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Matthew Maw

Matthew Maw[1]

Male 1824 - 1901  (77 years)


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  • Name Matthew Maw  [2] 
    Birth 1824  Bigby, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 5 Jan 1825  All Saints Church, Bigby, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 6 Jun 1841  Louth, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Priory Eastgate 
    Occupation 6 Jun 1841  Louth, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Schoolboy 
    Census 30 Mar 1851  Thornton Curtis, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Town Street 
    Occupation 30 Mar 1851  Thornton Curtis, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Farmer of 250 acres and was employing 3 men and outdoor labourer 
    Visiting 7 Apr 1861  Barrow Upon Humber, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Grove House 
    Occupation 7 Apr 1861  Barrow Upon Humber, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Farmer of 764 acres, employing 16 men and 6 boys 
    Probate 27 Jun 1861  Principal Registry Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    of uncle George Maw 
    • MAW George Esq. 27 June 1861.
      The Will of George Maw late of Grove House in the Parish of Barrow in the County of Lincoln Esquire deceased who died 3 April 1861 at Barrow aforesaid was proved at the Principal Registry by the oath of Matthew Maw of Cleatham in the Parish of Manton in the said County Esquire the Nephew the sole Executor.
      Effects under £45,000.
    Census 2 Apr 1871  Cleatham, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Cleatham Villa, Manton 
    Occupation 2 Apr 1871  Cleatham, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Farmer of 993 acres and was employing 24 men and 8 boys 
    Probate 13 Jul 1876  Principal Registry Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    of sister Georgiana Maw 
    • MAW Georgiana. 13 July 1876.
      The Will of Georgiana Maw late of Barton-upon-Humber in the County of Lincoln Spinster who died 17 June 1786 at the City of York was proved at the Principal registry by William Maw of Walk House in the Parish of Thornton Curtis in the said County and Matthew Maw the Younger of Cleatham in the said County Gentlemen the Brothers the Executors.
      Effects under £10,000.
    Probate 28 May 1880  Lincoln, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    of uncle Matthew Maw 
    • MAW Matthew Esq. 28 May 1880.
      The Will with a Codocil of Matthew Maw late of Cleatham Hall in the Parish of Manton in the County of Lincoln Esquire who died 18 April 1880 at Cleatham Hall was proved at Lincoln by William Maw of Walk House in the Parish of Thornton Curtis in the said County and Matthew Maw of Cleatham Hall Esquires the Nephews and George Maw of 49 Longridge Road South Kensington in the County of Middlesex Stockbroker the Great-Nephew the Executors.
      Personal Estate under £140,000.
    Census 3 Apr 1881  Cleatham, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 3 Apr 1881  Cleatham, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Farmer 
    Census 5 Apr 1891  Cleatham, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Cleatham Hall, Manton 
    Occupation 5 Apr 1891  Cleatham, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Farmer (Employer) 
    Burial Feb 1901  St Hybald, Manton, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • First name(s) Matthew Last name Maw Birth year 1825 Death year 1901 Age 76 Burial year 1901 Burial ground St Hybald Parish Manton County Lincolnshire Country England Notes [church is now a private residence and details of owners unknown][stone not found in 2006][age calculated] Husband of Alice Mary Maw Reference 46 Record set Lincolnshire Monumental Inscriptions Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Record collection Deaths & burials Collections from Great Britain
      Lincolnshire Family History Society
      Transcriptions © Lincolnshire Family History Society
    Death 10 Feb 1901  Cleatham, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Probate 20 May 1901  Lincoln, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Maw Matthew of Cleatham Hall near Kirton in Lindsey Lincolnshire gentleman died 10 February 1901 Probate Lincoln 20 May 1901 to Arthur Matthew Maw and George Maw gentlemen Effects £36936 15. 10d.
    _UID 6C7C3F937418453497D5DBF3D19FB4506D30 
    Person ID I5490  The Maw Family Tree
    Last Modified 4 Aug 2021 

    Father William Maw,   b. 19 Apr 1785, Bigby, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan-Mar 1843, District Caistor Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Ann,   b. Abt 1789, Grayingham, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1861, Bigby, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Family ID F2621  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alice Mary Seaton,   b. 17 Sep 1845, Whissendine, , Rutland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1898, Cleatham, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Marriage 20 Oct 1864  St Mary, Sunbury On Thames, London, , England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14] 
    • First name(s) ALICE MARY Last name SEATON Marriage quarter 4 Marriage year 1864 Registration month -
      MarriageFinder™ ALICE MARY SEATON married
      Matthew Maw District Staines District number - County Middlesex Country England Volume 3A Page 21 Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Marriages & divorces Collections from United Kingdom
    Children 
     1. Alice Sarah Maw,   b. 7 Sep 1865, Cleatham, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between Jan and Mar 1918, District Gainsborough Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 52 years)
     2. Harriet Mary Anne Maw,   b. 24 Jun 1867, Cleatham, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Apr 1914, Crofthill Chirnside, Berwick, , Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
     3. Arthur Matthew Maw,   b. 31 Oct 1869, Cleatham, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1944, War Memorial Hospital, Scunthorpe, , Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F1791  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Oct 2017 

  • Notes 
    • Cleatham Hall, Lincolnshire
      From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediah
      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleatham_Hall,_Lincolnshire


      Cleatham Hall
      Cleatham Hall is an English country house located near Manton in Lincolnshire, England. The building is of special interest and has a Grade II listing on the National Heritage List for England.[1] The main building was constructed in 1855 but some of it dates back to the 18th and perhaps the 17th century.[1] The Hall was, in its early years, in the ownership of ancestors of Charles Darwin. It is now a boutique hotel and event venue.


      Contents
      1      Architecture
      2      Early residents
      3      The Maw family
      4      References
      5      External links
      Architecture
      Cleatham Hall main house dates to 1855; it is south-facing, of 2-stories and 5-bays and is in the Classical Revival style. English Heritage, following Pevsner, speculate that the architect was J. M. Hooker of Tunbridge Wells; the practice of Hooker & Wheeler were responsible for the design of the parish church in nearby Manton, and John Marshall Hooker was the architect of the vicerage.[2] 19th-century sections of the hall are of rendered brick construction, whilst earlier sections are limestone rubble, and later sections in yellow brick.[1]

      The hall's central bay is demarcated by full-height pilasters with a central recessed channel. The panelled door and ground-floor sash-windows are surmounted by hoods with moulded cornices supported by carved consoles. First-floor windows are surmounted by pediments, again with cornices and consoles. A string course on brackets divides the stories. The roof is of slate and lead, with brick stacks. The roof-line is defined by a moulded cornice and parapet supported by triglyphs and modillions, and with friezes in panels above the pilasters. The right-side garden elevation is of similar style, and has a full-height canted bay window. The left-side elevation is more plain yellow-brick construction.[1]

      The interior features a geometrical stone staircase with slender cast-iron balusters and decorated with moulded cornices and wall-niches. Ground-floor rooms have plaster cornices and ceiling roses, dado rails, and panelled doors, window shutters and shutter boxes.[1]

      The hall is sited in a 13 acres (5.3 ha) estate,[3] with a walled-garden to the north, and outbuildings including an 1802 coach-house designed by William Fowler.[2] Nikolaus Pevsner, on his visit, noted that the estate has been "deparked", and comments that Mr. Maw's pre-1855 house was a "Georgian box".[2]

      Early residents

      Family tree of the Darwins of Cleatham

      Sale notice for Cleatham Estate in 1800
      Charles Darwin mentioned in his writings that his ancestor William Darwin (1575-1644) owned the estate at Cleatham in about 1600. He described him as someone who "considered himself a gentleman, bore arms and married a lady. He was also yeoman of the armoury of Greenwich to James 1 and Charles I."[4] It passed through successive generations of the Darwin family as shown in the pedigree chart. Charles Darwin describes these ancestors in the following terms.

      "The second William Darwin (born 1620) served as Captain-Lieutenant in Sir W. Pelham's troop of horse, and fought for the king. His estate was sequestrated by the Parliament, but he was afterwards pardoned on payment of a heavy fine. In a petition to Charles II he speaks of his almost utter ruin from having adhered to the royal cause, and it appears that he had become a barrister. This circumstance probably led to his marrying the daughter of Erasmus Earle, Sergeant-at-law; and hence Erasmus Darwin derived his Christian name.
      "The eldest son from this marriage, William (born 1655), married the heiress of Robert Waring, of Wilsford, in the county of Nottingham. This lady also inherited the manor of Elston, which has remained ever since in the family. This third William Darwin had two sons — William, and Robert who was educated as a barrister, and who was the father of Erasmus."[5]
      According to Charles Darwin the Cleatham Estate was sold by the Darwin family in 1760. The new owner was Charles Wigelsworth (1716-1783) who was described as "a gentleman". In his Will of 1783 he leaves the house to his eldest son Charles Wigelsworth[6] of Louth who died in 1799. In 1801 it was sold to George and Matthew Maw.

      The Maw family

      Map Cleatham 1885
      George Maw (1754-1829) and Matthew Maw (1746-1816) who bought Cleatham Hall in 1801 were brothers. They both farmed the land for some years and then Matthew who was a bachelor sold his share to his brother George. George and his wife Sarah (nee Burwill) lived there for many years with their children. When George died in 1829 he left the property to his son Matthew Maw (1792-1880).[7]

      Matthew who did not marry lived at Cleatham for many years and became very wealthy. In 1855 he decided to make substantial alterations and additions to the existing house. The 1871 Census describes him as "a gentleman landowner". His probate record notes that in 1880 he had a personal estate of £140,000[8] which is £16 million today.

      When he died in 1880 he left his property to his nephew Matthew Maw (1824-1901). Matthew was born in 1824 and was the son of William Maw of Bigby. In 1864 he married Alice Mary Seaton (1846-1898) daughter of Reverend Seaton of Colton.[9] When he died in 1901 his eldest son Arthur Matthew Maw (1869-1944) became the owner of Cleatham Hall.

      Arthur married in 1892 Lucy Dora Hargreaves Stephenson who was the daughter of John Stephenson of Somerley Brigg.[10] Their youngest son Wing Commander Roger Maw (1906-1992) was famous for the part he played in the escape from the German prisoner of war camp Stalag Luft III in 1943. This incident was immortalised in the book The Wooden Horse by Eric Williams and the subsequent movie of the same name.[11]

      References
      Historic England. "Cleatham Hall (1083030)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
      Antram, N; Pevsner, N; Harris, J (1989). The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (revised edition). Yale University Press. p. 550.
      "MAGIC Map Application". DEFRA MAGIC Map. DEFRA.
      Charles Darwin, "The Life of Erasmus Darwin", p. 7. Online reference
      Charles Darwin, "The Life of Erasmus Darwin", p. 8. Online reference
      Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 1105
      The National Archives; Kew, England; Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 1767
      Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London,
      Walford County families of the United Kingdom, 1899, p. 704.
      Walford's County Families of the United Kingdom, Part 2, 1912, p. 791. Online reference

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