Matthew Gwatkin

Matthew Gwatkin
(Cir 1823-1895)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Lewis
2. Elizabeth Watkins

Matthew Gwatkin

Born: Cir 1823, Goytre, Monmouthshire ¹
Christened: 2 Oct 1823, Goytre Parish Church , Goytre, Monmouthshire ¹
Marriage (1): Mary Lewis on 20 Apr 1850 in Trevethin Parish Church, Pontypool, Monmouthshire
Marriage (2): Elizabeth Watkins on 26 May 1845 in Trevethin Parish Church, Pontypool, Monmouthshire
Died: 1895, Michigan, USA aged about 72
Buried: 1895, Fowlerville, Michigan, USA

bullet Another name for Matthew was Matthew Gwatkins.²

bullet Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Miner, 1845, Abersychan, Trevethin, Monmouthshire.

• Occupation: Miner, 1850, Pontypool, Monmouthshire.

• Emigration, 1853, Michigan, USA.

Matthew married Mary Lewis on 20 Apr 1850 in Trevethin Parish Church, Pontypool, Monmouthshire. (Mary Lewis was born circa 1825 in Orcop, Herefordshire and died before 1894.)

Matthew next married Elizabeth Watkins on 26 May 1845 in Trevethin Parish Church, Pontypool, Monmouthshire. (Elizabeth Watkins was born circa 1825,³ died in Apr 1848 in Abersychan, Trevethin, Monmouthshire ⁴ and was buried on 15 Apr 1848 in Trevethin Parish Church, Pontypool, Monmouthshire ⁵.)

2 Mike John, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~monfamilies/Goytre-Baptisms-1695-1905.htm.

3 Mike John, Burial Registers at Trevethin Parish Church Mike John's information http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~monfamilies/trev-bur-g-h.htm.

4 Mike John, Trevethin Parish Church Mike John's information: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~monfamilies/trev-bur-g-h.htm.

5 Mike John, Burial Registers at Trevethin Parish Church Mike John's information. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~monfamilies/trev-bur-g-h.htm.

Matthew Gwatkin

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