apr-May-Jun 1897 in Basford.
7. ↑ 1901 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1901"
   Citing Market Bosworth subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
   FamilySearch (accessed 5 December 2021)
   FindMyPast Image
   George H Matthews (50), married boarder in household of Thomas Harding (46) in Market Bosworth registration district. Born in Nottingham.
8. ↑ 1911 Census: "1911 Census For England & Wales"
   Piece number: 20406
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 5 December 2021)
   Mary Matthews (36), wife, in household of Thomas Matthews (38) at 13 Spring Garden Terrace Ilkeston in Basford registration district. Born in Ilkeston Derbyshre.
9. ↑ 1911 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1911"
   Citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
   FamilySearch (accessed 22 December 2021)
   FindMyPast Image
   Thomas Matthews (38), married head of household in Basford registration district. Born in Riddings, Derbyshire.
10. ↑ Newspaper cutting from Lincoln at time of Tom's funeral, figure 1
11. ↑ Death Registration: "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
    Citing UK General Register Office. Volume: 7B; Page: 559;
    FamilySearch (accessed 5 December 2021)
    Name: Thomas Matthews; Death Date: 1937; Death Place: Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom; Birth Date: 1873; Age: 64.