Augusta Mary Matthews (1847)

Biography

Augusta Mary Matthews was born in 1847 in Royston, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, daughter of Joseph Matthews (~1816–1866) and his wife Annie Elizabeth Harridine.^[1]

In the 1851 census, Augusta M Matthews (age 3) was the granddaughter of Mary Ann Matthews in Kneesworth, Royston, Hertfordshire, England.^[2]

• • Mary Ann Matthews Head Widowed F 60 Annuitant Middlesex, England
  • Joice Clifford Visitor Widowed F 61 Annuitant Haughley, Surrey, England
  • Robert Wilskin Visitor Unmarried M 15 Apprentice chemist Cambridgeshire, England
  • Elizabeth Churchman Servant F 23 House servt Cambridgeshire, England
  • Augusta M Matthews Granddaughter F 3 Royston, Hertfordshire, England

In the 1861 census, Augusta Matthews (age 13), Scholar, was the daughter of Joseph Matthews on High Street, Royston Hertfordshire, Royston, Hertfordshire, England.^[3]

• • Joseph Matthews Head Married M 43 Chemist & druggist man Royston, Hertfordshire, England
  • Anne E Matthews Wife Married F 33 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
  • James F Matthews Son Unmarried M 15 Chemist & druggists apprentice Royston, Hertfordshire, England
  • Augusta Matthews Daughter F 13 Scholar Royston, Hertfordshire, England
  • Ernest Matthews Son M 11 Scholar Royston, Hertfordshire, England
  • Mary A Matthews Daughter F 10 Scholar Royston, Hertfordshire, England
  • Walter Stebbing Apprenctice Unmarried M 17 Chemist & druggist apprentice Norfolk, England
  • Ann Reynolds Servant Unmarried F 18 House servant Royston, Hertfordshire, England
  • Catherine Lewis Visitor Married F 31 Auctioneer... Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
  • Thomas Lewis Visitor M 0 Auctioneers son Barley, Hertfordshire, England

Augusta Mary Matthews's marriage to Arthur S Taylor was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1869 in the Royston district.^[4]

In the 1871 census, Augusta M Taylor (age 23) was the wife of Arthur J Taylor on Gensing Station Road, St Mary Magdalen, Hastings, Sussex, England.^[5]

• • Arthur J Taylor Head M 27 Chemist Combe, Cambridgeshire, England
  • Augusta M Taylor Wife F 23 Royston, Hertfordshire, England
  • Arthur E Taylor Son M 0 St Leonards, Sussex, England
  • Florence M Taylor Daughter F 1 St Leonards, Sussex, England
  • Sarah Taylor Mother F 51 Visitor wife of plumber Combe, Cambridgeshire, England
  • Ebenezer Kemp Apprentice M 17 Chemist apprentice Mayfield, Sussex, England
  • Selina Kilburn Servant F 24 General servant Cockfield, Suffolk, England
  • Ruth Blews Servant F 13 Nurse Stap ?, Cambridgeshire, England

In the 1881 census, Augusta M Taylor (age 33) was the wife of Arthur S Taylor at 29, Gensing Station Road, Hastings St Mary Magdalen, Hastings, Sussex, England.^[6]

• • Arthur S Taylor Head Married M 37 Chemist dentist employing 1 assistant Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
  • Augusta M Taylor Wife Married F 33 Royston, Hertfordshire, England
  • Florence M Taylor Daughter Unmarried F 11 Scholar St Leonard's, Sussex, England
  • Arthur E Taylor Son Unmarried M 9 Scholar St Leonard's, Sussex, England
  • Herbert L Taylor Son Unmarried M 8 Scholar St Leonard's, Sussex, England
  • Lillison M Taylor Daughter Unmarried F 6 Scholar St Leonard's, Sussex, England
  • Robert S Taylor Son Unmarried M 5 Scholar St Leonard's, Sussex, England
  • Alfred P Golding Assistant Unmarried M 19 Chemist assistant Rye, Sussex, England

In the 1901 census, Augusta M Taylor (age 53) was the married sister of Ernest Matthews on High Street, Royston, Hertfordshire, England.^[7]

• • Ernest Matthews Head Married M 51 Surgeon dentist Royston, Hertfordshire, England
  • Rosa M Matthews Wife Married F 48 Meldreth, Cambridgeshire, England
  • Augusta M Taylor Sister Married F 53 Royston, Hertfordshire, England
  • Minni Stamford Servant Single F 18 General servant domestic Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 13 February 2026)
   Matthews, Augusta Mary (Mother's maiden name: Harraden).
   GRO Reference: 1847 Oct-Nov-Dec in Royston and Buntingford Volume 06 Page 522.
2. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   Reference: HO107; Piece number: 1707; Folio: 472; Page: 13; Schedule: 57
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 13 February 2026)
   Augusta M Matthews (3) granddaughter in household of Mary Ann Matthews (60) in Kneesworth in Royston registration district in Hertfordshire, England. Born in Royston, Hertfordshire, England.
3. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   Reference: RG09; Piece number: 813; Folio: 74; Page: 9; Schedule: 42
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 13 February 2026)
   Augusta Matthews (13) daughter, Scholar, in household of Joseph Matthews (43) on High Street in Royston registration district in Hertfordshire, England. Born in Royston, Hertfordshire.
4. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005"
   Volume: 3A; Page: 279
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 13 February 2026)
   Augusta Mary Matthews marriage registered Jan-Feb-Mar 1869 in Royston.
5. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   Series: RG10; Piece number: 1032; Folio: 84; Page: 33; Schedule: 169
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 13 February 2026)
   Augusta M Taylor (23), wife, in household of Arthur J Taylor (27) on Gensing Station Road, St Mary Magdalen in Hastings registration district in Sussex, England. Born in Royston, Hertfordshire, England.
6. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   Reference: RG11; Piece number: 1028; Folio: 16; Page: 26; Schedule: 149
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 13 February 2026)
   Augusta M Taylor (33), wife, in household of Arthur S Taylor (37) at 29, Gensing Station Road in Hastings registration district in Sussex, England. Born in Royston, Hertfordshire, England.
7. ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
   Reference: RG13; Piece number: 1294; Folio: 8; Page: 8; Schedule: 42
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 13 February 2026)
   Augusta M Taylor (53), married sister, in household of Ernest Matthews (51) on High Street in Royston registration district in Hertfordshire, England. Born in Royston, Hertfordshire, England.