May 2016 Biographical Uploads

In May our busy research team added 33 biographical records to names on the website, including that of Edward Vinter Matthews, photographer, of St John’s Road, Ryde. He was the son of Mr. Frederick Matthews, photographer, and worked alongside him as Matthews & Son. He eventually succeeded his father in that business. (Click on any name below to go to a file)

ARNOLD Kathleen Harriett. 25.07.1954.

BARTLETT John Francis Napier. 26.12.1938.

BURRIDGE Anita Rose. 24.12.1996.

COVENEY Robert George (Rev). 09.11.1945.

GUBBINS Joseph. 30.08.1933.

HENSBY Arthur Ernest. 01.07.1898.

HOBGEN Paula Anna. 28.07.1954.

HOLLIS Frank William James. 10.08.1964.

HUNNYBUN Kathleen Rose Mary. 24.12.1938.

JACOBS William. 22.11.1903.

JOY Albert Edward. 05.03.1942.

MATTHEWS Edward Vinter. 27.06.1925.

MEDLEY James Edgar. 12.02.1933.

MEDLEY Laura Fanny. 15.08.1948.

OSMOND James. 01.04.1954.

PRAGNELL James Henry (RN). 31.05.1916.

PUNTER Keith Arthur (Gunner). 09.02.1953.

SKIDMORE Kathleen Ena. 05.01.1981.

SMITH Elizabeth Violet. 10.04.1925.

SOUTHCOTT Edward John. 06.01.1958.

SUTTON Richard Francis (Sir, baronet). 25.02.1891.

SWEETMAN Sarah. 13.10.1884.

TAYLOR Edward James. 08.05.1960.

THOMPSON James. 26.05.1860.

TOPLEY Susannah Elizabeth Caroline Matilda. 11.12.1945.

VANNER Beatrice Linda. 01.10.1969.

VANNER Betty Louise. Jan 1980.

VANNER George Henry. 01.09.1960.

VIVIAN Ella Violet. 21.11.1933.

WALLIS John. 26.01.1875.

WALLIS Mary Ann. 08.08.1932.

WHITEWOOD John Rowland. 11.09.2011.

WILLIAMS-FREEMAN Catherine Louisa Annie. 25.07.1926.

Image source: the back from an original Matthews photograph
Examples of Matthews work can be found at Gordon Childs website of Island Photographers