John Maurice Matthews

M, #32216, b. 21 Oct 1917
Father*John Matthews b. 18 Dec 1870, d. 5 Oct 1938
Mother*Maria Florence Riches b. 1877, d. 1961
Death* Possible death: Matthews, Jack, Date of Death 26/04/1992, Last Abode Ascot Park. 
Name Variation John Maurice Matthews was also known as John Morris Matthews. 
Birth*21 Oct 1917 Wellington, SA, Australia, MATTHEWS, John Morris, Birth Year: 1917, 9A/81, Father: John MATTHEWS.1 
Land-Berwick*bt 1940 - 1942 Fruit shop. 
Marriage*1944 VIC, Australia, #M18117/1944, Jno Maurice MATTHEWS & Jean Agnes SHERIDAN.2
 
Note*1996 Jean Agnes MATTHEWS - buried Centennial Park, Pasadena, South Australia. Died 28 Sep 1996, cremated 2 Oct 1996
Late Residence      Seaview Downs.3 

Electoral Rolls (Australia) and Census (UK/IRL)

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1941High Street, Berwick, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: fruiterer. With Maria Florence Matthews Ivy Grace Matthews.4

Newspaper-Articles

  • 20 Oct 1939: About £10 was raised at a bridge parts held at Jan's Tea House Berwick this week in aid of the Berwick Red Cross Society. Mrs J F Sturken is president of the society and the organiser was Miss C McKnight.5
  • 15 May 1940: NEW FRUITERER. A new fruit, confectionery and soft drink shop was opened last Friday in the modern premises, recently built by Dr. Sewell, next to Jan’s Tea Rooms. The new shop is a branch of Mr Keith Terry’s well-known business in Dandenong. Mr Matthews, from South Australia, will manage it, and will reside with his mother and sister on the premises. , Alice Maud Sewell6
  • 27 Jul 1940: THURSDAY NEXT, AUGUST 1, At 2 o'clock. On the Premises HIGH-STREET, BERWICK.
    CAFE FURNISHINGS.
    CAFE FURNISHINGS.
    Remington Cash Register, 2-Hole Refrigerator Cabinet, 6 Cafe Tables, 36 Oak Chairs, Full Range Empire Myrtle Green China, Cutlery, Book, Case, Signs &c.
    On View Morning of Sale.
    Under Instructions from JAN'S CAFE, Owing to Ill Health.
    J. W. STYLES and SON,
    J. W. STYLES and SON,
    Auctioneers, 340 Collins-street, M4255-56.7
  • 1 Aug 1940: THIS DAY.— BERWICK.
    At. 2 o'clock. On the Premises.
    HIGH-STREET. BERWICK.
    CAFE FURNISHINGS.
    CAFE FURNISHINGS.
    Cash Register, Refrigerator Cabinet, Tables, Chairs, China, Cutlery, &c.
    J. W. STYLES and SON,
    J. W. STYLES and SON
    Auctioneers, 340 Collins-street. M4255-56.8
  • 25 Feb 1942: FURNITURE SALE JAN'S TEA ROOMS; High St., BERWICK
    SATURDAY, MARCH 21st. AT 2.30 P.M.
    R. G. Melgaard & Cos Pty. Ltd, Auctioneers, in conjunction with JOHN F. STURKEN
    will sell as follows, under instructions from Mr. J. M. Matthews, who has gone into munitions —
    First-class Glass Bronze-mounted Show Case, 8ft. long; Plate Glass Fruit Window Fittings Dayton Sweet Settles, small Show Case, 2 Ice Chests (perfect order), 2 Oak Tables, plate glass tops; 2 Sets, 4 chairs to match; 6 Cream and Green Chairs, Enamel Cream and Green Milk Bar, Malted Milk Mixer, number really Good Shelves, Coir Mats, and Runner, 2 Cane Chairs, 2 Kitchen Tables, very large quantity of Good Crockery, small Sideboard, large Kitchen Safe, quantity of Timber, Double Wooden Beds and Mattresses, 2 Single Wooden Bedstead and Mattress, 2 Single steads and Mattresses, 2 Folding Beds, 1 Stretcher, Sewing Machine (white), Mats and Lino, 8 good Window Blinds, Tarpaulin 18ft. by 14ft., 60ft. Hose, etc.
    No Reserve. Sale 2.30 Sharp.
    TERMS CASH.
    R. G. MELGAARD and Cos. Pty. Ltd., Dandenong, JOHN F. STURKEN, Berwick.9
  • 10 Dec 1951: 3 Hurt When Car Hits Tree
    John Morris Matthews, 34, farm hand, of Poogmagoric, his wife, Jean Agnes Matthews, 34, and their son, Warwick John, 3, were ad
    mitted to the Tatiara Soldiers' Memorial Hospital on Saturday night with injuries received when the car in which they were travelling crashed into a tree near the Bordertown powerhouse.
    Matthews received concussion, lacerations and a fractured nose, his wife possible concussion, and the son lacerations and possible concussion.
    Another passenger in the car, Malcolm Jeffrey Brown, was only dazed by the accident.
    The car was owned by Mrs. M. Crocker, and the front part was badly damaged.10

Citations

  1. [S63] South Australian Government. BDM Index South Australia "Genealogy SA
    MATTHEWS, John Morris, Birth Year: 1917, 9A/81, District: Wellington, Father: John MATTHEWS."
  2. [S27] Victorian Government. BDM Index Victoria (Marriages) (online) "#M18117/1944, Jno Maurice MATTHEWS & Jean Agnes SHERIDAN."
  3. [S65] Ancestry - various indices, Centennial Park; Pasadena, South Australia, Australia; Memorial Search - Cemetery Records; URL: https://www.centennialpark.org/memorial-search/
  4. [S141] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1941.
  5. [S11] Newspaper - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), Fri 20 Oct 1939, p8
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11256837
  6. [S218] Newspaper - The Dandenong Journal (Vic.), Wed 15 May 1940, p8
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/216061177
  7. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Sat 27 Jul 1940, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/204407022
  8. [S16] Newspaper - The Age (Melbourne, Vic.), Thu 1 Aug 1940, p2
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/204399702
  9. [S218] Newspaper - The Dandenong Journal (Vic.), Wed 25 Feb 1942, p4
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/215707775
  10. [S14] Newspaper - The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA), Mon 10 Dec 1951, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/45793355
Last Edited22 May 2026

John Matthews

M, #32217, b. 18 Dec 1870, d. 5 Oct 1938
Birth*18 Dec 1870 Lucindale, SA, Australia. 
Marriage*1895 Spouse: Maria Florence Riches. Wellington, SA, Australia, John MATTHEWS, Maria RICHES, Marriage Year: 1895, 185/948.1
 
Death*5 Oct 1938 Mundalla, SA, Australia. 
Death-Notice*7 Oct 1938 MATTHEWS.—On October 5th, at Mundalla, John Matthews, beloved husband of Florence Matthews, and dearly loved father of Violet, Maud, Bert, Ivy, and Jack; age 68 years.
At rest.2 

Family

 Maria Florence Riches b. 1877, d. 1961
Children 1.Ivy Grace Matthews b. 1912
 2.John Maurice Matthews b. 21 Oct 1917

Newspaper-Articles

  • 14 Oct 1938: BIOGRAPHICAL. Late Mr John Matthews ONCE NOTED S.E. COLT-BREAKER
    The late Mr John Matthews, of Mundalla, whose decease was briefly noted in our last issue, was considered one of the best "rough-riders" in the South-East in his youth, having achieved a good deal of notoriety as a colt-breaker on Cairnbank Station, Lucindale.
    Born at Lucindale on December 18th, 1870, Mr Matthews was employed for 13 years by Mr John Hensley, then owner of the station, as a coltbreaker, and many were the "wildeyed" colts that passed through his hands in days when horseflesh was held in much higher regard than it is today.
    When about 30 years of age, he came to Mundalla, where he married Miss Florence Riches. The deceased gentleman was one of Mundalla's most estimable citizens, and his labor in many causes was always sought after. His sudden passing is mourned by his wife and family, comprising Violet (Mrs R. Clark, Pine Hill), Maude (Mrs J. Crocker, Pooginagotic), Ivy, Bert (Bordertown), and Jack (Mundalla). He made a wide circle of friends.
    Despite the brief notice, the funeral to Mundalla cemetery was a most representative one. Bearers were Messrs W. Gooding, T. Herring, P. T. Rabone, G. Dinning, J. Milligan, and Ross Hunt. The Rev. R. F. Woods conducted the burial service.3

Citations

  1. [S63] South Australian Government. BDM Index South Australia "Genealogy SA
    John MATTHEWS, Maria RICHES, Marriage Year: 1895, 185/948, District: Wellington."
  2. [S14] Newspaper - Border Chronicle (Bordertown, SA), Fri 7 Oct 1938, p3
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/212898383
  3. [S14] Newspaper - Border Chronicle (Bordertown, SA), Fri 14 Oct 1938, p8
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/212898489
Last Edited21 May 2026

Maria Florence Riches

F, #32218, b. 1877, d. 1961
Married NameMaria Florence Matthews. 
Birth*1877 Barossa, SA, Australia, RICHES, Maria Florence, Birth Year: 1877, 190/10, Father: Francis RICHES.1 
Marriage*1895 Spouse: John Matthews. Wellington, SA, Australia, John MATTHEWS, Maria RICHES, Marriage Year: 1895, 185/948.2
 
Note*bt 1900 - 1905 Other children: MATTHEWS, Violet Albeana, Birth Year: 1900, 660/115 ; MATTHEWS, Herbert Walter, Birth Year: 1905, 753/49.3 
Widow5 Oct 1938Maria Florence Riches became a widow upon the death of her husband John Matthews. 
Death*1961 Robe, SA, Australia, # 927/5384, 1961 - as Maria Florence MATTHEWS.4 

Electoral Rolls (Australia) and Census (UK/IRL)

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
1941High Street, Berwick, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: home duties. With John Maurice Matthews and Ivy Grace Matthews.5
1943Wolseley, SA, AustraliaOccupation: home duties (also Alva Dorothy, hd). With Ivy Grace Matthews.6

Family

 John Matthews b. 18 Dec 1870, d. 5 Oct 1938
Children 1.Ivy Grace Matthews b. 1912
 2.John Maurice Matthews b. 21 Oct 1917

Citations

  1. [S63] South Australian Government. BDM Index South Australia "Genealogy SA
    RICHES, Maria Florence, Birth Year: 1877, 190/10, District: Barossa, Father: Francis RICHES."
  2. [S63] South Australian Government. BDM Index South Australia "Genealogy SA
    John MATTHEWS, Maria RICHES, Marriage Year: 1895, 185/948, District: Wellington."
  3. [S63] South Australian Government. BDM Index South Australia "other children:
    Genealogy SA
    MATTHEWS, Violet Albeana, Birth Year: 1900, 660/115, District: Wellington, Father: John MATTHEWS
    Genealogy SA
    MATTHEWS, Herbert Walter, Birth Year: 1905, 753/49, District: Wellington, Father: John MATTHEWS."
  4. [S63] South Australian Government. BDM Index South Australia "Genealogy SA
    # 927/5384, 1961 - as Maria Florence MATTHEWS, registered at Robe."
  5. [S141] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1941.
  6. [S143] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1943.
Last Edited21 May 2026

Ivy Grace Matthews

F, #32219, b. 1912
Father*John Matthews b. 18 Dec 1870, d. 5 Oct 1938
Mother*Maria Florence Riches b. 1877, d. 1961
Birth*1912 Wellington, SA, Australia, MATTHEWS, Ivy Grace, Birth Year: 1912, 881/221, District: Wellington, Father: John MATTHEWS.1 
Marriage*1943 Robe, SA, Australia, James Duncan MAYES, Ivy Grace MATTHEWS, Marriage Year: 1943, 458/3115, District: Robe.2
 

Electoral Rolls (Australia) and Census (UK/IRL)

DateAddressOccupation and other people at same address
193919 Hampton Street, Goodwood, SA, AustraliaOccupation: home duties.3
1941High Street, Berwick, VIC, AustraliaOccupation: home duties. With John Maurice Matthews and Maria Florence Matthews.4
1943Wolseley, SA, AustraliaOccupation: home duties. With Maria Florence Matthews.5

Newspaper-Articles

  • 18 Jun 1943: Pretty Wedding at Pooginagoric MAYES—MATTHEWS
    Pooginagoric Cong. Church was the scene of a pretty wedding on Monday, June 7, when Miss Ivy Grace Matthews, daughter of Mrs J. Matthews, of Wolseley, was married to Mr James D. Mayes, son of Mrs Mayes, of Nhill, Victoria. The church was tastefully decorated by friends of the bride. The Rev. S. W. Parker officiated, and Mrs D. B. Rowney, of Bordertown, presided at the organ.
    The bride, who was given away by Mr J. T. Crocker, was becomingly gowned in a dusty pink frock with with navy accessories. She also car- ... of mixed flowers made by Mrs G. Dyer. She was attended by Miss Joyce Clark, in a saxe blue frock with navy accessoires. She also carried a posy of mixed flowers. Mr William Clark was best man.
    During the signing of the register, Master Ray Matthews sweetly rendered the song, "Rose of Tralee".
    As the bride left the church, two horseshoes were hung on her arm by her two small nephews, Eric Crocker and Lindsay Clark.
    After a sumptuous breakfast, attended by near relatives of the bride and groom, the happy couple left for Adelaide, where the honeymoon is being spent. The bride travelled in a dark Airforce-blue jumper suit, with navy accessories. Their future home will be at Custon.6

Citations

  1. [S63] South Australian Government. BDM Index South Australia "Genealogy SA
    MATTHEWS, Ivy Grace, Birth Year: 1912, 881/221, District: Wellington, Father: John MATTHEWS."
  2. [S63] South Australian Government. BDM Index South Australia "Genealogy SA
    James Duncan MAYES, Ivy Grace MATTHEWS, Marriage Year: 1943, 458/3115, District: Robe."
  3. [S139] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1939.
  4. [S141] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1941.
  5. [S143] Electoral Roll for Australia, 1943.
  6. [S14] Newspaper - Border Chronicle (Bordertown, SA), Fri 18 Jun 1943, p5
    https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/212906179
Last Edited21 May 2026
 

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