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Mrs. Amanda Elizabeth (nee Morgan) was born in 1892 in England. She arrived in Langley from Buxton, Derbyshire, England with her husband Samuel Mathews in March 1930. She was a graduate nurse. She helped in the Cash Grocery store until the business was sold. She was an active, long time member of the Gospel Hall congregation. She died in February 1973 at the age of 81.

Frank Mathews is the son of Samuel and Amanda Mathews and brother to Stephen and Peter.

Peter Henry, age 7 1/2 arrived in Langley from Buxton, Derbyshire, England, March 1930 with his parents Samuel and Amanda Mathews. He went to the Murrayville school on 48 Avenue. Peter then went on to the T. J. Trapp Technical School in New Westminster. He pursed training in the general trades. He came first in his drafting class and went straight to work in New Westminster. Peter returned toLangley as a contractor after his marriage in 1949. He purchased a long strip of 216 street frontage at Milner including the Anglican Church manse, which was situated across from the Milner graves. He built greenhouses and extensively remodeled the manse. He also set up a workshop in Milner, which was formerly the Moir Blacksmith shop. Peter was to finish the building of the Gospel Hall in Parsion's Pond, Newfoundland and got another contract to build a house there. He brought a completley furnished house on land for $800.00 in Parson's Pond. He has since remained in Parson's Pond, Newfoundland (2003).

Samuel Edward Mathews was born in 1893 in England. Mr. S. E. Mathews arrived in Langley from Buxton, Derbyshire, England on March 30 with his wife Amanda E. and their three boys Peter Henry (age 7), Frank Samuel (age 6), and Stephen (age 4). The depression and lack of employment in England forced Samuel Mathew to immigrate to Canada. They chose Langley because they had been given free accommodation by his brother Herbert Mathews. Samuel was trained in the grocery business and was a traveling salesman, who took orders and did deliveries etc. His first job was painting the Milner Food Market and he also picked rocks in Mufford's farm fields. Samuel decided to start his own grocery business when the Murrayville Cash Grocery came up for rent. He ran his store by offering no credit (cash only); taking orders and delivering them; servicing areas not being served; and accepting payment in the form of fresh produce. He acquired the lot on the south-west corner of the five corners intersection and by 1934 built the new store. This building is now known as the Mathew's Cash Grocery, or the Bishop House.

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