Margaret Eileen Laura Peggy Matthews 1906–1993

Margaret Eileen Laura Peggy Matthews, 1906–1993 (aged 87 years)

Margaret Eileen Laura MATTHEWS (c. 1955)

Name

Margaret Eileen Laura Peggy Matthews

Name: Margaret Eileen Laura /Matthews/
Nickname: Peggy

Name

Margaret Eileen Laura Key — married name

Name: Margaret Eileen Laura /Key/
Type of name: married name

Gender Female

Events of close relatives Historic events
Birth	January 5, 1906 42 30 Sabathu, Himachal Pradesh, India Address: Subathu, Bengal, India Source: India, Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947 Text: Sabathee, Bengal, India Citation details: "India, Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGW4-RWY : accessed 18 Oct 2014), Margaret Eileen Laura Matthews, 15 Apr 1906; citing Sabathee, Bengal, India, reference ; FHL microfilm 527534. Source: 1911 England, Wales and Scotland Census Citation details: Census: Arthur George MATTHEWS' household (1911), https://search.findmypast.com/record?id=gbc%2f1911%2frg14%2f15433%2f0207%2f1 : accessed 9 Dec 2018 Shared note: The origins of Subathu The origins of Subathu See this link : accessed 5 June 2016, and these photographs: Postcard: Subathu, Hospital (c. 1910), Subathu (c. 1917).
Baptism	April 15, 1906 43 31 (aged 3 months) Himachal Pradesh, India Address: Bengal, India Source: India, Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947 Citation details: "India, Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGW4-RWY : accessed 18 Oct 2014), Margaret Eileen Laura Matthews, 15 Apr 1906; citing Sabathee, Bengal, India, reference ; FHL microfilm 527534.
Epidemic	Tuberculosis 1906 (aged 0) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Tuberculosis reaches epidemic proportions in South Africa.
Historical Event	Union of South Africa May 31, 1910 (aged 4 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Union of South Africa established.
Death of a sibling	… Matthews before April 2, 1911 (aged 5 years) Source: 1911 England, Wales and Scotland Census Text: Inferred from census data Citation details: http://search.findmypast.com/record?id=gbc%2f1911%2frg14%2f15433%2f0207%2f4 : accessed 1 June 2016
Census	April 2, 1911 (aged 5 years) Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Source: 1911 England, Wales and Scotland Census Citation details: Census: Arthur George MATTHEWS' household (1911), https://search.findmypast.com/record?id=gbc%2f1911%2frg14%2f15433%2f0207%2f1 : accessed 9 Dec 2018
Epidemic	Smallpox 1912 (aged 5 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: 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 12 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Epidemic	Spanish flu 1918 (aged 11 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: 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 13 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Prime minister	Jan Christiaan Smuts from September 3, 1919 to June 30, 1924 (aged 18 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Economic Event	Wall Street Crash October 1929 (aged 23 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century.
Residence	before 1937 (aged 30 years) 62, Hawthorn Road, Willesden, London, England Source: Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960 Citation details: http://search.findmypast.com/record?id=tna%2fbt27%2f1499000028%2f00437 : accessed 4 June 2016
Emigration	November 5, 1937 (aged 31 years) Southampton, England Source: Passenger Lists leaving UK 1890-1960 Citation details: http://search.findmypast.com/record?id=tna%2fbt27%2f1499000028%2f00437 : accessed 4 June 2016
Death of a father	Arthur George Matthews between October 1937 and December 1937 (aged 31 years) Age: 73 Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales Source: England and Wales Deaths, 1837-2007 Citation details: http://search.findmypast.com/record?id=bmd%2fd%2f1937%2f4%2faz%2f000645%2f038 : accessed 4 June 2016
Prime minister	James Barry Munnik Hertzog from June 30, 1924 to September 5, 1939 (aged 33 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
War	World War II from September 1, 1939 to September 2, 1945 (aged 39 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Prime minister	Jan Christiaan Smuts from September 5, 1939 to June 4, 1948 (aged 42 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Prime minister	Daniel Francois Malan from June 4, 1948 to November 30, 1954 (aged 48 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Prime minister	Johannes Gerhardus Strijdom from November 30, 1954 to August 24, 1958 (aged 52 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Economic Event	Rand adopted February 14, 1961 (aged 55 years) South Africa Source citation: Wikipedia Note: Decimalisation of currency replaces the South African pound with the South African rand.
Historical Event	Republic of South Africa May 31, 1961 (aged 55 years) Source citation: Wikipedia Note: South Africa becomes a republic.
Prime minister	Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd from September 2, 1958 to September 6, 1966 (aged 60 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Prime minister	Balthazar Johannes Vorster from September 13, 1966 to October 2, 1978 (aged 72 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Prime minister	Pieter Willem Botha from October 9, 1978 to September 14, 1984 (aged 78 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Executive President	Pieter Willem Botha from September 14, 1984 to August 15, 1989 (aged 83 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Executive President (acting)	Jan Christiaan Heunis from January 19, 1989 to March 15, 1989 (aged 83 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Historical Event	Nelson Mandela released from prison February 11, 1990 (aged 84 years) Source citation: Wikipedia
Death of a husband	William Edward Bill Key August 21, 1991 (aged 85 years) Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Residence	from August 22, 1991 to August 25, 1993 (aged 87 years) 22, Sawkins Road, Mowbray, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Executive President	Frederik Willem de Klerk from August 15, 1989 to May 10, 1994 (on the date of death) Source citation: Wikipedia
Death of a mother	Jane Jennie Finlay
Death	August 25, 1993 (aged 87 years) Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Note	Her father was in the Indian army - born in the hills (unknown from the birth certificate)

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: between April 1863 and June 1863 22 22 — Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Census: April 2, 1871 — Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Marriage: October 4, 1893 — Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Military: Sergeant — from 1899 to 1902 — South Africa Occupation: Gloucester Regiment — about 1906 — India Census: April 2, 1911 — Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Occupation: Army pensioner, Hall keeper — April 2, 1911 — Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Death: between October 1937 and December 1937 — Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Caroline Jane Lawn Family with spouse Jane Jennie Finlay Margaret Eileen Laura Peggy Matthews … Matthews Edith Mary Matthews George Victor Matthews Arthur George Matthews 1863–1937 Birth: between April 1863 and June 1863 22 22 — Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Death: between October 1937 and December 1937 — Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales
mother	Links Birth: February 19, 1875 — Kildallan, Cavan, Ireland Census: April 2, 1911 — Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Arthur George Matthews Margaret Eileen Laura Peggy Matthews … Matthews Edith Mary Matthews George Victor Matthews Jane Jennie Finlay 1875– Birth: February 19, 1875 — Kildallan, Cavan, Ireland Death:
elder brother	Private –
herself	Links Birth: January 5, 1906 42 30 — Sabathu, Himachal Pradesh, India Baptism: April 15, 1906 43 31 — Himachal Pradesh, India Census: April 2, 1911 — Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Emigration: November 5, 1937 — Southampton, England Death: August 25, 1993 — Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Edward Bill Key William Edgar Findlay Billy Key Margaret Eileen Laura Peggy Matthews 1906–1993 Birth: January 5, 1906 42 30 — Sabathu, Himachal Pradesh, India Death: August 25, 1993 — Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
sibling	Links Birth: Death: before April 2, 1911 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships … Matthews –1911 Birth: Death: before April 2, 1911
younger brother	Private –
younger sister	Links Birth: between October 1909 and December 1909 46 34 — Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Census: April 2, 1911 — Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Edith Mary Matthews 1909– Birth: between October 1909 and December 1909 46 34 — Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Death:
20 months younger brother	Links Birth: June 1, 1911 48 36 — Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Occupation: spray painter — 1939 Death: June 4, 1994 Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Florence Mary Smith George Victor Matthews 1911–1994 Birth: June 1, 1911 48 36 — Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Death: June 4, 1994
younger sister	Private –

Father’s family with Caroline Jane Lawn
father	Links Birth: between April 1863 and June 1863 22 22 — Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Census: April 2, 1871 — Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Marriage: October 4, 1893 — Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Military: Sergeant — from 1899 to 1902 — South Africa Occupation: Gloucester Regiment — about 1906 — India Census: April 2, 1911 — Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Occupation: Army pensioner, Hall keeper — April 2, 1911 — Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Death: between October 1937 and December 1937 — Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Caroline Jane Lawn Family with spouse Jane Jennie Finlay Margaret Eileen Laura Peggy Matthews … Matthews Edith Mary Matthews George Victor Matthews Arthur George Matthews 1863–1937 Birth: between April 1863 and June 1863 22 22 — Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Death: between October 1937 and December 1937 — Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales
stepmother	Links Birth: calculated 1863 21 24 — Louth, Lincolnshire, England Census: April 2, 1871 — Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Marriage: October 4, 1893 — Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Death: 1895 — Malta Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Arthur George Matthews Caroline Jane Lawn 1863–1895 Birth: calculated 1863 21 24 — Louth, Lincolnshire, England Death: 1895 — Malta
Marriage	Marriage — October 4, 1893 — Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England

Family with William Edward Bill Key
husband	Links Birth: October 23, 1905 44 23 — Pancras, London, England Census: April 2, 1911 — Hampstead, London, England Emigration: May 21, 1937 — London, England Occupation: polisher — from 1937 to 1939 — Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Military: leading air mechanic — from 1939 to 1945 Occupation: carpenter and owner — from 1946 — Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Death: August 21, 1991 — Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Margaret Eileen Laura Peggy Matthews William Edgar Findlay Billy Key William Edward Bill Key 1905–1991 Birth: October 23, 1905 44 23 — Pancras, London, England Death: August 21, 1991 — Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
herself	Links Birth: January 5, 1906 42 30 — Sabathu, Himachal Pradesh, India Baptism: April 15, 1906 43 31 — Himachal Pradesh, India Census: April 2, 1911 — Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Emigration: November 5, 1937 — Southampton, England Death: August 25, 1993 — Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Edward Bill Key William Edgar Findlay Billy Key Margaret Eileen Laura Peggy Matthews 1906–1993 Birth: January 5, 1906 42 30 — Sabathu, Himachal Pradesh, India Death: August 25, 1993 — Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
son	Links Birth: January 29, 1926 20 20 — Marylebone, London, England Emigration: November 5, 1937 — Southampton, England Occupation: manager — 1984 Death: July 1, 2008 — Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa Links Ancestors Compact tree Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ailsa Clayton Family with spouse William Edgar Findlay Billy Key 1926–2008 Birth: January 29, 1926 20 20 — Marylebone, London, England Death: July 1, 2008 — Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Descendants of Margaret Eileen Laura Peggy Matthews

Generation 1
1. Margaret Eileen Laura Peggy Matthews, daughter of Arthur George Matthews and Jane Jennie Finlay, was born on January 5, 1906 in Sabathu, Himachal Pradesh, India and died on August 25, 1993 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa at the age of 87.
  She married William Edward Bill Key, son of George John Key and Agnes Mitcham.
  Children of Margaret Eileen Laura Peggy Matthews and William Edward Bill Key:
  1. William Edgar Findlay Billy Key (1926–2008)
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1. William Edgar Findlay Billy Key, manager (in 1984), son of William Edward Bill Key and Margaret Eileen Laura Peggy Matthews, was born on January 29, 1926 in Marylebone, London, England and died on July 1, 2008 in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa at the age of 82.
  He married Ailsa Clayton, daughter of Fitzroy Richard Henry Clayton and Morwen Doris Satow.
  William Edgar Findlay Billy Key and Ailsa Clayton had 3 children.
2. The details of this family are private.
3. The details of this family are private.
4. The details of this family are private.
Generation 3 back to top

The details of this generation are private.

Generation 1
1. Margaret Eileen Laura Peggy Matthews, daughter of Arthur George Matthews and Jane Jennie Finlay, was born on January 5, 1906 in Sabathu, Himachal Pradesh, India and died on August 25, 1993 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa at the age of 87.
Generation 2 back to top
1. Arthur George Matthews, gloucester Regiment (about 1906) and army pensioner, Hall keeper (on April 2, 1911), son of Frederick Matthews and Rachel Hart Mills, was born between April 1863 and June 1863 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England and died between October 1937 and December 1937 in Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales.
2. Jane Jennie Finlay, daughter of John Finlay and Catherine Hynes, was born on February 19, 1875 in Kildallan, Cavan, Ireland.
Generation 3 back to top
1. Frederick Matthews, carpenter (in 1861) and clerk (Estate) (in 1901), son of Thomas Matthews and Mary …, was born calculated August 1840 in Coates, Gloucestershire, England.
2. Rachel Hart Mills, daughter of George Mills and Rachel …, was born in April 1841 in Gloucestershire, England and died between 1891 and April 3, 1901.
3. John Finlay.
4. Catherine Hynes.

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Family with parents
father Parents Frederick Matthews Rachel Hart Mills	Arthur George Matthews 1863–1937
mother Parents John Finlay Catherine Hynes	Jane Jennie Finlay 1875–
elder brother Family Private	Private
herself	Margaret Eileen Laura Peggy Matthews 1906–1993
sibling	… Matthews –1911
younger brother	Private
younger sister	Edith Mary Matthews 1909–
younger brother Family Florence Mary Smith Private Private	George Victor Matthews 1911–1994
younger sister Family Private Private Private	Private

Father’s family with Caroline Jane Lawn
father Parents Frederick Matthews Rachel Hart Mills	Arthur George Matthews 1863–1937
stepmother Parents William Henry Smithson Lawn Elizabeth Ducy	Caroline Jane Lawn 1863–1895

Family with William Edward Bill Key
husband Parents George John Key Agnes Mitcham	William Edward Bill Key 1905–1991
herself	Margaret Eileen Laura Peggy Matthews 1906–1993
son Family Ailsa Clayton Private Private Private Family Private	William Edgar Findlay Billy Key 1926–2008
daughter Family Private Private Private Private Private Private	Private
daughter Family James Bodinar Jimmy Blewett Private Private Family Keith Robert Locke Skeggs	Private
son Family Private Private Private	Private

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Margaret Eileen Laura Peggy Matthews, 1906–1993 (aged 87 years)

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