See also

Family of John Mather and Naomi Edwards

  • Husband:

  • John Mather (1805-1888)

  • Wife:

  • Naomi Edwards (1838-1909)

  • Marriage:

  • 13 Dec 1882

  • St. Arnaud, Victoria, Australia1

Husband: John Mather

  • Name:

  • John Mather1

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • school teacher1

  • Birth:

  • 5 Jun 1805

  • Belford, Northumberland, England1

  • Baptism:

  • 28 Jun 1805 (age 0)

  • Belford, Northumberland, England1

  • Immigration:

  • 8 May 1865 (age 59)

  • to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia from London, England1

  •  

  • on the British Sovereign unassisted in steerage

  • Employment:

  • to 31 Oct 1869 (age 64)

  • Peters Diggings, Carapooee, Victoria, Australia1

  •  

  • as teacher number 3521

  • Death:

  • 3 Feb 1888 (age 82)

  • Stuart Mill, Victoria, Australia1

  • Burial:

  • 5 Feb 1888

  • Stuart Mill, Victoria, Australia1

Wife: Naomi Edwards

  • Name:

  • Naomi Edwards2,3,4

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Nicholas Edwards (1787-1840)

  • Mother:

  • Elizabeth Kaley (1798-1874)

  • Birth:

  • 4 May 1838

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England2,3,4,5,6,7

  • Baptism:

  • 6 Jun 1838 (age 0)

  • St. Matthew's Church, Mill Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England3,4

  •  

  • daughter of Nicholas Edwards (locksmith) and Elizabeth of Ipswich, private baptism

  • Census:

  • 6 Jun 1841 (age 3)

  • Crown Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • daughter living with her mother Elizabeth, brothers Solomon, Edward and George, and sisters Dudley, Mary and Ruth, born in Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 30 Mar 1851 (age 12)

  • Crown Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England7

  •  

  • daughter attending school and living with her mother Elizabeth, sisters Deborah, Mary and Ruth, and a servant. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Immigration:

  • 29 Jan 1853 (age 14)

  • to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia from Plymouth, Devon, England8,9

  •  

  • on the Tamar having set sail on 12th October 1852. She was a daughter of St. Matthews Suffolk and could read and write. She travelled with her mother Elizabeth, sisters Dudley, Mary Ann and Ruth, and brother Edward. Her father was dead and her mother was on board

  • Death:

  • 23 Mar 1909 (age 70)

  • St. Arnaud, Victoria, Australia1

  • Burial:

  • Mar 1909

  • St. Arnaud Cemetery, Cemetery Road, St. Arnaud, Victoria, Australia1

Sources

1.

Errol Edwards personal communication. email dated 28th April 2021. Cit. Date: 6 May 2021.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1838 quarter:2 volume:12 page:341. Cit. Date: 24 December 2019.

3.

Suffolk Records Office (Lowestoft) - Parish Records. Cit. Date: 15 November 2000. Suffolk Record Office (Lowestoft), Suffolk Record Office, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England.

4.

Suffolk Family History Society - Ipswich Baptisms 1813-1900, (2011 SFK-BPI-06/P1 own copy). Ipswich St. Matthew baptisms entry:1428. Cit. Date: 23 December 2019.

5.

Errol Edwards personal communication. email dated 4th January 2020. Cit. Date: 4 January 2020.

6.

England and Wales Census 1841, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:1043 book:14 folio:11 page:15. Cit. Date: 24 December 2019.

7.

England and Wales Census 1851, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:HO107 piece:1799 folio:295 page:25. Cit. Date: 24 December 2019.

8.

Ancestry New South Wales Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists 1828-1896, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). 1853 Tamar. Cit. Date: 23 December 2019.

9.

Errol Edwards personal communication. email dated 22nd December 2019. Cit. Date: 23 December 2019.