Family of George MATTHEWS and Eliza Emily RAYNER

Husband:
George MATTHEWS (1827-1901)
Wife:
Eliza Emily RAYNER (1825-c. 1913)
Children:
Albert George MATTHEWS (1855-1894)
Walter Frank MATTHEWS (1859-c. 1871)
Louise Elizabeth MATTHEWS (1862-1940)
Robert John MATTHEWS (1864-c. 1932)
Alice Eliza MATTHEWS (1870-c. 1958)
Herbert Arthur MATTHEWS (c. 1872-1899)
Marriage:
14 Jan 1851
Happisburgh^1,2
witnesses were William James RAYNER and Sarah Ann RAYNER

Husband: George MATTHEWS

Name:
George MATTHEWS
Sex:
Male
Father:
Robert Barker MATTHEWS (1793-1868)
Mother:
Elizabeth SHICKLE (1790-1866)
Birth:
24 Nov 1827
Bawburgh³
Baptism:
23 Dec 1827 (age 0)
Bawburgh³
Census:
1861 (age 33-34)
Earlham⁴
Address: The Bridge, Earlham

34, grocer and gardener, living with wife Eliza E (35), son Albert C (5, scholar) and nephew Walter RAYNER (8 mths)
Census:
1871 (age 43-44)
Hingham⁵
Address: Hardingham Road, Hingham

43, farmer of 40 acres employing 1 labourer, living with wife Eliza (45), children Albert (15, farmer's son), Walter (10, scholar), Louisa (8, scholar), Robert (6, scholar) and Alice (10 mths), and sister-in-law Elizabeth RAYNER (31)
Census:
1881 (age 53-54)
Tharston⁶
Address: Queens Head Mill Road, Tharston

58, innkeeper, living with wife Eliza (52), children Albert G (25, coal carter), Robert J (16, coal carter), Alice E (10, scholar) and Herbert A (9, scholar), sister-in-law Elizabeth RAYNER (39, assistant), and lodger John STARLING (65, agricultural labourer)
Census:
1891 (age 63-64)
Tharston⁷
Address: Tasburgh Road, Tharston

68, farmer innkeeper coal merchant, living with wife Eliza (65) and children Albert (35), Louise Elizabeth (27, mother's help), Alice Eliza (20, dressmaker) and Herbert Arthur (19, father's helper)
Death:
31 Jan 1901 (age 73)
Tharston^8,9,10
Burial:
5 Feb 1901
Tharston⁹
MI:
St. Mary's Church; Tharston⁸
IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE MATTHEWS WHO DIED JAN. 31ST 1901 AGED 73 YEARS ALSO OF ALBERT GEORGE HIS ELDEST SON DIED 14TH JAN. 1894 AGED 38 YEARS THESE ARE THEY THAT CAME OUT OF GREAT TRIBULATION AND HAVE WASHED THEIR ROBES AND MADE THEM WHITE IN THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB REV. V 11 14

Wife: Eliza Emily RAYNER

Name:
Eliza Emily RAYNER
Sex:
Female
Father:
John Jonas RAYNER (c. 1804- )
Mother:
Emily EARL (c. 1805-c. 1847)
Birth:
17 Feb 1825
Mundesley¹¹
Baptism:
17 Mar 1825 (age 0)
North Walsham¹¹
at the Methodist Chapel
Census:
1841 (age 15-16)
Happisburgh¹²
15, living with parents John (35, miller) and Emily (35), and siblings William (13), Sarah (11), James (8), Elizabeth (5), Louisa (3) and Alfred (1)
Census:
1851 (age 25-26)
Happisburgh¹³
26, married but husband not present in household, living with father John (widower, 47, miller) and siblings Sarah A (20), Elizabeth (14), Louisa (13, scholar) and Alfred (11, scholar)
Census:
1861 (age 35-36)
Earlham⁴
Address: The Bridge, Earlham

35, living with husband George (34, grocer and gardener), son Albert C (5, scholar) and nephew Walter RAYNER (8 mths)
Census:
1871 (age 45-46)
Hingham⁵
Address: Hardingham Road, Hingham

45, living with husband George (43, farmer of 40 acres employing 1 labourer), children Albert (15, farmer's son), Walter (10, scholar), Louisa (8, scholar), Robert (6, scholar) and Alice (10 mths), and sister Elizabeth RAYNER (31)
Census:
1881 (age 55-56)
Tharston⁶
Address: Queens Head Mill Road, Tharston

52, living with husband George (58, innkeeper), children Albert G (25, coal carter), Robert J (16, coal carter), Alice E (10, scholar) and Herbert A (9, scholar), sister Elizabeth RAYNER (39, assistant), and lodger John STARLING (65, agricultural labourer)
Census:
1891 (age 65-66)
Tharston⁷
Address: Tasburgh Road, Tharston

65, living with husband George (68, farmer innkeeper coal merchant) and children Albert (35), Louise Elizabeth (27, mother's help), Alice Eliza (20, dressmaker) and Herbert Arthur (19, father's helper)
Census:
1901 (age 75-76)
Tharston¹⁴
Address: Low Tharston, Tharston

widow, 76, living with daughter Alice E (30, dressmaker) and lodger Charles REYNOLDS (60, miller)
Census:
1911 (age 85-86)
Tasburgh¹⁵
widow, 86, living with daughter Alice Eliza (40, dressmaker)
Death:
c. 1913 (age 87-88)
Tasburgh^16,17
Burial:
22 Nov 1913
Tasburgh¹⁷

Child 1: Albert George MATTHEWS

Name:
Albert George MATTHEWS
Sex:
Male
Birth:
31 Oct 1855
Bawburgh^18,19
Baptism:
7 Nov 1855 (age 0)
Bawburgh¹⁸
Census:
1861 (age 5-6)
Earlham⁴
Address: The Bridge, Earlham

5, scholar, living with parents George (34, grocer and gardener) and Eliza E (35), and nephew Walter RAYNER (8 mths)
Census:
1871 (age 15-16)
Hingham⁵
Address: Hardingham Road, Hingham

15, farmer's son, living with parents husband George (43, farmer of 40 acres employing 1 labourer) and Eliza (45), siblings Walter (10, scholar), Louisa (8, scholar), Robert (6, scholar) and Alice (10 mths), and aunt Elizabeth RAYNER (31)
Census:
1881 (age 25-26)
Tharston⁶
Address: Queens Head Mill Road, Tharston

25, coal carter, living with parents George (58, innkeeper) and Eliza (52), siblings Robert J (16, coal carter), Alice E (10, scholar) and Herbert A (9, scholar), aunt Elizabeth RAYNER (39, assistant), and lodger John STARLING (65, agricultural labourer)
Census:
1891 (age 35-36)
Tharston⁷
Address: Tasburgh Road, Tharston

35, living with parents George (68, farmer innkeeper coal merchant) and Eliza Emily (65), and siblings Louise Elizabeth (27, mother's help), Alice Eliza (20, dressmaker) and Herbert Arthur (19, father's helper)
Death:
14 Jan 1894 (age 38)
Tharston^8,20,21
Burial:
18 Jan 1894
Tharston^20,21
MI:
St. Mary's Church; Tharston⁸
IN LOVING MEMORY OF GEORGE MATTHEWS WHO DIED JAN. 31ST 1901 AGED 73 YEARS ALSO OF ALBERT GEORGE HIS ELDEST SON DIED 14TH JAN. 1894 AGED 38 YEARS THESE ARE THEY THAT CAME OUT OF GREAT TRIBULATION AND HAVE WASHED THEIR ROBES AND MADE THEM WHITE IN THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB REV. V 11 14

Child 2: Walter Frank MATTHEWS

Name:
Walter Frank MATTHEWS
Sex:
Male
Birth:
14 Sep 1859
Earlham²²
Baptism:
15 Sep 1859 (age 0)
Bawburgh²²
Census:
1871 (age 11-12)
Hingham⁵
Address: Hardingham Road, Hingham

10, scholar, living with parents husband George (43, farmer of 40 acres employing 1 labourer) and Eliza (45), siblings Albert (15, farmer's son), Louisa (8, scholar), Robert (6, scholar) and Alice (10 mths), and aunt Elizabeth RAYNER (31)
Death:
c. 1871 (age 11-12)
Hingham²³
Burial:
18 Jul 1871
Hingham²³

Child 3: Louise Elizabeth MATTHEWS

Name:
Louise Elizabeth MATTHEWS
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Henry WATERS (1868-1953)
Birth:
4 Sep 1862
Hingham^24,25
Baptism:
10 Sep 1862 (age 0)
Hingham²⁶
Census:
1871 (age 8-9)
Hingham⁵
Address: Hardingham Road, Hingham

8, scholar, living with parents husband George (43, farmer of 40 acres employing 1 labourer) and Eliza (45), siblings Albert (15, farmer's son), Walter (10, scholar), Robert (6, scholar) and Alice (10 mths), and aunt Elizabeth RAYNER (31)
Census:
1881 (age 18-19)
Norwich, Norfolk²⁷
Address: General Shop Oak Street, Norwich

18, companion, living with aunt Lucy RAYNER (widow, 80, shopkeeper) and boarder William COMER (widower, 50, shoemaker)
Census:
1891 (age 28-29)
Tharston⁷
Address: Tasburgh Road, Tharston

27, mother's help, living with parents George (68, farmer innkeeper coal merchant) and Eliza Emily (65), and siblings Albert (35), Alice Eliza (20, dressmaker) and Herbert Arthur (19, father's helper)
Census:
1901 (age 38-39)
Salhouse²⁸
Address: The Street, Salhouse

34, living with husband Henry (32, baker) and daughters Rosie A (3), Ruth L (3) and Alma R (1)
Census:
1911 (age 48-49)
Salhouse²⁹
48, living with husband Henry (42, baker and confectioner) and daughters Rosie (15, school teacher) and Ruth (13, scholar)
1939 Register:
1939 (age 76-77)
Salhouse²⁵
Address: Mill House The Street, Salhouse

general store shopkeeper, b.04.09.1862
Death:
5 Jul 1940 (age 77)
Salhouse³⁰

Child 4: Robert John MATTHEWS

Name:
Robert John MATTHEWS
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Alexandra Maria TURNER (1864-1949)
Birth:
30 Aug 1864
Hingham^31,32
Baptism:
8 Nov 1864 (age 0)
Hingham³¹
Census:
1871 (age 6-7)
Hingham⁵
Address: Hardingham Road, Hingham

6, scholar, living with parents husband George (43, farmer of 40 acres employing 1 labourer) and Eliza (45), siblings Albert (15, farmer's son), Walter (10, scholar), Louisa (8, scholar) and Alice (10 mths), and aunt Elizabeth RAYNER (31)
Census:
1881 (age 16-17)
Tharston⁶
Address: Queens Head Mill Road, Tharston

16, coal carter, living with parents George (58, innkeeper) and Eliza (52), siblings Albert G (25, coal carter), Alice E (10, scholar) and Herbert A (9, scholar), aunt Elizabeth RAYNER (39, assistant), and lodger John STARLING (65, agricultural labourer)
Census:
1891 (age 26-27)
Tharston³³
26, agricultural labourer, living with wife Alexandra M (26)
Census:
1901 (age 36-37)
Tasburgh³⁴
Address: Lower Street, Tasburgh

36, estate labourer, living with wife Alexandra (36)
Census:
1911 (age 46-47)
Tasburgh³⁵
Address: The Hall, Tasburgh

46, garden labourer, living with wife Alexandra (46)
Death:
c. 1932 (age 67-68)
reg: Depwade Norfolk³⁶

Child 5: Alice Eliza MATTHEWS

Name:
Alice Eliza MATTHEWS
Sex:
Female
Birth:
21 May 1870
Hingham^37,38
Baptism:
12 Dec 1870 (age 0)
Hingham³⁹
Census:
1871 (age 0-1)
Hingham⁵
Address: Hardingham Road, Hingham

10 mths, living with parents husband George (43, farmer of 40 acres employing 1 labourer) and Eliza (45), siblings Albert (15, farmer's son), Walter (10, scholar), Louisa (8, scholar) and Robert (6, scholar), and aunt Elizabeth RAYNER (31)
Census:
1881 (age 10-11)
Tharston⁶
Address: Queens Head Mill Road, Tharston

10, scholar, living with parents George (58, innkeeper) and Eliza (52), brothers Albert G (25, coal carter), Robert J (16, coal carter) and Herbert A (9, scholar), aunt Elizabeth RAYNER (39, assistant), and lodger John STARLING (65, agricultural labourer)
Census:
1891 (age 20-21)
Tharston⁷
Address: Tasburgh Road, Tharston

20, dressmaker, living with parents George (68, farmer innkeeper coal merchant) and Eliza Emily (65), and siblings Albert (35), Louise Elizabeth (27, mother's help) and Herbert Arthur (19, father's helper)
Census:
1901 (age 30-31)
Tharston¹⁴
Address: Low Tharston, Tharston

30, dressmaker, living with mother Eliza E (widow, 76) and lodger Charles REYNOLDS (60, miller)
Census:
1911 (age 40-41)
Tasburgh¹⁵
40, dressmaker, living with mother Eliza Emily (widow, 86)
1939 Register:
1939 (age 68-69)
Tasburgh³⁷
Address: Cats Corner, Tasburgh

dressmaker, b.21.05.1870
Death:
c. 1958 (age 87-88)
Tasburgh⁴⁰

Child 6: Herbert Arthur MATTHEWS

Name:
Herbert Arthur MATTHEWS
Sex:
Male
Birth:
c. 1872
Hingham⁴¹
Baptism:
15 Feb 1872 (age 0)
Hingham⁴²
Census:
1881 (age 8-9)
Tharston⁶
Address: Queens Head Mill Road, Tharston

9, scholar, living with parents George (58, innkeeper) and Eliza (52), siblings Albert G (25, coal carter), Robert J (16, coal carter) and Alice E (10, scholar), aunt Elizabeth RAYNER (39, assistant), and lodger John STARLING (65, agricultural labourer)
Census:
1891 (age 18-19)
Tharston⁷
Address: Tasburgh Road, Tharston

19, father's helper, living with parents George (68, farmer innkeeper coal merchant) and Eliza Emily (65), and siblings Albert (35), Louise Elizabeth (27, mother's help)and Alice Eliza (20, dressmaker)
Death:
24 Nov 1899 (age 26-27)
Tasburgh^43,44
Burial:
30 Nov 1899
Tasburgh⁴³

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2.: Civil Registration - marriage. 1851 Q1 Tunstead 13 519. Cit. Date: Q1 1851.

3.: Parish register - baptism. Bawburgh. Cit. Date: 23 December 1827.

4.: 1861 Census. RG09 1220 182 5. Cit. Date: 1861.

5.: 1871 Census. RG10 1824 60 1. Cit. Date: 1871.

6.: 1881 Census. RG11 1969 53 8. Cit. Date: 1881.

7.: 1891 Census. RG12 1545 129 5. Cit. Date: 1891.

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