Matthews, Charles Kingsley, 1915-2001

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Authorised nameMatthews, Charles KingsleyOther forms of nameMatthews, KingsleyDates of existence1915-2001BiographyKingsley Matthews was born in 1915 and moved to Ngongotahā in ca.1922. He lived in Ngongotahā, Te Kuiti, Wellington, Whangarei and then Rotorua.

Kingsley Matthews grew up in Ngongotahā, attended Ngongotahā Primary School and then Rotorua High School.

He opened his own chemist shop in Ngongotahā in ca.1951.

He was on the Ngongotahā Committee for the County Council, attended the Presbyterian church, was a member of the Ngongotahā Oddfellows, Ngongotahā Lions and Pakeke Lions.OccupationsChemist

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Interview with Kingsley Matthews, ca.2000

Matthews, Kingsley 1915-2001. Hindsight, photography by Kerry Fowler.
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SpouseMatthews, Isabel Maud

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Matthews, Charles Kingsley, 1915-2001

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