Matilda Wells was born 18 March 1850 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia to Henry Wells (1808-1870) and Mary Ann Playford (1817-1897) and died 21 July 1918 182 Castlereagh Street, Redfern, New South Wales, Australia of unspecified causes.
Daniel Corkery Born 2 Mar 1844 Sydney NSW Australia. (Daniel was born in a tent in the grounds of Admiralty House. His father James Corkery was brought over from County Cork Ireland as a house Carpenter to help build Admiralty House. His mother was Mary Ann Connor b 1813 - d 1895, From County Cork, Ireland. Died 13 July 1935 Waterloo, NSW, Australia.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Florence Matilda Corkery (1875-1961) | 23 January 1875 Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia | 3 May 1961 Balmain, New South Wales, Australia | Robert William Bailey Johnstone (1874-1956) |
| William John Corkery (1876-1876) | |||
| Ethel Maud Corkery (1877-1944) | 10 October 1877 Redfern, New South Wales, Australia | 31 July 1944 Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Margaretta Grace Corkery (1879-1953) | |||
| Elsie May Corkery (1882-1943) | 4 January 1882 Redfern, New South Wales, Australia | 17 January 1943 86 Anglo Road, Campsie, New South Wales, Australia | Leopold Alfred Lander (1884-1938) |
| James Henry Corkery (1884-1941) | |||
| William J Corkery (1886-1939) | |||
| Ivy Violet Corkery (1889-1969) | |||
| Olive Pearl Corkery (1891-1962) | |||
| Vera Estelle Corkery (1893-1948) | 1893 Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia | 1 October 1948 Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia | William John Appleton Wark (1895-1973) |
- Florence Matilda Corkery b 23 January 1875 d 1961 Married Robert William Bailey Johnstone.
- William John Corkery b 1876 d 1876
- Ethel Maud Corkery b1877 d 1944
- Margaretta Grace Corkery b 17 November 1879 d 1953 Married Alfred Herbert Jones in 1904.
- Elsie May Corkery b 1882 d 1943 married Leopold Alfred Lander in 1908.
- James Henry Corkery b 1884 d 1941 married Elsie A A Redfern in 1934.
- William J Corkery b 2 March 1886 d 1939 Married Emily May Day on 27 December 1905.
- Ivy Violet Corkery b 1889 d 1969 Married Herbert Clement Cole in 1907.
- Olive Pearl Corkery b 1891 d 1962 Married Sydney G Sampson in 1908.
- Vera Estelle Corkery b 1893 d 1948 married William John Appleton Wark on 24 Sep 1921.
- Ethel Maud known as Maud was also a beautiful needlewoman, she was a dressmaker, never married and from reports was a typical "Old Maid".
- The Corkery girls were like their mother, little, petit women. Each girl had the most beautiful Wedding Gown all made by Maud.
- William John corkery b 1886 is how he was known all his life. A family bible has shown that his older brother who died as an infant was named William John corkery and he was actually named William James Corkery by his mother but everyone assumed the J stood for John. I don't think he even knew his middle name was James. he always called himself William John Corkery.
- Florence M Corkery birth rego NO 5326/1875 death rego No 9655/1961.
- William John Corkery Death rego NO 3877/1876.
- Ethel Maud Corkery birth rego No 5731/1877 death rego No 19013/1944.
- Margaretta Grace Corkery birth rego No 6708/1879 death Rego no 12598/1953.
- Elsie May Corkery birth rego no 7978/1882 death rego no 1466/1943.
- James Henry Corkery birth rego no10104/1884 death rego no 16240/1941.
- William J Corkery birth rego no 11169/1886 death rego 382/1939.
- Ivy Violet Corkery birth rego no 8361/1889 death rego 11445/1969.
- Olive Pearl Corkery birth rego no 30112/1891 death rego no 29362/1962.
- Vera Estelle Corkery birth rego no 37868/1893 death rego no 27143/1948.
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Jessica Weldon, Matilda Wells is my 2nd GGrand Mother.