Rev'd Matthew Wilson

[westskip]

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.

[maddys52]

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

[hanes teulu]

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). 

[maddys52]

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

[maddys52]

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/