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Donald Bain MATTHEWS (1888 - 1962)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Stanley MATTHEWS Bain Wilson MATTHEWS (1914 - 1964)	Donald Bain MATTHEWS (1888 - 1962) + Eva Katherine HEGNEY (1887 - 1945)	James Finey MATTHEWS
		Sarah FORD

b. 1888 at Mount Moriac, Victoria, Australia

m. 1913 Eva Katherine HEGNEY (1887 - 1945) at Victoria, Australia

d. 1962 at Geelong, Victoria, Australia aged 74

Near Relatives of Donald Bain MATTHEWS (1888 - 1962)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	Martin William HEGNEY	abt 1859		1915	Mildura, Victoria, Australia	56
Mother in Law	Jane WILSON	abt 1861	Victoria, Australia	1915	Mildura, Victoria, Australia	54
Father	James Finey MATTHEWS
Mother	Sarah FORD
Self	Donald Bain MATTHEWS	1888	Mount Moriac, Victoria, Australia	1962	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	74
Wife	Eva Katherine HEGNEY	1887	Wentworth, NSW, Australia	1945	Williamstown, Victoria, Australia	58
Son	Stanley MATTHEWS
Son	Bain Wilson MATTHEWS	1914	Mildura, Victoria, Australia	1964	Preston, Victoria, Australia	50
Niece	Molly BROOKS
Niece	Muriel BROOKS
Niece	Nonie BROOKS
Niece	Rose BROOKS
Nephew	Noel Lindsay HEGNEY			1978	Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Niece	Mona HEGNEY			bef 1950
Nephew	Stanley HEGNEY
Nephew	William HEGNEY
Niece	Doreen Jane PETTIT	1919
Nephew	Michael LAYNTON
Nephew	Patrick LAYNTON
Niece	Shirley LAYNTON
Niece	Wanda LAYNTON
Niece	Living or Recently Deceased
Sister in Law	Kora Jane HEGNEY	1883	Wentworth, NSW, Australia	1950	Victoria, Australia	67
Brother in Law	Martin John (Jack) HEGNEY	1884	Wentworth, NSW, Australia	1956	Grafton, NSW, Australia	72
Brother in Law	Thomas H HEGNEY	1885	Wentworth, NSW, Australia	1889	Wentworth, NSW, Australia	4
Brother in Law	Martin William HEGNEY	1889	St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia	1969	Cock, Victoria, Australia	80
Sister in Law	Annie HEGNEY	1890	Wentworth, NSW, Australia	1911	Wirrimbirchip, Victoria, Australia	21
Sister in Law	Ivy Eileen HEGNEY	1892	Wentworth, NSW, Australia	1946	South Northcote, Victoria, Australia	54
Sister in Law	Myrtle HEGNEY	1894	Wentworth, NSW, Australia	1977	Preston, Victoria, Australia	83
Sister in Law	Charles Hopetown HEGNEY	1896	Wentworth, NSW, Australia	1980	Wynnum, Queensland, Australia	84
Sister in Law	Mary Clover HEGNEY	1896	Wentworth, NSW, Australia	1984	Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia	88
Brother in Law	Leo Gladstone HEGNEY	1897	Wentworth, NSW, Australia	1967	Broken Hill, NSW, Australia	70
Sister in Law	Minerva HEGNEY	1901	Mildura, Victoria, Australia
Brother in Law	Thomas HEGNEY	1902	Mildura, Victoria, Australia	1902	Mildura, Victoria, Australia	0

Events in Donald Bain MATTHEWS (1888 - 1962)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
		Birth of son Stanley MATTHEWS		Note 1
1888		Donald Bain MATTHEWS was born	Mount Moriac, Victoria, Australia	Note 2	52
1913	25	Married Eva Katherine HEGNEY (aged 26)	Victoria, Australia	Note 3	52
1914	26	Birth of son Bain Wilson MATTHEWS	Mildura, Victoria, Australia	Note 4	60
1945	57	Death of wife Eva Katherine HEGNEY (aged 58)	Williamstown, Victoria, Australia	Note 5	60
1962	74	Donald Bain MATTHEWS died	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	buried at Williamstown

Note 1: death notice of uncle Albert Pettit 1932

Note 2: Name: Donald Bain Matthews Father's name: James Finley Matthews Mother's name: Sarah Ford Birth Place: Mount Moriac, Victoria Registration Year: 1888 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 31765

Note 3: Name: Donald Bain Matthews Spouse Name: Cath Eva Hegney Marriage Place: Victoria Registration Place: Victoria Registration Year: 1913 Registration Number: 4591

Note 4: The Mildura Cultivator 12 sept 1914 BIRTH. MATTHEWS (nee Hegney).-On 6th September, 1914, at Mildura, the wife of Constable D. B. Matthews; a son (Bain Wilson). Both well.

Note 5: Williamstown Chronicle 11 May 1945 OBITUARY MATIHEWS.-After a short illness Mrs Eva Catherine Matthews passed away on Saturday last in the Williamstown Hospital. Deceased, a native of Coppa Cara Station, N.S.W.. was 57 years of age and the wife of Donald Bain Matthews, sergeant of the Williamstown police station, and leaves two sons besides her husband to mourn their loss. The funeral took place on Monday from Ernest W. Jackson's chapel for the Williamstown Cemetery. The large number of friends who attended and the many beautiful floral tributes received testified to the esteem in which the deceased and her family are held in this district. The Rev. R. E. McQuie (Anglican) officiated at the chapel and cemetery. Ernest W. Jackson had charge of the funeral arrangements.

Source References:

52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record

- Reference = (Birth)

- Notes: Name: Donald Bain Matthews Father's name: James Finley Matthews Mother's name: Sarah Ford Birth Place: Mount Moriac, Victoria Registration Year: 1888 Registration Place: Victoria Registration Number: 31765

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: Name: Donald Bain Matthews Spouse Name: Cath Eva Hegney Marriage Place: Victoria Registration Place: Victoria Registration Year: 1913 Registration Number: 4591

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