Jonah Matthews

Male 1868 - 1938  (70 years)


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  • Name Jonah Matthews 
    Born 1868  Glamorganshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 23 Mar 1938  Queensland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • PERSONAL

      The death occurred on Wednesday, in his seventieth year, of Mr. Jonah Matthews. Mr. Matthews came to Queensland, accompanied by his parents, in 1877, from Wales. He first went to Rochford, and later to Mlll chester, where he followed the pastoral industry until drought obliged him to relinquish this venture. Then, after removing to Charters Towers, he was employed at the Klondyke cyanide works, the Phoebe mine, thence to Pamell's cyanide works, the Excelsior works, and finally back to Parnell's where he stayed until 1919, when he purchased the Bluff orchard, which he worked successfully since. Mr. Matthews leaves a widow and a family of twelve children (nine sons end three daughters), 23 grandchildren and one great-grandchild).
      The Northern Miner (Charters Towers, Qld. : 1874 - 1954) Saturday 26 March 1938

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      Name: Jonah Matthews
      Death Date: 23 Mar 1938
      Death Place: Queensland
      Father's Name: Benjamin
      Mother's name: Ann Edwards
      Registration Year: 1938
      Registration Place: Queensland
      Registration number: 001870
      Page Number: 1194
    Person ID I1927  Addison
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2013 

    Father Benjamin Mathias / Matthews,   b. circa 1839, Pembrokeshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1901, Sandy Creek, via Charters Towers, Queensland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Mother Ann Edwards,   b. circa 1845, Glamorganshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1912, Queensland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Family ID F561  Group Sheet

    Family Catherine Meyer 
    Married 15 Aug 1891  Queensland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Name: Jonah Matthews
      Spouse Name: Catherine Meyer
      Marriage Date: 15 Aug 1891
      Marriage Place: Queensland
      Registration Place: Queensland
      Registration Year: 1891
      Registration number: 001208
      Page Number: 16498
    Children 
     1. Catherine Matthews,   b. 1 Feb 1892, Queensland Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Conrad Benjamin Matthews,   b. 31 Dec 1892, Queensland Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Jonah Edward Matthews,   b. 26 Sep 1894, Queensland Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. James Anthony Hermann Matthews,   b. 7 Jul 1896, Queensland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1964, Queensland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     5. Adam Alexander Matthews,   b. 24 Aug 1898, Queensland Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Baden Leslie Matthews,   b. 26 Nov 1900, Queensland Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. David Lewis Matthews,   b. 24 Dec 1902, Queensland Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Clarice Ivy May Matthews,   b. 21 Nov 1905, Queensland Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Herbert Ronald Matthews,   b. 29 Aug 1907, Queensland Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Raymond Francis Matthews,   b. 13 Jun 1909, Queensland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 16 Mar 2013 
    Family ID F560  Group Sheet


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