Stephen Benjamin Matthews

Stephen married Lydia Matilda Paxton on 20 Oct 1875 in Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Lydia (daughter of David Jesse Paxton, 1820 Settler and Harriet Mathilda Painter, 1820 Settler) was born on 1 Apr 1853 in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa; died on 2 Jan 1917 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mary Matilda Lash Matthews was born on 23 Jul 1876 in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 1 Oct 1876 in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
2. Annie Elizabeth Lash Matthews was born on 4 Oct 1877 in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa; was christened on 18 Nov 1877 in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
3. Herbert Lewis Lash Matthews was born on 27 Jul 1879 in Umtata, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 9 Sep 1916.
4. Ivy Emma Lash Matthews was born about Apr 1884; died on 6 Jun 1939.
5. Winifred E Lash Matthews was born about 1885.
6. Gordon Paxton Lash Matthews was born on 3 Aug 1886 in Umtata, Eastern Cape, South Africa; died on 5 May 1949 in Selukwe, Zimbabwe (Rhodesia).
7. Hilda Eva Lash Matthews was born on 11 Mar 1888; died on 9 Aug 1957 in Umtali, Zimbabwe.
8. Decima Ina Lash Matthews was born on 16 May 1895 in Umtata, Eastern Cape, South Africa.