Matilda Jane Amelia Gay

Alternate Names
Matilda Jane Amelia Wherrett (Married Name)
Birth Date
On 1826 May 29 (Born)
Death Date
On 1901 April 20 (Died)
Gender
Female

Matilda traveled across the sea with her son, Edward Aaron Wherrett, by way of the ship Hudson. They both continued their journey to Utah by crossing the plains as part of the Hyde company. Upon arrival to Utah, Matilda eventually remarried and is found living in the household of her second husband, George Tomlinson, in census records.

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