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Glenorchy St Matthews Presbyterian

Designed by James Blackburn, who had been convicted for forgery and transported in 1833 and built by the Hobart firm of Kirk & Fisher on land that was donated by George Hull at a cost of one thousand five hundred pounds the foundation stone was laid by Sir John Franklin on the 20^th December 1839 and the building was ready for worship by 1841.

The first minister for St. Matthew’s was the Rev. Charles Simson who arrived in 1841 and remained as minister until 1870

Between the years 1842 until 1872 there were approximately 160 burials in this churchyard and after that most people were buried at Cornelian Bay

It is interesting to note that the cemetery attached to the church was at the front of the building and this land was later acquired by the Glenorchy City Council for road widening. In return the Church was given a small block of land at the rear of the Church (now used for car parking) with a house that had been occupied by the Barrow family.

It was at this time the headstones were removed and placed around the Church.

St Matthews as it is today St Matthews early 1900

Members of our families associated with this Church are Tilyard, Holly, O’Brien Hull, Barton and Butterworth

A	H	L	N	T
Arson James Farque	Harley Jane	Lane Margaret	Norris Emmnmeliza	Tilyard Sarah
	Harley Martha Euphemia	Lane Thomas	Norris Jacob	Tilyard Thomas
B	Hickman Nancy Jean	Lester John Providence		Tilyard William
Barton Mary	Holly Eliza		O
Barton William	Holly Eliza 2	M	O'Brian M Susannah	W
Branscommee Hannah	Holly Elizabeth	Macnamara James Thomas	O'Brien James	Wilson Mary Anne
Branscommee Thomas	Holly George William	Macnamara Thomas		Woodleigh Margaret Agnes
Brett Henry Richard	Holly Lot	Mann Robert	S
Brett Marion	Holly Susannah	Mathews John	Simson Elizabeth Sommerville
Butterworth Ruby Beatrice	Holly Thomas Henry
	Holly William
G	Holly William Henry
Grant Mary Ann	Hurse Rev John Henry Stewart
Grant Robert

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