Hello
I would love to find out how the Paddock family of Overton may be related to the Matthews family of Ruabon and Tranmere. I know that the families lived in different counties but thought I'd try Denbighshire!
In 1891 George Matthews age 35 has his Great Aunt Fanny Paddock with his family at 16 Acton Road, St.Peters, Bebington, Cheshire.
In 1881 Fanny was a 60 year old unmarried Servant to Emily Snell, living at Victoria Mount, Oxton, Cheshire. In 1871 Fanny was a domestic servant to a retired Malster, George Craven at 8 Oak Bank, St.John, Birkenhead, Cheshire. Haven't found Fanny before 1871
George was born Birkenhead but his family lived in Ruabon so trying to work out whether Great Aunt Fanny was an Aunt to George's Father James Matthews or his Mother Mary Davies. Fanny was single so must have been a sister of the mother of either James or Mary (unless of course Fanny was really the great Aunt of George's wife Emma, born Dudleson near Ellesmere)
James Matthews married Mary Davies in 1850 at St Giles, Wrexham, but in 1851 Mary was in Ruabon with her parents William (a shoemaker) and Elizabeth Davies, both born St Martins. HO107 Piece 2503/ 47 Page 13
From 1861 until post 1901 Mary and James Matthews lived at Ruabon, strangely some of the time at Paddock Row!
Related thread on Cheshire board:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,480407.0.htmlFound marriage of John Matthews and Mary Paddock in Ellesmere district in 1843 so that's a possible connection. However John born Montgomery on 1851 so seems less likely
HO107 Piece 1994/ 345 Pg 8
Also found an Edward Paddock at Dudleson in 1851 but his wife was Ann Dawson. Overton is not far from Dudleston or from Ruabon or Wrexham!
Many thanks
Morgan
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