Carole many apologies
John (aka Thomas) MATTHEWS born Oxford 1826. I have very little on his time in Oxford, other than the fact he came from the Hamel in the St Thomas parishof Oxford.
What I do know is that by 1851 he is living at 23 Leybourne Road Camden employed as Porter at Pickfords. In 1861 he is living at 1/4 Georgina Terrace, Mile End Old Town with wife Elizabeth and four children Thomas, Mary, John, Julia and Sarah Anne There is no trace of him or his family in 1871. (Something I would dearly love to find as with the exception of Thomas I am having real difficulty finding the rest of the family).
However, by 1881 he appears to have remarried and is living at 136 Rodeswell Road, Limehouse with wife Mary Anne and daughter Susanah, rest of the family have dissappeared. By 1891 both John and Mary Anne are living in Mile End Old Town Workhouse. Johnn and Mary Anne went in January and February 1888 respectfully via the infirmary and Sussanah went in the same time as her father but to the school as opposed to the work house
Susaanah left in 1891 to "Mrs Jordan Mission Hall Malden Ro Kentish Town (not quite sure as handwriting difficult to read, in 1891.
John and Mary Anne left separately a month apart a year later
Susannah's marriage certificate dated August 2 1897 tells me that John had died by 1897. Susannah and her mother were living at 63 Copenhagen place
His occupation, from 1861 onwards, was that of a Bargeman /Boatman
