.....Whiting-GLOBAL

The global center for research on the Whiting surname

Matthews, Frank

Male 1896 - 1914  (18 years)


Personal Information    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    All

  • Name Matthews, Frank 
    Born 1896  Horsham, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    STATUS (AQ Tag) Gray: TEMPLE 
    STATUS (AQ Tag) Green: This person is complete 
    STATUS (AQ Tag) Pink: Sources complete, moved to Family Search 
    Died 18 Dec 1914  Flanders, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    Person ID I3694  York
    Last Modified 22 Jul 2021 

    Father Matthews, Charles George,   b. 1865, Horsham, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1897, Horsham, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years) 
    Mother Edwards, Louisa,   b. 1866, Hambbdon, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1903, Horsham, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Married 1890  Horsham, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1890
      Charles George Matthews
      in the England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915
      Name: Charles George Matthews
      Registration Year: 1890
      Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
      Registration district: Horsham
      Parishes for this Registration District: Search for Horsham in the London Times
      Inferred County: Sussex
      Volume: 2b
      Page: 575
      Records on Page:
      Name
      Louisa Edwards
      Charles George Matthews
      John Ralph Morris
      Eleanor Wright
      Source Information
      FreeBMD. England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

      http://search.ancestry.com/search/collections/FreeBMDMarriage/19094034/printer-friendly?tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&rhSource=6598
    Family ID F1499  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • 1895
      Frank Matthews
      in the England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
      Name: Frank Matthews
      Registration Year: 1895
      Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
      Registration district: Horsham
      Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
      Inferred County: Sussex
      Volume: 2b
      Page: 306
      Source Information
      FreeBMD. England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

      http://search.ancestry.com/search/collections/FreeBMDBirth/21278066/printer-friendly?tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&rhSource=7814
      ===================
      1901
      Frank Matthews
      in the 1901 England Census
      Name: Frank Matthews
      Age: 5
      Estimated birth year: abt 1896
      Relation to Head: Son
      Gender: Male
      Mother: Louisa Matthews
      Birth Place: Horsham, Sussex, England
      Civil Parish: Horsham
      Search Photos: Search for 'Horsham' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
      Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
      Town: Horsham
      County/Island: Sussex
      Country: England
      Street address: 9 Hurst Road
      Registration district: Horsham
      Sub-registration district: North Horsham
      ED, institution, or vessel: 07
      Neighbors: View others on page
      Piece: 950
      Folio: 87
      Page Number: 7
      Household schedule number: 40
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Louisa Matthews 35
      Frank Matthews 5
      Grace Matthews 3
      Thomas Heather 20
      William Sparks 18
      Arthur Hammond 25
      Source Citation
      Class: RG13; Piece: 950; Folio: 87; Page: 7
      Source Information

      http://search.ancestry.com/search/collections/uki1901/6552877/printer-friendly

      Actual image:

      http://interactive.ancestry.com/7814/SSXRG13_950_952-0177?pid=6552877&backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3duki1901%26indiv%3dtry%26h%3d6552877%26indivrecord%3d1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true

      ======================
      1911
      Frank Matthews
      in the 1911 England Census
      Name: Frank Matthews
      Age in 1911: 15
      Estimated birth year: abt 1896
      Relation to Head: Apprentice
      Gender: Male
      Birth Place: Horsham, Sussex
      Civil Parish: Horsham
      Search Photos: Search for 'Horsham' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
      County/Island: Sussex
      Country: England
      Street address: 8 Carfax Horsham Sussex
      Marital Status: Single
      Occupation: Apprentice Draper
      Registration district: Horsham
      Registration District Number: 81
      Sub-registration district: North Horsham
      ED, institution, or vessel: 6
      Household schedule number: 46
      Piece: 5252
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Ruby Olive Bennett 20
      Mahala Lily Comper 16
      Maggie May Carpenter 18
      William Abbott Blood 20
      Gertrude Emily Coff 23
      Frank Matthews 15
      George Cooper 15
      Esther Ethel Comper 22
      Winifred Bertha Searle 16
      Source Citation
      Class: RG14; Piece: 5252; Schedule Number: 46
      Source Information
      Ancestry.com. 1911 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

      http://search.ancestry.com/search/collections/1911England/51554209/printer-friendly?tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&rhSource=7814

      http://interactive.ancestry.com/2352/rg14_05252_0093_03?pid=51554209&backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3d1911England%26indiv%3dtry%26h%3d51554209%26indivrecord%3d1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true
      =========================
      1914
      Frank Matthews
      in the UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
      Name: Frank Matthews
      Birth Place: Horsham, Sussex
      Death Date: 18 Dec 1914
      Death Place: France and Flanders
      Enlistment Place: Westerham, Kent
      Rank: Private
      Regiment: Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment
      Battalion: 1st Battalion
      Regimental Number: L/10245
      Type of Casualty: Killed in action
      Theatre of War: Western European Theatre
      Other Records: Search for 'Frank Matthews' in other WWI collections
      War Diaries (France, Belgium, Germany): Search for 'Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment' in the WWI War Diaries (France, Belgium, Germany) collection
      War Diaries (Gallipoli): Search for 'Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment' in the WWI War Diaries (Gallipoli) collection
      Source Information
      Military-Genealogy.com, comp. UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.

      http://search.ancestry.com/search/collections/UKsoldiersGreatWar/342592/printer-friendly?tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&rhSource=2352

      ===================
      1914
      Frank Matthews
      in the British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
      Name: Frank Matthews
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: abt 1896
      Birth Place: St Mark, Sussex, England
      Enlistment Age: 18
      Document Year: 1914
      Regimental Number: 10245
      Regiment Name: Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment
      Number of Images: 10
      Form Title: Short Service Attestation
      Other Records: Search for 'Frank Matthews' in other WWI collections
      Family Members:
      Name Relation to Soldier
      Frank Matthews Self (Head)
      Charles John Matthews Brother
      Grace L V Matthews Sister
      E Austin Uncle
      Source Information
      Ancestry.com. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
      Original data: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO).

      http://search.ancestry.com/search/collections/BritishArmyService/1272412/printer-friendly?tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&rhSource=8912
      ===================
      1914
      Private Frank Matthews

      Death: Dec. 18, 1914

      Inscription:
      L/10245. 1st Bn. Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). 18th December 1914. Panel45and47.

      Burial:
      Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial
      Ypres (Ieper)
      Arrondissement Ieper
      West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium

      Maintained by: IWPP Custodial Account
      Originally Created by: International Wargraves ...
      Record added: Oct 15, 2005
      Find A Grave Memorial# 12038638

      http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12038638&ref=acom

  • Sources 
    1. [S2307] 1895~~Frank Matthews s1895 Frank Matthews son of Charles George Matthews and Louisa Edwards.

    2. [S2308] 1901 English Census for Frank Matthews son of Charles George Matthews and Louisa Edwards.

    3. [S2309] 1911 English Census for Frank Matthews son of Charles George Matthews and Louisa Edwards.

    4. [S2310] 1914 Frank Matthews son of Charles George Matthews and Louisa Edwards in the UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919.

    5. [S2311] 1914 Frank Matthews son of Charles George Matthews and Louisa Edwards in the British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.

    6. [S2312] Internatiional War Graves for Frank Matthews son of Charles John Matthews and Louissa Edwards.