Family of George MATTHEWS and Lucy WOOD

See also

George MATTHEWS's parents: Henry MATTHEWS (1854-1937) and Eliza DAVIS (1858-1921)

George MATTHEWS's siblings: Herbert John MATTHEWS (1878-1949), Mary Ann MATTHEWS (1880-1956), Elizabeth Mabel MATTHEWS (1883- ), Florence Ann MATTHEWS (1885- ), William MATTHEWS (1887-1959), Henry MATTHEWS (1889-1917), Albert Victor MATTHEWS (1891- ), John MATTHEWS (1894-1917), Elijah Reginald MATTHEWS (1896-1922), Phyllis Ada MATTHEWS (1898-1957) and Edward Horace MATTHEWS (1899-aft1922)

Husband:	George MATTHEWS (1882-1913)
Wife:	Lucy WOOD ( - )
Marriage	8 Jun 1908	Rugeley, Staffordshire ^1,2

Additional Information

Marriage

St Augustines Church

Husband: George MATTHEWS

Name:	George MATTHEWS
Sex:	Male
Father:	Henry MATTHEWS (1854-1937)
Mother:	Eliza DAVIS (1858-1921)
Birth	Mar 1882	Hazelslade, Rugeley ³
Census (1)	5 Apr 1891 (age 9)	Rugeley, Staffordshire ⁴
Census (2)	31 Mar 1901 (age 19)	Brereton, Staffordshire ⁵
Occupation (1)	31 Mar 1901 (age 18-19)	Coal Miner Hewer; Brereton, Staffordshire ⁵
Witness	26 Jul 1903 (age 21)	Hednesford, Staffordshire ⁶
Occupation (2)	bef 5 Apr 1913 (age 30 (!))	Miner - Stallman; Wimblebury, Staffordshire ⁷
Death	5 Apr 1913 (age 31)	Wimblebury, Staffordshire ^8,9

Additional Information

Census (1)	3 Cross Street
Census (2)	27 Chapel Street
Witness	Marriage of brother William Henry to Mary Ann.
Death	Cannock & Rugeley Colliery Company

Wife: Lucy WOOD

Name:	Lucy WOOD
Sex:	Female
Father:	-
Mother:	-

Note on Husband: George MATTHEWS (1)

Name: MATTHEWS George

Age: 31

Date: 05/04/1913

Year: 1913

Occupation: Stallman

Colliery: Winblebury

Owner: Cannock and Rugeley Colliery Co Ltd

Town:

County: Stafford

Notes: The deceased was engaged withdrawing the settings of timber in an old cross-road in the Shallow seam. While cutting out a prop to release a bar of timber the prop suddenly collapsed, and a heavy fall of roof took place from between a slip and a break which killed him instantly. A sylvester pulling jack was provided, close at hand, for the purpose of withdrawing the timber. The use of an axe to cut out timber was prohibited.⁷

Note on Husband: George MATTHEWS (2)

Cannock Advertiser - Sat 19 Apr 1918, Pg.5

Deaths

Matthews - In loving memory of George, the beloved husband

of Lucy Matthews who was killed at Wimblebury

colliery April 5th 1913 aged 31 years.¹⁰

Sources

1	"Free BMD". Text From Source: Lichfield 6b 880

2	"George Pitt - Genesreunited".

3	"Free BMD". Lichfield 6b 474.

4	"Census 1891 Rugeley, Staffordshire RG12/2216/55 (Henry Matthews)".


	Source: Census 1891 Rugeley, Staffordshire RG12/2216/55 (Henry Matthews), Census 1891 Rugeley, Staffordshire RG12/2216/55 (Henry Matthews)

5	"Census 1901 Brereton, Staffordshire RG13/2658/99 (Henry Matthews)".


	Source: Census 1901 Brereton, Staffordshire RG13/2658/99 (Henry Matthews), Census 1901 Brereton, Staffordshire RG13/2658/99 (Henry Matthews)

6	"William Henry Briggs and Mary Ann Matthews marriage".

7	"Coal Mining Historical Resource Centre" (www.cmhrc.co.uk).

8	Ibid. http:// www.cmhrc.co.uk/site/database/cmhrc?action=fetch_by_id&;record_id=108277.

9	"Cannock Advertiser". p5. Cit. Date: 19 April 1913. via Alan Hayward


	Source: Cannock Advertiser, Elijah Matthews Cannock Advertiser

10	"Alan Hayward".