Matthew Wing was the son of William Wing and Sarah Harris.

Matthew was born on Sunday 6 October 1811 in South Mimms, Middlesex.

Matthew married Harriet Squires in 1846 in the St Albans Registration District.

He had the following children from his marriage to Harriet Squires:

- George Frederick Wing	born on 11 December 1846 in London Colney, Hertfordshire.
- Mary Harriet Wing	born on 16 February 1848 in London Colney, Hertfordshire.
- William Matthew Wing	born on 23 May 1849 in London Colney, Hertfordshire.
- James Edward Wing	born on 25 February 1851 in London Colney, Hertfordshire.
- Emma Sarah Wing	born on 17 October 1852 in London Colney, Hertfordshire.
- Ada Elizabeth Wing	born on 1 March 1854 in London Colney, Hertfordshire.
- Olivia Wing	born on 27 September 1856 in London Colney, Hertfordshire.
- Clara Wing	born on 8 April 1861 in London Colney, Hertfordshire.

The places where he lived have been identified as:

From	To	Place	Source of Information
1811		South Mimms, Middlesex.	Note 1.
1851	1861	London Colney, Hertfordshire.	Notes 2 & 3.
1871		London Road, London Colney, Hertfordshire.	Note 4.
1881	1891	London Colney, Hertfordshire.	Notes 5 & 6.

Matthew was a Victualler, Grocer and Butcher.

Matthew died when he was 84 years old, on Tuesday 28 April 1896 in London Colney, Hertfordshire.  

Notes - Sources of information:

1.	See 1851 Census. Matthew's birthplace.
2.	See 1851 Census.
3.	See 1861 Census.
4.	See 1871 Census.
5.	See 1881 Census.
6.	See 1891 Census.

Census Data:

Year	Address
1851	London Colney, Middlesex.
1861	London Colney, Hertfordshire.
1871	London Road, London Colney, Hertfordshire.
1881	London Colney, Hertfordshire.
1891	London Colney, Hertfordshire.