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Research in Other Countries => Australia => Topic started by: westskip on Friday 12 July 24 08:05 BST (UK)
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Hoping to find further information about my great, great grandfather, Rev'd Matthew Wilson. Born Bradford UK in1806, died Adelaide 1876. Married Maria Smith in Bradford on 9 September 1835. Left UK on board "The Bencoolen" on 18 November 1835 bound for Tonga as a Methodist Missionary. Ultimately left Tonga and moved to South Australia.
Any further information would be most helpful.
Thanks everyone.
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There are many mentions of the Rev Matthew WILSON on trove - free to search. Try various search terms.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/
eg - preaching in Kooringa, lately arrived from the "Friendly Islands" (Tonga) in 1854
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/158097350
An account of his death in 1876 and biography:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/207730875
An obituary for his wife:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/208536229
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Bradford Observer, Thur 10 Sep 1835
"On Saturday, Mr Matthew Wilson, of this town, book-keeper, to Maria Smith, of the same place"
"On Saturday" and date of publication do not add up to 9 Sep but that's the date on FindMyPast (transcripts only).
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Various family notices are available on trove -
eg An obituary for his son John Smith WILSON, 1930:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/30483374
An obituary and photograph of son James WILSON in 1919:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/63117525
Marriage notice 1863 of daughter Sarah WILSON and James LILLYWHITE:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/50169681
Information about his daughter Sarah's husband James LILLYWHITE:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/54932438
Marriage notice of daughter Margaret WILSON and Thomas GOODE:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/39183809
Obituary of Thomas GOODE - daughter Margaret's husband:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214671651
Marriage notice 1855 of daughter Elizabeth Thornton WILSON and Michael KINGSBOROUGH:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/49307305
Obituary of Michael KINGSBOROUGH - daughter Elizabeth's husband:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25728709
Looks like Elizabeth KINGSBOROUGH died giving birth to a stillborn son in 1878:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40787385
Daughter Margaret GOODE died in Queensland (Peterborough) in 1927:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43592880
Registration number 1927/B/1752 on Qld BDM Index:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
Daughter Sarah LILLYWHITE died 1918:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/209723249
Obituary for Sarah LILLYWHITE:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214067657
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Interesting that the sons were educated at Wesley College, Auckland - an advertisment here from 1859:
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZ18591231.2.2.4
https://www.wesley.school.nz/about-us/