MATTHEWS , Oxford 1822 to 1840

[yaris1960]

Researching MATTHEWS Oxford 1822 to 1840 . I would love to hear from any one with the same interests, especially if there is a connection with the canal

Regards

Steve

[Helen Mary]

Hi, I have just joined and one of my ancestors is Fanny Elizabeth Matthews b: 1837 ish Neithrop oxfordshire of John and Hannah Matthews. John has been a boatman (per the1861 census - born tingewick bkm)but by the time Fanny marries in the aug he was an inn keeper in south banbury

Is this any help to you

[yaris1960]

Hello Helen

 My connections moved in to The Hamel Oxford  early 1820's and by 1851 the line  I am interested in are living in London, and the names you have given me do not match up with any one I have.

Thank you any way

Steve

[linda diane]

Hi, I have just joined and one of my ancestors is Fanny Elizabeth Matthews b: 1837 ish Neithrop oxfordshire of John and Hannah Matthews. John has been a boatman (per the1861 census - born tingewick bkm)but by the time Fanny marries in the aug he was an inn keeper in south banbury

Is this any help to you
Sending this in reply to your message to Steve...
[not sure if doing this correctly - first time ... but by chance I am a branch of your family!! My great-great grandfather was William Matthews, whose sister was Fanny. William became a Master of a boat, "Tiger" in Yeading by the 1861 Census  with his wife who was also called Fanny.  Any info about them or John & Hannah gratefully received.]

[Helen Mary]

Linda,

Wonderful, Fanny Elizabeth Matthews is my G.G.G.Grandmother, the daughter of John and Hannah. I know that John was a boatman in 1851 census as well as his son John!!age 17 at the time by the time Fanny got married in 1861 to William Marks in South Banbury, John is  an Inn-keeper!! They were still in Neithrop in 1862 went their daughter Hannah was born but by 1881 were living in Earls Barton, Northamptonshire. I have just got back into researching again after a break. So will start looking at this part of the family again.

Helen

[linda diane]

Thanks for the prompt reply! John & Hannah Matthews were my maternal GGG grandparents.  My GG grandfather was William Matthews , who is 17 on the 1851 census and the boatmen, alongside his Dad. And our William and your Fanny were brother & sister.
The funny thing is that our William married a Fanny and your Fanny married a William! Quite a co-incidence and must have been confusing.

My maternal grandmother was also called Fanny ( presumably named after HER grandmother , who died a year before she was born).

I've just got into all this and find it quite obsessive!  But I haven't really worked out how to use this website (normally I use Ancestry.co.uk). I came across your message because I asked a friend, who has a canal boat, how to find out more about boats. By the 1861 census, our William & Fanny are Master & Wife on a boat called Tiger in Yeading near Uxbridge ( presumably on the Grand Union Canal). Anyway my friend's husband went onto Rootschat and his search pulled up your message!!

Good hunting!