James Edward MATTHEWS (1875

James Edward MATTHEWS (1875 - )

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Margaret Ada Annie MATTHEWS (1901 - 1987) James Norman MATTHEWS (1903 - 1987)	James Edward MATTHEWS (1875 - ) + Ada Annie ISHERWOOD (1878 - )	James MATTHEWS (1854 - 1929)	John MATTHEWS (1816 - )

			Bridget CONLON (1824 - )

		Ann DOHERTY (1852 - 1894)

b. 1875 at Birkenhead, England

m. 1899 Ada Annie ISHERWOOD (1878 - ) at Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Near Relatives of James Edward MATTHEWS (1875 - )
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	John MATTHEWS	abt 1816	Dundalk, Ireland
Grandmother	Bridget CONLON	1824	Kilkenny, Ireland

Father in Law	Edwin ISHERWOOD

Father	James MATTHEWS	1854	Kilkenny, Ireland	1929	Wirral, Cheshire, England	75
Mother	Ann DOHERTY	abt 1852	Chester, Cheshire, England	1894	Cheshire, Merseyside, England	42
Step Mother	Ellen Maria HARBORD	21 Sep 1868	Birkenhead, Cheshire, England	Feb 1967	Birkenhead, Cheshire, England	98

Self	James Edward MATTHEWS	1875	Birkenhead, England

Wife	Ada Annie ISHERWOOD	1878	Manchester, Lancashire, England

Daughter	Margaret Ada Annie MATTHEWS	1901	Birkenhead, Cheshire, England	1987	Ynys Mon, Gwynedd, Wales	86
Son	James Norman MATTHEWS	1903	Birkenhead, Cheshire, England	1987	Liverpool, Lancashire, England	84

Brother	Thomas MATTHEWS	abt 1876	Birkenhead, Cheshire, England	abt 1921		45
Brother	William MATTHEWS	abt 1878	Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Brother	Edward MATTHEWS	abt 1880	Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Sister	Margaret MATTHEWS	abt 1884	Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Sister	Annie MATTHEWS	1885	Birkenhead, Cheshire, England	1980	Birkenhead, Merserside, England	95
Sister	Mary E (Nellie) MATTHEWS	abt 1889	Buxton, Derbyshire, England
Sister	Agnes MATTHEWS	abt 1891	Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Half Brother	Harold Henry MATTHEWS	1899	Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Half Brother	Edgar Vincent MATTHEWS	1901	Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Son in Law	Geoffrey Dilworth DEAN	1898	Chester, Cheshire, England	1974	Ynys Mon, Gwynedd, Wales	76

Uncle	Patrick MATTHEWS	abt 1857	Dundalk, Ireland

Nephew	Thomas MATTHEWS	1908	Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Niece	Mary Josephine (Mamie) MATTHEWS	1909	Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Niece	Edith Agnes ALLPORT	1909	Birkenhead, Cheshire, England	1977	Birkenhead, Cheshire, England	68
Nephew	George Warren ALLPORT	1910	Birkenhead, Cheshire, England	1991	Birkenhead, Cheshire, England	81
Niece	Patricia Margaret MATTHEWS	1924	Lewisham, London, England	2012		88

Sister in Law	Elsie L ISHERWOOD	1890	Manchester, Lancashire, England
Sister in Law	Mary SAVAGE	1882	Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Brother in Law	George Richard ALLPORT	17 Sep 1878	Pembrey, Llanelly, Carmarthanshire, Wales	1945	Woodchurch, Wirral, Merseyside, England	67
Sister in Law	Margaret Alice Francis BAYMAN	1904	Greenwich, London, England	1987	Weymouth, Dorset, England	83
Sister in Law	Pamela J MITCHELL

Events in James Edward MATTHEWS (1875 - )'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1875		James Edward MATTHEWS was born	Birkenhead, England	Note 1
1881	6	Census	33 Meadow st, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England	Note 2	67
1891	16	Census	Claughton with Grange, Birkenhead, England	Note 3	67
1894	19	Death of mother Ann DOHERTY (aged 42)	Cheshire, Merseyside, England	Note 4	69
1899	24	Married Ada Annie ISHERWOOD (aged 21)	Blackpool, Lancashire, England	Note 5	86
1901	26	Birth of daughter Margaret Ada Annie MATTHEWS	Birkenhead, Cheshire, England	Note 6	69
1901	26	Census	97 Park Road East, Birkenhead, Cheshire	Note 7	67
1903	28	Birth of son James Norman MATTHEWS	Birkenhead, Cheshire, England	Note 8	69
1911	36	Census	18 Euston Grove, Birkenhead	Note 9	67
1929	54	Death of father James MATTHEWS (aged 75)	Wirral, Cheshire, England	Note 10	16
Feb 1967	92	Death of step mother Ellen Maria HARBORD (aged 98)	Birkenhead, Cheshire, England	Note 11	57
1987	112	Death of daughter Margaret Ada Annie MATTHEWS (aged 86)	Ynys Mon, Gwynedd, Wales	Note 12	57
1987	112	Death of son James Norman MATTHEWS (aged 84)	Liverpool, Lancashire, England	Note 13	57

Note 1: free bdm April-Jun Birkenhead, Cheshire, Merseyside Vol 8a, page 539

Note 2: MATTHEWS
James (26 - 1855 - Ireland) - boot maker and musician
Ann(28 - 1853 - Birkenhead)
James(6 - 1875 - Birkenhead)
Thomas (5 - 1876 - Birkenhead
William (3 - 1878 - Birkenhead)
Edward (4mo - 1881 - Birkenhead(

Note 3: MATTHEWS
James (37) b Waterford, Ireland - musician
Ann (35)wife b Birkenhead
James(16)son b Birkenhead - musician
Thomas(15)son b Birkenhead - telegraph messenger
William(12)son b Birkenhead
Margaret(7)dau b Birkenhead
Annie(5)dau b Birkenhead
Mary E(2)dau Buxton-Derbyshire, Agnes(3mo)dau Birkenhead

Note 4: England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915 about Ann Mathews
Name: Ann Mathews
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1852
Registration Year: 1894
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Age at Death: 42
Registration district: Birkenhead
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 8a
Page: 303

Note 5: England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940 about Ada Annie Isherwood
Name: Ada Annie Isherwood
Gender: Female
Birth Date: abt 1878
Age: 21
Father's Name: Edwin Isherwood
Spouse's Name: James Edward Matthews
Spouse's Age: 24
Spouse's Father's Name: James Matthews
Marriage Date: 17 Apr 1899
Marriage Place: Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Lancashire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936 about Ada Annie Isherwood
Name: Ada Annie Isherwood - 26 Lower King st, Blackpool.
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Birth Year: abt 1878
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 11 Apr 1899
Parish: Bispham, All Hallows, Lancashire, England
Spouse: James Edward Matthews (violinist) 23 Milbourne st, Blackpool
Spouse Age: 24
Father: Edwin Isherwood - estate agent
Spouse Father: James Matthews - Professor of Music
Register Type: Parish Register
Witnesses: Frances Margaret Isherwood and Geo W. Sharples

Note 6: England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 about Margaret Ada A Matthews
Name: Margaret Ada A Matthews
Registration Year: 1901
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration district: Birkenhead
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 8a
Page: 465

Note 7: MATTHEWS
James E (26 - 1875 - Birkenhead) - musician
Ada A (23 - 1878 - Manchester) - wife
Nellie (13 - 1888 - Buxton, Derbyshire) - sister
Agnes (10 - 1891 - Birkenhead) - sister
ISHERWOOD Elsie L (11 - 1890 - Manchester) - sister in law - wifes sister

Note 8: England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 about James Norman Matthews
Name: James Norman Matthews
Registration Year: 1903
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration district: Birkenhead
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 8a
Page: 486

Note 9: MATTHEWS
James Edward (35 - 1876 - Birkenhead) - Professor of Music
Ada Annie (33 - 1878 - Manchester)
Margaret Ada Annie (9 - 1902 - Birkenhead)
James Norman (7 - 1904 - Birkenhead)
James and Ada had been married 11 years - 2 children born and twostill alive)
RISDALE Annie (30 - 1881 - Birkenhead) - general servant

Note 10: free bdm Oct-Dec 1929 Vol 8a, page 469

Note 11: Crebbin family tree - Ancestry

England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2006 about Ellen M Matthews
Name: Ellen M Matthews
Birth Date: abt 1869
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1967
Age at Death: 98
Registration district: Birkenhead
Inferred County: Cheshire
Volume: 10a
Page: 24

Note 12: England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007 about Margaret Ada Dean
Name: Margaret Ada Dean
Birth Date: 16 Jun 1901
Date of Registration: Mar 1987
Age at Death: 85
Registration district: Ynys Mon
Inferred County: Gwynedd
Volume: 25
Page: 842

Note 13: England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007 about James Norman Matthews
Name: James Norman Matthews
Birth Date: 16 Jul 1903
Date of Registration: Mar 1987
Age at Death: 83
Registration district: Liverpool
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 36
Page: 1109

Personal Notes:

1891 census - musician

Source References:

67. Type: Census, Abbr: UK Census Collection, Title: UK Census Collection, Auth: Ancestry.com.au, Publ: Ancestry.com.au

- Reference = (Census)

- Notes: MATTHEWS
James Edward (35 - 1876 - Birkenhead) - Professor of Music
Ada Annie (33 - 1878 - Manchester)
Margaret Ada Annie (9 - 1902 - Birkenhead)
James Norman (7 - 1904 - Birkenhead)
James and Ada had been married 11 years - 2 children born and twostill alive)
RISDALE Annie (30 - 1881 - Birkenhead) - general servant

- Reference = (Census)

- Notes: MATTHEWS
James E (26 - 1875 - Birkenhead) - musician
Ada A (23 - 1878 - Manchester) - wife
Nellie (13 - 1888 - Buxton, Derbyshire) - sister
Agnes (10 - 1891 - Birkenhead) - sister
ISHERWOOD Elsie L (11 - 1890 - Manchester) - sister in law - wifes sister

86. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940, Title: England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940, Auth: Ancestry.com, Locn: Ancestry.com

- Reference = (Marriage)

- Notes: England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940 about Ada Annie Isherwood
Name: Ada Annie Isherwood
Gender: Female
Birth Date: abt 1878
Age: 21
Father's Name: Edwin Isherwood
Spouse's Name: James Edward Matthews
Spouse's Age: 24
Spouse's Father's Name: James Matthews
Marriage Date: 17 Apr 1899
Marriage Place: Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Created on a Mac™ using iFamily for Mac™ on 7 Jun 2025