Peggy is the youngest daughter of Stella and Jim Matthews. Her early childhood also was spent at “Campo Santo” but it was when she was a teenager that the family moved to Tamworth.
On completion of her education in Tamworth, Peggy worked in a dry cleaning business. It was whilst she was there that Peggy met her husband Vic Calohan, who worked opposite in Telecom. Vic, until his recent retirement, was a draughtsman with Telecom.
Peggy and Vic were married in Tamworth in 1949 and they have one son – Christopher, who married Christine Kelly in 1985 – and two grandchildren, Scott and Megan. Peggy and Vic now live in Tamworth.