Edward Matthews, 1852–
- Name
- Edward /Matthews/
- Given names
- Edward
- Surname
- Matthews
Birth | about 1852
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44 Citation details: http://search.findmypast.com/record?id=gbc%2f1861%2f0009794909 : accessed 5 June 2016
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Epidemic | Influenza from 1857 to 1859 (aged 7 years)Source:
Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Death of a father | Thomas Matthews 1860 (aged 8 years) Citation details: http://search.findmypast.com/record?id=gbc%2f1861%2f0009794909 : accessed 5 June 2016
Text: BET 1852 AND 1861 Citation details: January 12, 1901, p4 "The Late Mr. Henry Matthews", https://search.findmypast.com/bna/viewarticle?id=bl%2f0001955%2f19010112%2f101 : accessed 8 Dec 2018
Text: On the death of his father in 1860 ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Census | April 7, 1861 (aged 9 years) Citation details: http://search.findmypast.com/record?id=gbc%2f1861%2f0009794909 : accessed 5 June 2016
1861 England - Census transcript - Henry Matthews - Household http://search.findmypast.com/record?id=gbc%2f1861%2f0009794909 : accessed 5 June 2016 Cecily Hill, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
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War | American Civil War from April 1861 to May 1865 (aged 13 years)Source:
Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues includin… In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Economic Event | Economic depression 1865 (aged 13 years)Source:
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Economic Event | Diamonds discovered 1867 (aged 15 years)Source:
Note: The Eureka Diamond was the first diamond discovered in South Africa. It weighed 21.25 carats (4.250… The Eureka Diamond was the first diamond discovered in South Africa. It weighed 21.25 carats (4.250 g), and was found by Erasmus Jacobs near Hopetown on the Orange River in 1867. The diamond, cut to a 10.73-carat (2.146 g) cushion-shaped brilliant, is currently on display at the Mine Museum in Kimberley. The discovery of diamonds in South Africa led to the Kimberley Diamond Rush, and marked the beginning of the Mineral Revolution. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Economic Event | Gold discovered September 1873 (aged 21 years)Source:
Note: Pilgrim's rest declared a gold field. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
War | First Boer War from December 20, 1880 to March 23, 1881 (aged 29 years)Source:
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Economic Event | Gold discovered 1886 (aged 34 years)Source:
Note: Discovery of the Main Reef in Witwatersrand. Gold rushes to Pilgrim's Rest and Barberton were precur… Discovery of the Main Reef in Witwatersrand. Gold rushes to Pilgrim's Rest and Barberton were precursors to the biggest discovery of all, the Main Reef/Main Reef Leader on Gerhardus Oosthuizen's farm Langlaagte, Portion C, in 1886, the Witwatersrand Gold Rush and the subsequent rapid development of the gold field there, the biggest of them all. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Death of a brother | Henry Matthews about January 5, 1901 (aged 49 years) Citation details: January 12, 1901, p4 "The Late Mr. Henry Matthews", https://search.findmypast.com/bna/viewarticle?id=bl%2f0001955%2f19010112%2f101 : accessed 8 Dec 2018
Text: We recorded last week the death, after a prolonged illness, of Mr. Henry Matthews, of Cecily Hill, an old and respected inhabitant of the town. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Epidemic | Bubonic plague February 1, 1901 (aged 49 years)Source:
Note: Bubonic plague breaks out in Cape Town. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
War | Second Boer War from October 11, 1899 to May 31, 1902 (aged 50 years)Source:
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Historical Event | South African Republic from 1852 to 1902 (aged 50 years)Source:
Note: The South African Republic (Dutch: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, ZAR), often referred to as the Trans… The South African Republic (Dutch: Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, ZAR), often referred to as the Transvaal and sometimes as the Republic of Transvaal, was an independent and internationally recognised country in Southern Africa from 1852 to 1902. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Historical Event | Orange Free State from 1854 to 1902 (aged 50 years)Source:
Note: The Orange Free State (Dutch: Oranje-Vrijstaat, Afrikaans: Oranje-Vrystaat) was an independent Boer… The Orange Free State (Dutch: Oranje-Vrijstaat, Afrikaans: Oranje-Vrystaat) was an independent Boer sovereign republic in southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century, and later a British colony and a province of the Union of South Africa. It is the historical precursor to the present-day Free State province. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Economic Event | Gold discovered 1881 (aged 29 years)Source:
Note: In 1881 gold in the Barberton area was discovered by Tom McLachlan who found alluvial gold at Jamest… In 1881 gold in the Barberton area was discovered by Tom McLachlan who found alluvial gold at Jamestown. However due to the location (the hot lowveld region was rife with malaria) no-one wanted to go there until Auguste Roberts (French Bob) discovered gold in Concession Creek in 20 June 1883. This discovery resulted in a gold rush to the area. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Epidemic | Pneumonic plague February 1904 (aged 52 years)Source:
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Epidemic | Tuberculosis 1906 (aged 54 years)Source:
Note: Tuberculosis reaches epidemic proportions in South Africa. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Historical Event | Union of South Africa May 31, 1910 (aged 58 years)Source:
Note: Union of South Africa established. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Epidemic | Smallpox 1912 (aged 60 years)Source:
Note: Smallpox outbreaks: The outbreak of smallpox is reported in the Malay Location, Johannesburg and cas… Smallpox outbreaks: The outbreak of smallpox is reported in the Malay Location, Johannesburg and cases of smallpox are discovered in Durban. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
War | World War I from July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918 (aged 66 years)Source:
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Epidemic | Spanish flu 1918 (aged 66 years)Source:
Note: An estimated 500,000 people die from the Spanish flu epidemic in South Africa, the fifth hardest hit… An estimated 500,000 people die from the Spanish flu epidemic in South Africa, the fifth hardest hit country in the world. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime minister | Louis Botha from May 31, 1910 to August 27, 1919 (aged 67 years)Source:
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Prime minister | Jan Christiaan Smuts from September 3, 1919 to June 30, 1924 (aged 72 years)Source:
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Economic Event | Wall Street Crash October 1929 (aged 77 years)Source:
Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression i… The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime minister | James Barry Munnik Hertzog from June 30, 1924 to September 5, 1939 (aged 87 years)Source:
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War | World War II from September 1, 1939 to September 2, 1945 (aged 93 years)Source:
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Prime minister | Jan Christiaan Smuts from September 5, 1939 to June 4, 1948 (aged 96 years)Source:
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Prime minister | Daniel Francois Malan from June 4, 1948 to November 30, 1954 (aged 102 years)Source:
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Prime minister | Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom from November 30, 1954 to August 24, 1958 (aged 106 years)Source:
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Economic Event | Rand adopted February 14, 1961 (aged 109 years)Source:
Note: Decimalisation of currency replaces the South African pound with the South African rand. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Historical Event | Republic of South Africa May 31, 1961 (aged 109 years)Source:
Note: South Africa becomes a republic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prime minister | Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd from September 2, 1958 to September 6, 1966 (aged 114 years)Source:
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Prime minister | Balthazar Johannes Vorster from September 13, 1966 to October 2, 1978 (aged 126 years)Source:
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Death of a mother | Mary … | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Death | Yes |