Hi Judith,
At the marriage of the eldest daughter, Elizabeth Matthews, she gives her mothers name as ANSON.
At Emily's marriage she gives her mothers name as STOAKES. Some of the children use the name Matthews, some Stoakes or Stokes.
We cannot find any marriages in any of these names so I have looked for Elizabeth Anne Rowlands marriage sometime before her relationship with Edward Matthews.
I have lso looked for a marriage for Edward Matthews, and did find one but it looks like there were two Edward Matthews around the same part of NSW. The other fellow was still having a family with his wife while our fellow was in Chiltern and Rutherglen.
On a different track, we have found an Elizabeth Anne Stokes on the electoral roll, 1943. Dalley Leichhardt at 153 Elswick Street. Cant sseem to place her on any other rolls though. Then there is Ann Elizabeth Stokess death at Redfern 1945, mother listed as Caroline, age 85. Age is out by 8 years but still possible.
I have been spending time going through the roll for Liedhhardt trying to find someone else at 153 Elswick Street, up to the 'Ms' last night.
Another piece of information is that' Annie' Matthews had a fruit shop in Ardlethan and went bankrupt in 1914, she is said to have had a fruit shop in Grenfell too, most likely after this I would think if the children could remember it.
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