See also

Matthew Drew (1829, bur.1830)

Individual Events and Attributes

  • Birth:

  • 11 Mar 1829

  • at home2

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  • Address: 30 Howards Green, City Road, Islington, Finsbury, Middlesex

    His baptimal register entry gives the address of his parents and presumably where he was born.

  • Baptism:

  • 3 Jun 1829 (age 0)

  • Upper Street Chapel, Islington, Finbury, Middlesex3

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  • the Rev. Charles Gilbert||His older brother Henry and his twin brother John Loyal were baptised on the same day. It is assumed that his parents were at the service because the Baptismal Register records both their names although only his mother Susan signed the register. As there were very few parent's signatures in the register this probably indicates that only Susan was literate (or at least could sign her name) rather than the absence of his father Matthew.

  • Burial:

  • 29 May 1830 (age 1 yr 2 mns)

  • Spar Fields Burial Grounds4

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  • Address: in the parish of St James, Clerkenwell

    Spa Fields Burial Grounds was privately owned but nearby there was a Duchess of Huntington non-conformist chapel. It is probable that the burial service was conducted by by a minister from the chapel. Whether there was service in the chapel is not known. His parents would have been present at the burial. The cause of his death is not known but as his twin brother John had been buried 6 days earlier on 23 May it was almost certainly some infectious childhood disease.

Sources

1.

Register Entry for Baptism and Birth of Matthew Drew, Record Type: Baptismal Regester, Name Of Person: Matthew Drew, Parish: Upper Street Chapel, Islington, (3 Jun 1829). Baptism of Matthew Drew (593)CountyMiddlesexPlaceIslingtonChurchUpper Street ChapelDenominationIndependent (Free Church)Date of Birth11 Mar 1829Date of Baptism3 Jun 1829ForenameMatthewFather's NameMatthew DrewMother's NameSusan Harrison. National Archives. Call Number: RG4 4342.

2.

Ibid. Baptism of Matthew Drew (593)CountyMiddlesexPlaceIslingtonDate of Birth11 Mar 1829ForenameMatthewFather's NameMatthew DrewMother's NameSusan DrewMaiden NameHarrisAbode30 Howards Green, City Road. National Archives. Call Number: RG4 4342.

3.

Ibid. Baptism of Matthew Drew (593)CountyMiddlesexPlaceIslingtonChurchUpper Street ChapelDenominationIndependent (Free Church)Date of Baptism3 Jun 1829ForenameMatthewFather's NameMatthew DrewMother's NameSusan DrewPerformed byCharles Gilbert. National Archives. Call Number: RG4 4342.

4.

Register Page for Burial of Matthew Drew, (Deceased Online image of Register held by TNA; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: RG 4; Piece Number: 4366). Cit. Date: 29 May 1830. National Archives.