Matson Genealogical Records
Matson Birth & Baptism Records
An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Digital images of baptism registers, searchable by a name index, the primary source for birth documentation before 1837. They may record the date a child was born and/or baptised, their parents' names, occupations, residence and more.
Digital images of baptism registers, searchable by a name index. They essentially record births, but may also include places of residence and occupations.
An index to and images of close to 1.1 million baptism records from the Church of England. The records were typically made shortly after a child's birth and consist of the child's name, date of baptism, parents' names, residence, father's occupation and occasionally other details.
An index to and images of registers recording around 850,000 baptisms, that may list parents' names, residences, occupations and other details.
Matson Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Digital images of marriage registers, searchable by a name index. They may list residence, marital status, witnesses and more.
Details on those who were married at the church between 1553 and 1812. Information given usually includes abode and marital status. After April 1837 father's names and ages are recorded.
A searchable transcript recording marriages solemnised at Matson between 1561 and 1809. Details may include residence, marital status and witnesses.
Brief notes on marriages that occurred at the church between 1675 and 1724.
Matson Death & Burial Records
An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Digital images of burial registers, searchable by a name index. They may include the deceased's name, residence and age. Some records may contain the names of relations, cause of death and more.
A name index linked to original images of the burial registers of the church. Records document an individual's date of death and/or burial, age residence and more.
An index of burials recorded at St Katherine, Matson_. The index includes the name of the deceased, the date of burial, age (where available) and occasionally other notes.
An index to and images of registers recording over 820,000 burials. They typically list name, age, date of burial, residence; but may occasionally include other details.
Matson Census & Population Lists
An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.
The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
Four lay subsidies that record tax levied on real estate.
An index to 14,195 wills proved by the Consistory Court of Gloucester. The index includes the testor's name, residence, occupation document type and reference.
The 1901 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
Newspapers Covering Matson
A record of births, marriages, deaths, legal, political, organisation and other news from the Gloucester area. Original pages of the newspaper can be viewed and located by a full text search.
A local newspaper including news from the Cheltenham area, family announcements, business notices, advertisements, legal & governmental proceedings and more.
A searchable newspaper providing a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Cheltenham district. Includes obituaries and family announcements.
Local news; notices of births, marriages and deaths; business notices; details on the proceedings of public institutions; adverts and a rich tapestry of other local information from the Gloucester district. Every line of text from the newspaper can be searched and images of the original pages viewed.
Regional news; notices of births, marriages and deaths; business notices; details on the proceedings of public institutions; adverts and a rich tapestry of other regional information from the Gloucestershire district. Every line of text from the newspaper can be searched and images of the original pages viewed.
Matson Wills & Probate Records
Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.
Digital images of over 85,000 wills and inventories, searchable by a name index. The records may provide information on possessions, land held and family relationships.
An index to wills proved in the Consistory Court of Gloucester. The index includes the testator's name & residence.
An index to probates and administrations granted by the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Worcester. Contains the deceased's name, occupation, residence and whether the grant was for probate or administration. Also lists which records contain an inventory.
An index to estate administrations performed by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. The index covers the southern two thirds of England & Wales, but may also contain entries for northerners.
Matson Immigration & Travel Records
A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.
A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.
An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.
Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.
Details on thousands of 17th century British immigrants to the U.S., detailing their origins and nature of their immigration.
Matson Military Records
A digital library containing artifacts and commentary relating to military history in Gloucestershire. Includes a database of soldiers and digital images of all kinds of military paraphernalia and ephemera.
A chronological account of the war from the perspective of part of Gloucestershire. Contains lists of many men from the area who served.
A list of names found on World War One monuments in Gloucestershire, with some service details.
A list of names found on World War Two monuments in Gloucestershire, with some service details.
A searchable list of over 100,000 British Army POWs. Records contains details on the captured, their military career and where they were held prisoner.
Matson Court & Legal Records
Abstracts of records detailing the deaths of landowners in Gloucestershire and the inheritance of their lands.
Abstracts of inquisitions post mortem from the Court of Chancery from the reign of Charles I. These records were made on the death of landowners and can contain considerable details on landholdings and families. Ages are often recorded.
Abstracts of records detailing the deaths of landowners in Gloucestershire and the inheritance of their lands.
Abstracts of records detailing the deaths of landowners in Gloucestershire and the inheritance of their lands.
Transcriptions of pleas brought before a court. They largely concern land disputes.
Matson Taxation Records
Four lay subsidies that record tax levied on real estate.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
An index linked to original images of registers recording apprenticeship indentures. Details are given on the trade and nature of apprenticeship. Many records list the parents of the apprentice.
A compilation of records from the Court of the Exchequer primarily dealing with taxes and land. These records are in Latin.
Matson Land & Property Records
Abstracts of records detailing the deaths of landowners in Gloucestershire and the inheritance of their lands.
Abstracts of inquisitions post mortem from the Court of Chancery from the reign of Charles I. These records were made on the death of landowners and can contain considerable details on landholdings and families. Ages are often recorded.
Four lay subsidies that record tax levied on real estate.
Abstracts of records detailing the deaths of landowners in Gloucestershire and the inheritance of their lands.
Abstracts of records detailing the deaths of landowners in Gloucestershire and the inheritance of their lands.
Matson Directories & Gazetteers
An exhaustive gazetteer, containing details of settlement's history, governance, churches, postal services, public institutions and more. Also contains lists of residents with their occupation and address.
A directory of residents and businesses; with a description of each settlement, containing details on its history, public institutions, churches, postal services, governance and more.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key historical and contemporary facts. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions. Also contains a list of residents and businesses for each place.
Matson Cemeteries
Photographs and descriptions of Gloucestershire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.
Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.
Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles.
Several thousand transcribed memorials remembering those connected with the nautical occupations.
Matson Obituaries
The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.
A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.
A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.
This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.
A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.
Matson Histories & Books
A history of Catholicism in South West England with biographies of noted Catholics. Contains details of the Dominican, Benedictine, and Franciscan orders.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Photographs of monuments, stained glass windows, fonts, memorials and other architectural facets of parish churches in Gloucestershire.
Low-resolution photographs of 379 CoE churches in the county.
Photographs and images of churches in Gloucestershire.
Matson School & Education Records
A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.
A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.
A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.
Matson Occupation & Business Records
A database of profiles of Gloucestershire pubs and breweries.
An introduction to smuggling on the west coast of Britain & the Isle of Man, with details of the act in various regions.
A list of Gloucestershire boys who were apprenticed to the Carpenters Company in London. Includes father's names.
A list of Gloucestershire boys who were apprenticed to the Company of Stationers in London. Includes father's names.
Histories of Gloucestershire pubs, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Matson
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Matson Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Pedigrees compiled from a late 17th century heraldic visitation of Gloucestershire. This work records the lineage, descendants and marriages of families who had a right to bear a coat of arms.
Photographs and descriptions of Gloucestershire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
Matson Church Records
The parish registers of __PLACE__ are the primary source for birth, marriage and death details before civil registration (1837). A full index to names with original images of the registers are available between 1553 and 1812. Parish registers can assist tracing a family as far back as 1553.
An index to and images of registers recording over 2.25 million baptisms, marriages and burials.
A history of Catholicism in South West England with biographies of noted Catholics. Contains details of the Dominican, Benedictine, and Franciscan orders.
Photographs of monuments, stained glass windows, fonts, memorials and other architectural facets of parish churches in Gloucestershire.
Low-resolution photographs of 379 CoE churches in the county.
Biographical Directories Covering Matson
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
A directory containing lengthy biographies of noted British figures. The work took over two decades to compile. Biographies can be searched by name and are linked to images of the original publication.
Matson Maps
Digital images of maps covering the county.
A useful map of the county, charting settlements and important landmarks, such as turnpikes, parks, castles, abbeys etc.
Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.
Maps showing settlements, features and some buildings in mainland Britain.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
Matson Reference Works
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.
A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms.
Civil & Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Historical Description
MATSON is a small parish, a quarter of a mile southeast of the road between Gloucester and Upton St. Leonard’s, 2 ½ miles south-east from Gloucester, in the Northern division of the county, Dudstone and King's Barton hundred, Gloucester union, county court district and petty sessional division, and in the rural deanery, archdeaconry and diocese of Gloucester. In 1892 a portion of the parish of Upton St. Leonard’s was added to this parish for ecclesiastical purposes only. The church of St. Katherine (so named in 1893) is a building of stone in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave, north porch and central turret containing one bell. The original church (the dedication of which was unknown) was rebuilt in 1739, by Albinia, widow of Gen. Selwyn, formerly governor of Jamaica: the chancel was rebuilt in 1852, and the church restored in 1876, but in 1893—94 it was entirely rebuilt at a cost of £1,650, including internal fittings, and now affords 200 sittings. The register dates from the year 1553. The living is a rectory, net yearly value £240, including glebe (£220), with residence, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Gloucester, and held since 1875 by the Rev. William Bazeley MA. of Christ’s College, Cambridge. A sum of about £1 12s. 6d. yearly derived from Cox’s (Badgworth) charity, is devoted to the provident funds of the parish. The earliest mention of this place, under the name of “Mattesdon,” is found in the registers of St. Peter’s Abbey, Gloucester: the manor belonged in the 11th century to the De Mattesdons, who held it until 1457. Ralph De Mattesdon gave to the monks of St. Peter the church of Mattesdon, in the time of Abbot William (1113—1130): an ancient family named Robins, who gave their name to Matson Hill, were tenants under the abbey for many generations. The present manor house was built in 1594 by Sir Ambrose Willoughby, a descendant of the lords of Parham, Eresbv and Willoughby: it was sold to Jasper Selwyn, of King Stanley, in 1597: the Selwyns occupied it till the death of George Augustus Selwyn, the celebrated wit, in 1791; it then passed into the Townshend family, one of whom has married the heiress of the Selwyns in 1730. The Hon. Robert Marsham Townshend, of Frognal, Kent, is lord of the manor. The late Dr. G. A. Selwyn, metropolitan of New Zealand, and subsequently bishop of Lichfield, who died 11th April, 1878, was a member of the Selwyn family, of Matson. Matson was the head quarters of the Royal army during the siege of Gloucester in 1643, and the manor house was occupied by King Charles and his two elder sons. The manor house is occupied by the Hon. Maria Elizabeth Rice. The soil is clayey; subsoil, clay. The land is nearly all in pasture. The area is 655 acres; rateable value, £2,321; the population of the civil parish in 1891 was 120, and of the ecclesiastical parish in 1891, 345.
By Local Government Board Order 16,525, March 25, 1885, detached parts' of the parishes of South Hamlet, Tuffley, Barton St. Mary, Wootton St. Mary and Upton St. Leonard were added to Matson, and under the provisions of the “Divided Parishes Act, 1882,” a detached part of Matson has been transferred to Upton St. Leonard.
Robins Wood Hill quite separates the east and west sides of the parish.
School (mixed), built in 1884 by the Hon. Misses Rice, & now (1897) about to be enlarged for 84 children; average attendance, 80; there is a residence for the mistress.
Most Common Surnames in Matson
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Dudstone and Kings Barton Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jones | 11 | 1:7 | 0.17% | 2 |
| 2 | Holder | 8 | 1:9 | 1.14% | 124 |
| 2 | Ind | 8 | 1:9 | 5.97% | 717 |
| 4 | Hiram | 7 | 1:10 | 70.00% | 5,399 |
| 5 | Rice | 4 | 1:18 | 1.32% | 326 |
| 5 | Ainge | 4 | 1:18 | 20.00% | 3,335 |
| 5 | Bazeley | 4 | 1:18 | 57.14% | 6,949 |
| 8 | Townsend | 3 | 1:24 | 0.33% | 89 |
| 8 | Brazington | 3 | 1:24 | 4.23% | 1,286 |
| 10 | Acreman | 2 | 1:37 | 15.38% | 4,515 |
| 11 | Smith | 1 | 1:73 | 0.01% | 1 |
| 11 | Wood | 1 | 1:73 | 0.07% | 33 |
| 11 | McDonald | 1 | 1:73 | 0.81% | 767 |
| 11 | Webb | 1 | 1:73 | 0.04% | 15 |
| 11 | Payne | 1 | 1:73 | 0.10% | 78 |
| 11 | Long | 1 | 1:73 | 0.08% | 47 |
| 11 | Miles | 1 | 1:73 | 0.11% | 91 |
| 11 | French | 1 | 1:73 | 0.26% | 247 |
| 11 | Austin | 1 | 1:73 | 0.50% | 502 |
| 11 | Humphreys | 1 | 1:73 | 1.39% | 1,269 |
| 11 | Cummins | 1 | 1:73 | 0.83% | 781 |
| 11 | Gwilliam | 1 | 1:73 | 0.43% | 420 |
| 11 | Woolford | 1 | 1:73 | 2.13% | 1,784 |
| 11 | Fern | 1 | 1:73 | 3.33% | 2,491 |
| 11 | Toomey | 1 | 1:73 | 2.22% | 1,838 |
| 11 | Bick | 1 | 1:73 | 0.55% | 539 |
| 11 | Hamlett | 1 | 1:73 | 3.70% | 2,683 |
| 11 | Hewinson | 1 | 1:73 | 6.25% | 3,904 |