Birth: April 1869 Squirrels/Hale House, Churt, Surrey, UK
Father: Henry Matthews 1838-1914
Mother: Clara Croucher 1841-1927
Christening: 23 May 1869 St John the Evangelist, Churt, Surrey, UK
Marriage: 15 July 1900 St Mary, Bryanston Square, Marylebone, London, UK
Wife: Frances Elizabeth Coulthard 1873-a1901
Death: After 1901
Unknown
Birth of Albert Matthews in FreeBMD in April-June 1869 in Farnham (2A 96).
Entry in Ancestry Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1921 for Albert Matthews baptised 23 May 1869 at St John the Evangelist, Churt, parents Hewey (sic) and Clara Matthews. "Page 3 Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of Churt in the County of Surrey in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and sixty nine [...] 1869 May 23 No. 22 Albert [parents] Henry [a] Labourer & Clara Matthews [of] Churt."
His brother was born on 23 September 1870 at Squirrels/Hale House, Churt and baptised 6 November 1870 at St John the Evangelist, Churt.
In the 1871 census as Albert Matthews aged 2, born in Churton (sic - in the index, Churt on the original), Surrey, and living with his parents (Henry and Clara), two brothers (Henry and William), and two sisters (Alice and Rose) at an unnamed address two houses from the Crossways P.H, and next door to Charlotte Croucher (grandmother) so this must be Squirrels/Hale House, Churt, Frensham, Surrey.
His two brothers were born 14 July 1872 and baptised on 11 August 1872, and born 30 March 1875 and baptised 2 May 1875, and his sister was born 27 May 1877 and baptised on 8 July 1877, all births at Squirrels/Hale House, Churt, and baptisms at St John the Evangelist, Churt.
In the 1881 census as Albert Matthews aged 12, born in Churt, Surrey, a farm labourer, and living with his parents (Henry and Clara), three brothers (Alfred, Allan and William), and two sisters (Edith M and Rose) at Hale House Farm, Churt, Frensham, Surrey.
In the 1891 census as Albert Mathews (sic - on the original) aged 22, born in Farnham, Surrey, single, a groom stable helper and living with John Elbourgh (aged 35, born in Cirencester and a coachman), his wife (Elizebeth aged 52 (sic in the index, 32 on the origin) and born in Middlesex (sic - in the index, Bristol on the original), and two daughters (Ethel and Mildred both aged 3 and born in Twickenham, Middlesex) in three rooms at York House Stables, Twickenham, Middlesex,
Marriage of Albert Matthews and Frances Elizabeth Coulthard in FreeBMD in July-September 1900 in Marylebone (1A 1336).
Entry in Ancestry London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938 for Albert Matthews aged 31, father Henry Matthews, and Frances Elizabeth Coulthard on 5 (sic) July 1900 at Saint Mary, Bryanston Square, Saint Marylebone, Westminster. "Page 40 [...] 1900 Marriage solemnized at St Mary's, Bryanston Square in the Parish of Marylebone in the County of London. [No.] 80 July Fifteenth 1900 Albert Matthews [aged] 31 [a] Bachelor [and] Coachman [of] Christ Church, Mayfair [father] Henry Matthews [a] Farm Bailiff, [and] Frances Elizabeth Coulthard [aged] 27 [a] Spinster [and] Housemaid [of] St Mary's, Bryanston Sq [father] John Coulthard (deceased) [a] Game Keeper. Married in the Above Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church by Licence."
In the 1901 census as Albert Matthews aged 31, born in Churt, Farnham, Surrey, a coachman and living with his wife (Frances E) in one room at 32 Queen Street, St Mary, St Marylebone, London. One couple and three singles each had a room at the same address.
I cannot locate any later information.
There are thirty two entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Albert Matthews.
Albert Matthews was my first cousin twice removed.
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