• Born: 1819, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
• Christened: 28 Nov 1819, St. Mary, Eastbourne, Sussex, England ¹
• Married: 15 Apr 1841, St. Mary's Church, Eastbourne, Sussex, England ²
• Died: 11 Jan 1898, Laton House, Mayfield Place, Eastbourne, Sussex, England ³

  Research Notes:

Matilda daughter of William Morris, watch maker, and Martha (baptismal record)

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At the time of the 1851 England Census Matilda Caffyn, aged 31, born in Eastbourne Sussex, widow, schoolmistress, was living in Marine Cottages, Drove Way, Eastbourne. With her was son Walter T (6) of Eastbourne, scholar. [Son William Caffyn, age 9, was with his maternal grandfather.]

In 1854 Matilda was a beneficiary of her father's Will.

At the time of the 1861 England Census Matilda Caffyn, aged 41, born in Eastbourne Sussex, widow, school mistress, was living in Eastbourne. With her were sons William Morris (18) of Worthing Sussex, gas fitter, and Walter Thos (16) of West Hoathly Sussex, grocer's ast.

At the time of the 1871 England Census Matilda Caffyn, aged 51, born in Eastbourne Sussex, widow, needle worker, was living at 1 Glebe House, Eastbourne.

At the time of the 1881 England Census Matilda Caffyn, aged 61, born in Eastbourne Sussex, widow, was with her widowed sister-in-law Esther W Morris, annuitant, in Winton House, Grove Road, Eastbourne Sussex.

At the time of the 1891 England Census Mallilda Coffyn, aged 71, born in Eastbourne Sussex, widow, was with her nephew Thomas Morris Dicker and his family at 53 Seaside Road, Eastbourne Sussex.

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CAFFYN.—Jan. 11, at Laton House, Mayfield-place, Eastbourne, Matilda Caffyn, aged 78.

Eastbourne Chronicle, 15 January 1898, p. 4