Great grandad - MATTHEWS family

[mckha489]

Hi,

My Nan has the census of the name that’s how I know this

So indeed, you already know more information than you posted.
(A census doesn’t have birth dates on it. It just has believed ages.)

If there is a specific thing you wanted to find out that you have tried and failed to find yourself what is that?  And what have you looked at and ruled out?

[Chloebolton22]

I would like to try to find the family members of jhon matthews along with the plumb family. And their jobs, addresses, weddings or any other places they have lived at or war records

[amondg]

James Henry Matthews registered Wigan December quarter 1879 vol. 08C page 124

mother's maiden name Hopey   should be Opie/Opey

John Matthews married Eliza Opey 1864 Merthyr Tydfil

children with mothers maiden name OPIE
John reg. 1865 Merthyr T
Laura Jane reg Merthyr  T 1866  -- died 1868 age 2 reg. Pontypridd
Prudence  cannot find registration, bap. 18 June 1868 Penryn Cornwall (listed as Priscilla 1881)
Laura Jane  reg. 1870 Pontypridd  (Louisa 1881)
Joseph reg Pontypridd 1872
Elizabeth Ellen reg. Pontypridd 1874
Harriet  reg. Pontypridd  1875
William Henry  reg. Wigan 1878  - died 1879 reg. Wigan
James Henry  reg. Wigan 1879 (mmn Hopey)

1871 census Merthyr Tydfil, 6 Carodoc Street.
John Matthews 35 born Newton Devon
Eliza 27   born Male? Cornwall
John  6    born Merthyr T
Prudence 3   born Cornwall
Laura Jane 1   
James Opie 28 Stone mason  - Lodger born Cornwall   (he is possibly Eliza's brother)

[amondg]

There is a Jn. Matthews with wife and children under workhouse records 1872-1876 Glamorgan

receiving money for food.
Ref: ancestry

[mckha489]

Much information previously found

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=867640.0

[Chloebolton22]

Hey 👋 hope you are all well

I’m looking for help to find 2 relatives who are now dead. Just to know where they lived and their families or children if possible. Or anything that you may find

James Henry Matthews
Born 12/08/1880 Pemberton, Lancashire
Census 1911 Coal Miner Hewer
Census 1921 Miner (Getter)
Died 24/03/1960
Wigan, Lancashire

Roseanna Plum(b)
Born 19/06/1883 Wigan, Lancashire.
Married 02/06/1906 St. Marks,
Newtown, Wigan, Lancashire
Census 1921 Home Duties
Death Registered Dec Qtr 1921
Aged 38 Wigan, Lancashire

[heywood]

There is a grave reference on find a grave but it is transcribed as ‘John Henry Matthews’ with the same death date.
https://www.rootschat.com/links/01tka/
Looking at the photograph though, it is James but born 1884.
His son, Wilfred is also mentioned.ldo you have this information in 1911?
Are you looking for his descendants as you have 1911 and 1921?

[louisa maud]

You are showing  census dates, you can get  the info you need from  the census.

LM

[heywood]

In 1911, Wilfred, the son of James and Rosanna, is entered as ‘daughter’ and ‘Winifred’ on the census page. ‘Son’ has been crossed out and overwritten with ‘daughter’.