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Matthew Guy
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Name Matthew Guy Birth 5 May 1865 Dykemoor, Doddington, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
[1, 2] - Witness Role: Informant: Ann GUNTON
Gender Male Residence 3 Jun 1865 Dykemoor, Doddington, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
[1] Census 2 Apr 1871 Dykemoor, Doddington, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
[3] Age: 5y Education 2 Apr 1871 Doddington, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
[3] scholar Age: 5y Census 3 Apr 1881 Beazlings Drove, Doddington, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
[4] Age: 16y Occupation 3 Apr 1881 Doddington, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
farmer Census 5 Apr 1891 Beazlings Drove, Doddington, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
[5] Age: 25y Occupation 5 Apr 1891 Doddington, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
[5] farmers son Occupation From Oct 1891 to 1892 The Crystal Palace, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
[6] Publican Residence From Oct 1891 to 1892 The Crystal Palace, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
[7] Occupation 13 Oct 1891 [8] farmer Ω Death Informant 2 Jan 1893 Anchor Street, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
[9, 10] Cause: prematurely born - Witness Role: Principal: John Thomas William GUY
Witness Role: Informant: Matthew GUY
Occupation 2 Jan 1893 Anchor Street, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
[9] farmer Residence 2 Jan 1893 Anchor Street, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
[9] Residence 16 Mar 1894 Doddington, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
[11] Occupation 19 Mar 1894 [11] farmer Occupation 8 Apr 1894 Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
[12] farmer Residence 8 Apr 1894 Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
[12] Census 31 Mar 1901 Beazlings Drove, Doddington, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
[13] Age: 35y Occupation 31 Mar 1901 Beazlings Drove, Doddington, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
[13] farmer Age: 35y - Employer, Worker, or Own account: Own account
Residence 31 Mar 1901 Beazlings Drove, Doddington, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
[13] Age: 35y Census 2 Apr 1911 School Lane, Manea, Cambridgeshire, England
[14] Age: 45y Nationality 2 Apr 1911 [14] British Occupation 2 Apr 1911 Manea, Cambridgeshire, England
[14] farmer - Whether Employer, Worker, or Working on Own Account: Own Account
Residence From 1912 Dorothea House, Wisbech Road, Manea, March, Cambridgeshire, England
[15, 16, 17] Religion 1915 [18] Weslyian Census 19 Jun 1921 Wisbech Road, Manea, Cambridgeshire, England
[19] Age: 56y 3m Occupation 19 Jun 1921 Wisbech Road, Manea, Cambridgeshire, England
[19] agricultural smallholder - Employment: Own Account
Place of Work: Manea
Ω Marriage Witness 19 Sep 1921 St Mary's Church, Church Road, , Hanwell, Middlesex, England
[20, 21, 22] - Witness Role: Principal: Family of Arthur Lebbaeus GUY & Helen Mary GOULD
Witness Role: Best man: Frank Machin W GOULD
Witness Role: Bridesmaid: Martha Patricia GOULD
Witness Role: Bridesmaid: Winifred Florence GOULD
Witness Role: Bridesmaid: Dorothy Francis GUY
Witness Role: Bridesmaid: Florence Lillian GUY
Witness Role: Witness: Edward Stephen GOULD
Witness Role: Witness: Mary E GOULD
Witness Role: Witness: Matthew GUY
Occupation 19 Sep 1921 [23, 24] farmer - growing corn, potatoes, sugar beet
Census 29 Sep 1939 Wisbech Road, Manea, Cambridgeshire, England
[25] Occupation 29 Sep 1939 Wisbech Road, Manea, Cambridgeshire, England
[25] farmer (arable) Residence 29 Sep 1939 Wisbech Road, Manea, Cambridgeshire, England
[25] Death 11 Feb 1953 Dorothea House, Wisbech Road, Manea, March, Cambridgeshire, England
[26] Burial Manea, Cambridgeshire, England
[27] Person ID I601 jenneratons Last Modified 21 Jan 2026
Father Thomas Guy, b. 1832, Doddington, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
d. 1916 (Age 84 years)Mother Ann Gunton, b. 1 Oct 1839, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
d. Bef 1911 (Age < 71 years)Marriage 14 Apr 1860 Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
[10] Photos 
Thomas Guy and Ann Gunton
Keywords: photographFamily ID F229 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
Emily Susannah Wheeler, b. 11 Aug 1871, Soham, Cambridgeshire, England
d. 15 Dec 1962, Dorothea House, Wisbech Road, Manea, March, Cambridgeshire, England
(Age 91 years)Marriage 13 Oct 1891 St Peter & St Paul, Church Lane, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
[2, 28] - Witnessed by Pearson Guy and Alice Wheeler
Witness Role: Witness: Pearson GUY
Witness Role: Witness: Alice WHEELER
Notes - Witnesses at the wedding were Alice Wheeler and Pearson Guy.
Children 1. John Thomas William Guy, b. 12 Dec 1892, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
d. 2 Jan 1893, Anchor Street, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
(Age 0 years)2. Arthur Lebbaeus Guy, b. 16 Mar 1894, Beazlings Drove, Doddington, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
d. 30 Dec 1970, Oakfield, 261 Stansted Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England
(Age 76 years)3. Amelia Cecile Guy, b. 19 Apr 1896, Doddington, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
d. 1983, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England
(Age 86 years)4. Emily Susannah Guy, b. 1899, Doddington, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
d. 1992, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England
(Age 93 years)5. Florence Lillian Guy, b. 1905, Manea, Cambridgeshire, England
d. 1989, Slough, Buckinghamshire, England
(Age 84 years)6. Sidney Mathew Guy, b. Feb 1908, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England
d. 20 May 1965, Park House, High Street, Manea, Cambridgeshire, England
(Age 57 years)7. Dorothy Francis Guy, b. 30 Dec 1909, School Lane, Manea, Cambridgeshire, England
d. 24 Mar 2004, Reading, Berkshire, England
(Age 94 years)Photos 
Matthew Guy and Emily Wheeler 001
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Emily Susannah Wheeler, Sidney Guy, Dorothy Guy
Keywords: photograph, PlaceFamily ID F170 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 22 Dec 2025
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Event Map
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Photos 
Matthew Guy
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Matthew Guy
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Matthew Guy 001
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Matthew Guy and Emily Wheeler 001
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Matthew Guy and Emily Wheeler 001
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Media Date: 19 SEP 1921
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Media Date: 19 SEP 1921
Keywords: archive photograph
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Sources - [S2920] Birth Dykemoor, Doddington, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England 5 May 1865 Matthew Guy.
- [S295] Dorothy Rumbelow, Facing Up, 25 Jan 2025, page 3.
- [S117] Census 1871 Dykemoor Doddington, Cambridgeshire RG10/1609/64/23, 2 Apr 1871.
- [S123] Census 1881 Beezlings Doddington, Cambridgeshire RG11/1689/64/22, 3 Apr 1881.
- [S124] Census 1891 Beezlings Drove Doddington, Cambridgeshire RG12/1300/152/17, 5 Apr 1891.
- [S295] Dorothy Rumbelow, Facing Up, 25 Jan 2025, page 4 (Reliability: 2).
- [S295] Dorothy Rumbelow, Facing Up, 25 Jan 2025, page 4.
- [S29] Marriage certificate of Mathew Guy and Emily Susannah Wheeler, 13 October 1891, (GRO for England), F0932.
- [S1860] Death certificate of John Thomas William Guy, 2 January 1893, (310), F0188.
- [S69] Susan Rumbelow.
- [S18] Birth certificate of Arthur Lebbaeus Guy, 16 March 1894, (GRO for England), F0935.
- [S3368] Parish Register for Baptism of Arthur Lebbaeus Guy, St Peter & St Paul, Church Lane, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England, 8 April 1894.
- [S3365] 1901 England census, Beazlings Drove, Doddington, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England, Class: RG13; Piece: 1549; Folio: 10; Page: 12, head of household: Matthew Guy, (Class: RG13; Piece: 1549; Folio: 10; Page: 12).
- [S764] 1911 England and Wales census, School Lane, Manea, Cambridgeshire, England, RG14 PN9259 RG78PN497 RD185 SD2 ED3 SN90, head of household: Matthew Guy, (RG14 PN9259 RG78PN497 RD185 SD2 ED3 SN90).
- [S2326] Guy's Farm website "Guys Farm Manea" (Reliability: 2).
Matthew and Emily Guy and family built the house in 1912
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Keywords: photograph - [S2924] Online Database: Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire - Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire - online database.
- [S295] Dorothy Rumbelow, Facing Up, 25 Jan 2025, page 6.
- [S295] Dorothy Rumbelow, Facing Up, 25 Jan 2025, page 15.
- [S2275] Census 1921 Wisbech Road, Manea, Cambridgeshire, England RD 185 RS 2 ED 3, 4, 5, (RD 185 RS 2 ED 3, 4, 5).
- [S20] Marriage certificate of Arthur Lebbaeus Guy, 19 September 1921, (GRO for England), F0936.
QUAY 3 - [S2329] Parish Register for Marriage of Arthur Lebbaeus Guy and Helen Mary Gould, St Mary's Church, Church Road, Hanwell, Middlesex, England, 19 September 1921.
- [S2308] Announcement in Ealing Gazette and West Middlesex Observer, 24 September 1921.
Mr A. L. GUY AND MISS H. M GOULD
The wedding was solemnised on Monday at St. Mary's (Hanwell), Parish Church, of Mr. Arthur L Guy. of St. Ives, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. M Guy, of Dorothea House. Manes. Cambs, and Miss Helen Mary Gould, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. S Gould. of The Broadway, Hanwell. The Rev. T. T. Hedges officiated.
The bride, who was given away by her father. wore ivory crepe de chine veiled with georgette and embroidered with beads, and over her wreath of orange blossoms a veil belonging to the bridegroom's family. She carried a shower bouquet of white carnations and roses, and her string of pearls and diamond brooch were the gifts of the bridegroom.
There were four bridesmaids - Miss Patty Gould and Miss Winnie Gould, sisters of the bride, and Miss Lily Guy and Miss Dorothy Guy. sisters of the bridegroom. Their dresses were of pale lemon crepe de chine. with tulle veils to match, and wreaths of bronze leaves, their shower bouquets of bronze chrysanthemums and their amber necklaces bring the presents of the bridegroom.
Mrs Gould wore a dress of navy blue charmeuse embroidered with silver, and hat to match, and the bridegroom's mother a navy blue costume with hat to match Mr. F Gould supported the bridegroom as best man.
At the Conclusion of the ceremony Mr R H Kerrage played Mendlelsohn's wedding march, and afterwards forty guests attended the reception at the Park Hotel. Later in the day the bride and bridegroom left to spend their honeymoon at Babbacombe, South Devon, the bride travelling in a costume of nigger- brown gabardine, with hat to match and skunk furs.
Over sixty handsome and useful wedding presents were received.BL_0002562_19210924_062_0005
Keywords: Newspaper - [S20] Marriage certificate of Arthur Lebbaeus Guy, 19 September 1921, (GRO for England), F0936.
- [S295] Dorothy Rumbelow, Facing Up, 25 Jan 2025, page 13.
- [S2306] 1939 England & Wales census, Wisbech Road, Manea, Cambridgeshire, England, RG101/6344C/002/17, head of household: Matthew Guy, (RG101/6344C/002/17).
- [S2921] Testamentary records, England, 28 May 1953, Matthew Guy, Grant of Probate.
- [S1755] Letter from Susan to Helen Joan Moate, 27 July 2010, F0804.
- [S29] Marriage certificate of Mathew Guy and Emily Susannah Wheeler, 13 October 1891, (GRO for England), F0932.
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- [S2920] Birth Dykemoor, Doddington, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England 5 May 1865 Matthew Guy.
