Emily MATTHEWS birth?

[~MERLIN~]

Do you have any details on Annie STOKES? Death or otherwise?

[mum mum]

The family have nothing at all about Annie as they haven 't been able to pin down the birth. The only thing they know is that she apparently consented in writing to Emily's marriage in 1918, as Annie Stokes.

mum mum

I see newspaper reorts of Emily's death have her age as 42, the death certificate gives her age as 37. Her father, Arthur Matthews is listed as a clerk.

mum mum

[majm]

I speculate if I may.

 Perhaps ROWE and ROWLANDS could be explained thus,   .... perhaps Annie's literacy skills were not of university standard.  So that if she could sign her nee name it could be that the 19thC handwriting has been mis understood as two separate words, depending on the context of course.  Could it be that ANNIE ROWLANDS was mis read as "Annie Rowe AND" (then another noun to follow the 'and')   

ROWLANDS
Rowlands 
Rowland
Roweand
Rowe and

Hope this helps, and is not side tracking you but taking you back to the Emily Matthews birth at Rutherglen with younger older (oops) siblings at Chiltern, as found by Merlin.

Cheers,  JM

[~MERLIN~]

Have the family a copy of Emily's Probate files from SRO?

Emily Hayes - Date of Death 20/08/1936 - Granted on 14/05/1937

[mum mum]

I will give my friend a ring this evening and see if they have those files and also ask her to get the birth certificate for Emily Matthews b 1900. Will let you know when we have more.
mum mum
The probate packet tell nothing about Emily's family, the property was sold by the public trustee, neither Emily or Thomas left a will. I will get that birth certi tonight.

[mum mum]

Got the birth certificate for Emily Matthews born 1900 at Rutherglen.

Father Edward Charles Matthews, miner 29 yo born Lewis Pond NSW. Married at Dubbo 1893.
Mother Elizabeth Ann Rowlands 32 yo born Braidwood Victoria.

Elizabeth Ann 6 yo, Arthur Ernest 4 yo and Edward Charles 2 3/4

[~MERLIN~]

Got the birth certificate for Emily Matthews born 1900 at Rutherglen.

Father Edward Charles Matthews, miner 29 yo born Lewis Pond NSW. Married at Dubbo 1893.
Mother Elizabeth Ann Rowlands 32 yo born Braidwood Victoria.

Elizabeth Ann 6 yo, Arthur Ernest 4 yo and Edward Charles 2 3/4

Still looks like a good possibility, considering that Emily & Annie appear back in NSW.

Lewis Ponds, Dubbo, Grenfell & Cowra...

Guess we need to do some more research & see what we can dig up on these other children & if it leads us anywhere.

[mum mum]

Thanks Merlin for your help, I will have to call it a night and get back to it tomorrow, early start in the morning.
mum mum

[majm]

 

VIC ER 1903 Wangaratta  among those with surname MATTHEWS :
Annie, Templeton Street Wangaratta, laundress
Edward Charles, Wangaratta, labourer


Cheers,  JM