Sarah Ann Matthews

Blackburn Hebrew Congregation and its Ministers by Hilary Thomas. Reverend Newman was succeeded at Blackburn in early 1905 by Reverend Eli Matthews who stayed with the community for five years, during which time the Grand Order of Israel Friendly Society, known as Sir Moses Montefiore Lodge was established, as was a Bikur Cholim to help the sick and needy of the community. The untimely death of Sarah the wife of Rev. Matthews in 1909, prompted his move to South Africa.

England and Wales Death Registration Index Name: Sarah Ann Matthews Event Type: Death Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun Registration Year: 1909 Registration District: Blackburn County: Lancashire Event Place: Blackburn, Lancashire, England Age: 28 Birth Year (Estimated): 1881 Volume: 8E Affiliate Line Number:141