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Matthew Eddowes

Taken at the Flaybrick Memorial Gardens and sourced from Headstone - Hales & Breretons.

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This picture was taken at the Flaybrick Memorial Gardens and sourced from Headstone - Hales & Breretons.

Individual Picture Notes
- MATTHEW EDDOWES.
  who died July 9 1877.
  aged 29 years.
  -.-
  ETHEL. the beloved daughter of
  Richard and Lydia Brereton,
  who departed this life April 28th 1893,
  Aged 1 year a 6 Days.
  HENRY HALE
  Died July 14th 1893, Aged 6 months.
  Also RICHARD BRERETON,
  Died June 8th 1904, Aged 71 Years.
  Also ESTHER BRERETON his widow
  who departed this life Feb: 28th 1917
  Aged 84 Years.
  "reunited."

Matthew was born in March 1847 in Wrexham.¹

Birth Notes
- Aged 4 on the 1851 census
  Aged 29 in 1877 (headstone)
  
  EDDOWES, MATTHEW WHITEFIELD
  GRO Reference: 1847 M Quarter in WREXHAM
  Volume 27 Page 289
  
  North Wales Birth indexes for the years: 1847
  EDDOWES Matthew Wrexham
  Wrexham County Borough (Wrexham) WM/007/69
  
  No baptism found for Lydia, William and Matthew

Matthew's father was John Eddowes and his mother was Mary Whitfield. His paternal grandparents were John Eddowes and Elizabeth Jones; his maternal grandparents were John Whitfield and Mary Tomlinson. He had five brothers and five sisters, named George, Edwin, Thomas, John, William, Elizabeth, Mary, Esther, Mary and Lydia. He died at the age of 30 on July 9th, 1877 in Birkenhead. His burial was on July 11th, 1877 at the Flaybrick Memorial Gardens.²³

Death Notes
- Deaths Sep 1877 (>99%)
  Eddowes Matthew 29 Birkenhead 8a 260
  
  Mathew died at an early age of only 29, although if he was born in early 1847, he was most probably 30.
  
  The burial record shows he was the first in the grave, buried 11 July 1877, in the CofE section 2, grave number 481
  
  MATTHEW EDDOWES.
  who died July 9 1877.
  aged 29 years.
  -.-
  ETHEL. the beloved daughter of
  Richard and Lydia Brereton,
  who departed this life April 28th 1893,
  Aged 1 year a 6 Days.
  HENRY HALE
  Died July 14th 1893, Aged 6 months.
  Also RICHARD BRERETON,
  Died June 8th 1904, Aged 71 Years.
  Also ESTHER BRERETON his widow
  who departed this life Feb: 28th 1917
  Aged 84 Years.
  "reunited."

General Notes
- In 1851, Matthew was 4, living at the Beast Market, Wrexham with parents John and Mary and 6 older siblings.
  
  On 17 Jan 1857 Matthew was in the news. As a boy aged 10, had found a gold watch (it had been stolen by Jane Povey), and handed it to his mother Mary. They were living at Beast Market, Wrexham.
  
  In 1861, Mathew was boarding with his mother Mary and Richard and Esther Brereton and family in Birkenhead.
  
  In Dec 1867, Although never married, he and Mary Ann had a son Matthew Eddowes baptised.

Occupation Details
- From 1861 Matthew's occupation was Labourer in Birkenhead.
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1861 census
  His occupation was Hydraulic Machine Man. He died in July 1877 while still employed there.
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1877 Mathew died. The burial record shows he was a Hydraulic Machine Man

Occupancy & Contact Details
- Matthew lived at Beast Market from 1851.⁴
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Home of John and Mary Eddowes, with their children: Edmund, Esther, John, Thomas, Lydia, William and John in 1851.
      Next to Hayes Entry. Beach Market is difficult to read, so may not be "Beach"
  He lived at 12 Chapel Street from 1861.⁵
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Home of Richard and Esther, with John, Ann, George, Richard (age 2)
      Also Mary Eddowes (mother-in-law), with William, Mathew
      Also Thomas Eddowes and wife Mary.
  He lived at 18 George Street from 1876.⁶
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Home or Richard and Esther and family in 1871, with Richard Eddows.
      Home of Mathew Eddowes in 1877 at the time of his death.
      Home or Richard and Esther in 1881, with Richard Eddows, son Richard and two other boarders.
      Home of John Brereton (22, son of Richard) when he married Eliza Batho in 1876

Social & Emotional Relationships
- 1857-01-17 Matthew & Mary Eddowes (witness)
  
  Matthew lived with Mary Whitfield.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Matthew was living at the Beast Market in 1857, when they were both in court as witnesses.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- John Eddowes
  - b.1767 d.Jan 1834 in Wrexham
  
  John Eddowes
  - b.1797 in Worthen d.09 May 1852 at Beast Market
  
  Elizabeth Jones
  - b.~  1770
  
  Matthew Eddowes
  - b.Mar 1847 in Wrexham d.09 Jul 1877 in Birkenhead
  
  John Whitfield
  - b.1769 in Is-y-Coed d.28 Nov 1852 in Wrexham
  
  Mary Whitfield
  - b.20 Aug 1804 in Gresford d.Oct 1868 in Birkenhead
  
  Thomas Tomlinson
  - b.~  1700
  
  Randle Tomlinson
  - b.1733 in Bangor-Is-coed (on-Dee) d.May 1824 in Abenbury (Fawr & Fechan)
  
  Jane Rylance
  - b.~  1700
  
  Mary Tomlinson
  - b.09 Mar 1761 in Holt d.Jul 1842 in Gresford
  
  Anne Tinsley
  - b.1732 in Wrexham d.>  1824 in Abenbury (Fawr & Fechan)

Personal Timeline

Click here for details of Matthew's family with Mary Ann Corcoran

¹ GRO Reference
² Burial Records - Richard & Esther Brereton
³ FreeBMD.org.uk
⁴ 1851 UK Census
⁵ 1861 UK Census
⁶ 1871 UK Census
Sources/Citations Burial Records - Mathew Eddowes, Headstone - Hales & Breretons