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MATHEWS, Margaret Julia

MATHEWS, Margaret Julia

Female 1855 - 1936  (81 years)


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  • Name MATHEWS, Margaret Julia 
    • "J. M. McCarthy" is given as mother of "Florence Ruth Miller" in wedding notice.

      "Former Matthews"
    • Could this be her?

      A Henry Lewis (28) and his wife Julia (20) from Pembroke were on the Michael Angelo, which sailed from London (31 Oct 1874) and arrived in Nelson (22 Jan 1875).
    Birth c. 1855  Tonyrefail, Glamorgan, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Emigration 1875  London - Nelson Find all individuals with events at this location 
    On the "Michael Angelo"

    Henry (aged 28, Farm Labourer from Pembroke) and Julia (aged 20) Lewis.

    http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ourstuff/Michaelangelo.htm

    Corroborated by family tree on Ancestry.Com (Moore NZ) 
    Residence 29 Oct 1891  Normanby, Taranaki Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Papers Past - Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XVII, Issue 2964, 29 October 1891, Page 2:
    "A deliberate attempt was made last night to burn down the house in the occupation of Mrs Tomlins." 
    Residence 1905  Masterton Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Electoral Rolls as Margaret Julia McCarthy 
    Occupation 1905-1906  Masteron Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Confectioner 
    • Electoral Roll as Margaret Julia McCarthy
    Name 1905-1911 
    Margaret Julia McCarthy 
    • Can't find any marriage record, or any evidence of a husband with the name McCarthy. Possible she took on the name to disassociate herself with William Tomlins?
    Residence 1911  Masterton Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Electoral Rolls as Margaret Julia McCarthy. 
    Residence 1935  Wanganui, NZ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    124 Glasgow St
    Source: NZ Electoral Rolls
    Margaret Julia Ruge 
    Death 7 Oct 1936  Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3569  Main Tree
    Last Modified 11 Feb 2019 

    Father MATHEWS, John William 
    Mother DANIELS, Mary 
    Family ID F1146  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 LEWIS, Henry,   b. Abt 1847, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1874, Nelson Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years) 
    Marriage 22 Sep 1874  Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Source: Ancestry Family Tree (Moore NZ)
    Notes 
    • Search for births comes up with "Katie Louisa Lewis", mother Margaret Julia, father John, in 1877.
    • Nothing in BDM for surname Lewis, Bride's name Margaret between 1870 and 1878.

      Maybe married in Wales?
    Children 
     1. LEWIS, Katie Louisa,   b. 11 Jun 1877, Nelson Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1147  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 May 2014 

    Family 2 MILLER, George Holt,   b. 6 Jan 1827, Hobart Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Feb 1883, Nelson Hospital Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 18 Apr 1878  Nelson Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Papers Past: Colonist, Volume XX, Issue 2380, 27 April 1878, Page 3

      "MILLER-LEWIS" - April 18, by the Registra, G. H. Miller to Margaret Julia, relict of the late Henry Lewis, and third daughter of the late John William Mathews, Esq., Glamorganshire, South Wales."
    Children 
     1. MILLER, Ernest Leonard,   b. 1882
     2. MILLER, John Herbert,   b. 1880   d. 1954 (Age 74 years)
     3. MILLER, Edgar Llewelyn,   b. 1878, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1959 (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F1145  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 May 2014 

    Family 3 TOMLINS, William,   b. 1859, Pontesbury, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1936, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 7 Apr 1883  Wellington Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • I found a timeline of Margaret Julia, that asserts that William Tomlins was charged with "wife desertion" 6 Jul 1889. Source is given as "paper". See notes on William Tomlins.
    Children 
    +1. TOMLINS, Florence Ruth,   b. 1884, Nelson Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1977, Papatoetoe, Auckland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     2. TOMLINS, Victor Frank,   b. 1888   d. 1889 (Age 1 year)
     3. TOMLINS, William Charles Frederick,   b. 1887
     4. TOMLINS, Frances Mary,   b. 1885   d. 1886 (Age 1 year)
    Family ID F1130  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Feb 2019 

    Family 4 RUGE, Johann Friedrich Carle 
    Marriage 31 Jan 1911  New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • In BDM:

      Margaret Julia MacCarthy to John Frederick Carle Ruge in 1911
    Family ID F1151  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 May 2014 

  • Photos
    Miller Family    		Miller Family
    November 1880

  • Notes 
    • From Annette Poucher:

      "All I know of Gran's [Florence Ruth's] family was that her Mother operated a Boarding house in Nelson."
    • https://collection.nelsonmuseum.co.nz/objects/8568

      (This is the same photo as one I found on an Ancestry family tree)
    • See newspaper articles gathered by Tony Moore on Willam Tomlins profile.


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