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Roy William Matthews 1895 - 1972

Roy William Matthews of red cliffs, Vic Australia was born in 1895 in Sydney, NSW to William Matthews and Minnie Morris Matthews. Roy Matthews married Elsie Annie Matthews, and died at age 77 years old in 1972 in Red Cliffs, VIC.
Roy William Matthews
red cliffs, Vic Australia
1895
Sydney, NSW, Australia
1972
Red Cliffs, VIC, 3496, Australia
Male
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Roy William Matthews' History: 1895 - 1972

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  • 1895

    Birthday

    1895
    Birthdate
    Sydney, NSW Australia
    Birthplace
  • 1972

    Death

    1972
    Death date
    suicide
    Cause of death
    Red Cliffs, VIC 3496, Australia
    Death location
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    Roy William Matthews lived 5 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 77.
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In 1895, in the year that Roy William Matthews was born, on March 15th, in County Tipperary, Ireland, Michael Cleary killed his wife of 8 years, Bridget, and burned her body. His defense was that his "wife" was a changeling that was left in his real wife's place when she was abducted by fairies. He was nonetheless convicted and imprisoned for manslaughter. He spent 15 years in prison.
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In 1928, Roy was 33 years old when aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.
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Elsie Annie Matthews

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Roy William Matthews

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