Mary Matthews, born circa 1811, Whittlesey? Help, please.

[Carole Green]

I have a Mary Matthews, who according to the Censuses was born 1811, living her life within the Whittlesey, Cambs area. 

I hope someone can look at the relevant Parish records her parents, for me, please.

I searced the BMD on the .gov site now, I have found a John Matthews died at Whittlesey in 1838, aged 53.  So possibly this may be her father?  That would account for me not tracing him on any Censuses.

She married to John Green, Whittlesey possibly around 1831, (and a GRO search show mother's maiden name, Matthews on birth records of her children).  Could someone also kindly confirm the marriage details for me?

One of her sons, also named John, born in 1838 was hanged in 1864 within Cambridge Gaol for the murder of a woman in Whittlesey the previous year.  He was my husband's 3x Gt Grandfather.

Although I subscribe to findmypast, Ancestry and the BNA, I haven't been able to get any potentially positive results from my searches of these sites.

Thanks in advance.

[bedfordshire boy]

Try the Cambs FHS Baptism Index at https://www.cfhs.org.uk/searchsd.cfm.

John and Mary

David

[jonw65]

Cambridgeshire FHS have indexed a baptism of a Mary Matthews in Whittlesey in 1811, parents John + Mary
You can search here
https://www.cfhs.org.uk/searchsd.cfm

The marriage was at Whittlesey St Mary, 22 November 1831
John Green, of this Parish, Bachelor
+
Mary Matthews, of this Parish, Spinster
by Banns
(performed) by S L Pope, Vicar
Both marked
witnesses were William Green and Elizabeth Searle (X)
John

[jonw65]

For the John Matthews whose death was registered June qtr 1838, a corresponding burial at Whittlesey St Andrew
1838
John Matthews
abode Horsegate Whittlesea
buried 8th June
age 53 years

[Carole Green]

Thank you, everyone for replying and confirming the details for me.

Just one other thing, as a fair amount of my husbands ancestry centres around Whittlesey, Cambs do you think it will be worth me buying the searchable cd's of the parish records that are on ebay?   If so, is there a specific set you can recommend, please?

Although I subscribe to both FindMyPast and Ancestry.co.uk, (as well as the BNA), the record collections they have available that cover the Whittlesey parishes just aren't there, yet.