Charles Mathews1

M, #3776, b. 1825, d. 20 September 1904
Last Edited17 Jul 2024
Birth*Charles Mathews was born in 1825 at Huish Episcopi, Somerset, England.2,3 
Marriage*He married Esther Jones, daughter of Richard (Bull*) Jones and Mary Brown, on 4 November 1872 at York, Western AustraliaG
Death*Charles Mathews died on 20 September 1904 at Northam, Western Australia.2,3 

Family

Esther Jones b. 19 Mar 1833, d. 24 Oct 1925
Convicted*Charles Mathews was Convicted of sheep stealing in 1857 at Wells, Somerset, England, and was sentenced to 14 yrs.4 
Immigration*He immigrated on 11 February 1861 to Fremantle, Western AustraliaG, on the ship Palmerston. He was assigned Convict No. 5590.2,4 
Ticket of Leave*His Ticket of Leave was granted on 22 April 1861 at Western Australia.4 
Conditional Pardon*His Conditional Pardon was granted on 31 October 1863 at Toodyay, Western AustraliaG.4 
Story*There are detailed links to web records concerning his life on the FHWA Convict Website
ConvictConvicts

Citations

  1. [S140] Jan Ashfold Data,Calista, WA.
  2. [S55] Rica Ericson, Bic Dic Vols 1-4.
  3. [S309] Ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, suzannec1976.
  4. [S27] Rica Erickson and Gillian O'Mara, Convicts in WA 1850-1887 Dictionary of Western Australians Volume IX.

Edward John Harold Byfield

M, #3781, b. 29 September 1811, d. 29 January 1863
Last Edited18 Feb 2020
Birth*Edward John Harold Byfield was born on 29 September 1811 at Marylebone, London, England.1 
Marriage*He married Jane Eliza Coates on 7 June 1841 at Perth, Western AustraliaG
Death*Edward John Harold Byfield died on 29 January 1863 at Mahogany Creek, Western Australia, at age 51; reg: 2152 52yrs.1 
Burial*He was buried at Guildford, Western AustraliaG.1 

Family

Jane Eliza Coates b. 22 Sep 1822, d. 29 Aug 1872
Children
Immigration*Edward John Harold Byfield immigrated on 2 January 1840 on the ship Westmoreland.. 

Citations

  1. [S61] Bernice Holbrook Data,Donnybrook.

Jane Eliza Coates

F, #3782, b. 22 September 1822, d. 29 August 1872
Last Edited9 Feb 2020
Birth*Jane Eliza Coates was born on 22 September 1822 at Sunderland, Durham, England.1,2 
Marriage*She married Edward John Harold Byfield on 7 June 1841 at Perth, Western AustraliaG
Marriage*Jane Eliza Coates married James Dorman Gregory, son of (?) Dorman and Mary Williams Montgomery, on 3 October 1863 at Middle Swan, Western AustraliaG; reg: 2056. 
Death*Jane Eliza Coates died on 29 August 1872 at Mahogany Creek, Western Australia, at age 49.1 

Family 1

Edward John Harold Byfield b. 29 Sep 1811, d. 29 Jan 1863
Children

Family 2

James Dorman Gregory b. 20 Jan 1813, d. 9 Jan 1879
Immigration*Jane Eliza Coates immigrated on 23 August 1834 on the ship James Pattison.. 

Citations

  1. [S61] Bernice Holbrook Data,Donnybrook.
  2. [S309] Ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, petermena1.