Birth: 1896 Bebside, Northumberland, UK
Father: John Absalom 1860-a1901
Mother: Mary Ann Rogers c1863-a1901
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: Unknown
Wife: Unknown
Death: After 1901
Unknown
Birth of Matthew Absalom in FreeBMD in October-December 1896 in Tynemouth (10b 313) which included Bebside.
In the 1901 census as Matthew Abraham (sic -in the index) aged 5, born in Bebride (sic - Bebside), Northumberland, and living with his parents (Joohn and Mary Abraham), and five brothers (Benjamin, Maggie (sic - actually his sister), Matthew, Robert and William) in two rooms at Croft Street, Cowpen, Northumberland
There is an entry on the Thiepval Memorial for Mathew Absalom, a private (21/1182) in the Northumberland Fusiliers killed in action on 1 July 1916 (Pier and Face 10 B 11 B and 12 B) - was this the same person? Unfortunate there is no entry for his age.
Bebside is a mile west of Cowpen (Bebside Road is the A193). Blyth, Cowpen and Horton are all next to each other.
Matthew Absalom was the second cousin once removed of Susannah Emily Absalom, the wife of George Fullick, my third cousin twice removed.
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