His mother had been Jane Grocott or Groocock and his sister Jane was born in 1835. William Mathew went to school at Staveley, Derbyshire and his exercise book in penmanship survives, prefiguring his adult career as a law clerk and lawyer and his lifelong interest in graphics.
His mother's name was Jane Grocott or Groocock, and his sister Jane was born in 1835. William Mathew attended school at Staveley, Derbyshire, and his exercise book in penmanship foreshadowed his future career as a legal clerk and lawyer, and his lifelong interest in graphics.