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wyseass
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Lady Ellisha Mathew
« on: Saturday 19 July 08 00:11 UTC (UK) »

Who were her children?
Who was their Father?
Why did she leave the estate and all to Count Chabot if she had children? 
It would be nice to know who her children were, because one of them is meant to have been my great-great-great grandfather Rev. Robert Mathews, head master of the Diocesan School, Ballymena, Co. Antrim. But I can't find his parents any where?
Hopefully somebody can help me solve this.

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Re: Lady Ellisha Mathew
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 19 July 08 07:49 UTC (UK) »

Good morning wyseass,

Welcome to rootschat. It's best in any research to give dates - to help people find any clues.
However, I have found this which seems to indicate that Lady Elizabeth
Mathew was unmarried when she died and left her estate to Viscount de Chabot.

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=BGV_qyBZ9LoC&pg=PA112&lpg=PA112&dq=irish+peerage+tipperary+mathews+family&source=web&ots=G-o94QZkdI&sig=wFfU4ZqVqXY3C89URNsddvoNLe0&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result

best wishes
heywood
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Re: Lady Ellisha Mathew
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 19 July 08 09:15 UTC (UK) »

Hi wyseass

Glad you have joined rootschat, I was hoping to get in contact again. We might be able to knock down some brickwalls between us.

My father always believed he was descended from Lady Elizabeth Mathew. He had three names,
Captain William FitzWilliam Mathew bn abt 1796
Robert Mathew
Thomas Mathew
three sons whos father was said to have been The Prince Regent/ George 1V.

I downloaded Lady Elizabeths will and she mentions a son Capt William FitzWiliam Mathew. He was in the Bengal Army. Also found him on Ancestry censuses 1841-1861.

Back later as I have to go out for a while

Christine


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Langron - Dublin
Davies - Galway and Sligo
Doyle - Dublin and Wicklow
Trafford - Ireland ?

Page - Balham/Wandsworth
Champion - Clapham/Wandsworth
Lang - Guernsey
Pitcher - Guernsey

Docwra - Royston Hertfordshire/Chelsea London
Burgess - Chelsea and Pimlico
Hession - Mayo Ireland
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Norman - Clerkenwell, Islington and Fulham

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Re: Lady Ellisha Mathew
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 19 July 08 09:20 UTC (UK) »

Hello Christine,
this is interesting- I was intrigued by this even though nothing to do with it unlike yourself.
I was going to suggest to wyeseass that he/she gets a copy of the will. I saw on another site that someone suggests that Lady ELizabeth and The Viscount were cousins.
Also on the site I gave, it mentions Theobald Mathew who should have been the heir, I think. He was a cousin and a famous priest- his side of the family were Catholic.
I hope you get somewhere with this.

best wishes
heywood

PS
I'm not sure about this but if the children were illegitimate- would they be prevented from inheriting the estate?
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Re: Lady Ellisha Mathew
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 19 July 08 16:41 UTC (UK) »

The information that I have verified is:
My Father was Cecil Peel Beresford Mathews 1931-1991
Grandfather Alfred Henry (born in Antrim) 1897-1951
Greatgrandfather Marcus Beresford 1862-1947
Great-great-grandfather Frederick Albert 1827-?
Great-great-great-grandfather Rev. Robert Mathews 1798-?
It is documented in Father Theobald's biography that Lady Ellisha (who paid for his education) had promised to cover all his debts on her death - however this didn't happen had he had a terrible time trying to pay them off, as he head spent freely on the promise of his inheritance.
"This old lady, who by all accounts was at least as fit for a lunatic asylum as her brother George" (London Times 06/09/1843, left everything to Viscount de Chabot against the express wishes of her brother Francis James 2nd Earl of Llandaff (died 1833), who had left the estate to her.  She died 14/12/1841 in her house in Molesworth Street, Dublin.
The family over the years changed their religion to suit the times and to hold onto their title and estates, as was the way in Ireland in those days.

It is good to have found you again Christine.

I just can't seem to fine a link between Robert and Elisha (Elizabeth).

I hope somebody can help.
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Re: Lady Ellisha Mathew
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 22 July 08 09:48 UTC (UK) »

wyseass

Here is my verified family names incase you come across any information on them.

My father was Edward Matthews 1918-1991
Grandfather George Humphreys Matthews 1882-abt 1962
Gt Grandfather William Henry Dundas Matthews bn abt early 1840s
Gt Gt Grandfather John Matthews
John Matthews was living in Garville Avenue in 1864 when my Gt Grandfather William married in Donnybrook Church.

Christine
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Doyle - Dublin and Wicklow
Trafford - Ireland ?

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Champion - Clapham/Wandsworth
Lang - Guernsey
Pitcher - Guernsey

Docwra - Royston Hertfordshire/Chelsea London
Burgess - Chelsea and Pimlico
Hession - Mayo Ireland
Pateman - Litlington Cambridgeshire
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Re: Lady Ellisha Mathew
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 22 July 08 10:00 UTC (UK) »

Gt Grandfather William Henry Dundas Matthews bn abt early 1840s
Gt Gt Grandfather John Matthews
John Matthews was living in Garville Avenue in 1864 when my Gt Grandfather William married in Donnybrook Church.

If the above information is taken from William's marriage certificate: Irish marriage certificates list the residence of bride and groom at the time of the marriage which may not be the place where the parents were living.
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Re: Lady Ellisha Mathew
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 22 July 08 10:03 UTC (UK) »

Hi Heywood
Yes Lady Elizabeth and the Viscount Chabot were 1st cousins. There mothers were sisters.
Lady Elizabeths mother was Ellisha/Ellis Smyth but i do not know her sisters first name.
Lots of conflicting info found on Theobald Mathews so not sure if he was a cousin or not.

Wyseass
I found an article about George 1Vs daughter having a birthday party and Lady Elizabeths name was on the list.

Christine
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Mathew/Mathews - Tipperary
Matthews - Dublin
Langron - Dublin
Davies - Galway and Sligo
Doyle - Dublin and Wicklow
Trafford - Ireland ?

Page - Balham/Wandsworth
Champion - Clapham/Wandsworth
Lang - Guernsey
Pitcher - Guernsey

Docwra - Royston Hertfordshire/Chelsea London
Burgess - Chelsea and Pimlico
Hession - Mayo Ireland
Pateman - Litlington Cambridgeshire
Norman - Clerkenwell, Islington and Fulham

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Re: Lady Ellisha Mathew
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 22 July 08 10:15 UTC (UK) »

I love these fascinating stories and thank you for posting the bits - just to satisfy our curiosity  Shocked

When I was searching around I did read that George IV possibly/had several illiegitimate children so you never know.
I did find it odd that her will only mentioned the one child because if, as I presumed, no one could inherit die to illegitimacy then why mention that one.

I have also read that there seem to be several well documented pieces about Theobold, the priest. I think I also read that Theobold/Toby was a family name.

Somehow I always imagined that families like these would be well organised in family listings- obviously not.

good luck with it all
heywood
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Re: Lady Ellisha Mathew
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 22 July 08 10:33 UTC (UK) »

Aghadowey

I found the information when i had a free trial for the Gale Digital collections.

The date was 30th August 1864. Couple getting married were definitely my Gt Grandparents.
It said John Matthews Esq of Garville Avenue.
My Grandfather George's birth certificate gives 30 Garville Avenue as his place of birth and Williams dwelling place.

Would the marriage certificate give me much more information.
Christine
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Mathew/Mathews - Tipperary
Matthews - Dublin
Langron - Dublin
Davies - Galway and Sligo
Doyle - Dublin and Wicklow
Trafford - Ireland ?

Page - Balham/Wandsworth
Champion - Clapham/Wandsworth
Lang - Guernsey
Pitcher - Guernsey

Docwra - Royston Hertfordshire/Chelsea London
Burgess - Chelsea and Pimlico
Hession - Mayo Ireland
Pateman - Litlington Cambridgeshire
Norman - Clerkenwell, Islington and Fulham

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Re: Lady Ellisha Mathew
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 22 July 08 10:36 UTC (UK) »

Marriage certificate will list name of bride and groom, marital status, whether or not of full age, their occupations, residences at time of marriage, names and occupations of their fathers, names of two witnesses, name of informant, place and date of marriage.
Will not list birthdate, birthplaces, mothers' names, addresses of informants.
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Re: Lady Ellisha Mathew
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 22 July 08 17:55 UTC (UK) »

I have access to The Times archive, and have found a few articles on Theobald and Lady Elizabeth.  However none as wonderful as her existence at the Royal Court, which is what I was looking for, so well done and thanks for that.
I have a copy of Fr. Theobald's biography somewhere (can't find it right now). It says that Theobald spent a lot of money on the promise that Elizabeth would honour his debts on her death and then he wasn't mentioned at all in her will leaving him in an awful state and in serious debt.
In a letter to the editor of the Times (17/12/1856) from Chabot, he states that he is a first cousin of Elizabeth and is unaware of any relationship between Elizabeth and Theobald!
Theobald also had a brother called Charles.

Wyseass
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Re: Lady Ellisha Mathew
« Reply #12 on: Sunday 28 September 08 09:09 UTC (UK) »

Hi wyseass

The Mathew title became extinct on the death of Francis (second earl) in 1833 and his brothers George and Montaqu - all died childless. Their sisters lived on in Tipperary and one of them inherited the estate, which is now a stud. My cousin Elisha and I are decent but there is no title - not now.

The Chabot/Mathews line is decent from Arnold Nesbit (soi-distant Earls of Llandaff) but Arnold is not decent from Elisha. You will find the link in http://everything2.com/node/1938560. Good luck.
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Re: Lady Ellisha Mathew
« Reply #13 on: Monday 29 September 08 09:48 UTC (UK) »

The Mathew title became extinct on the death of Francis (second earl) in 1833 and his brothers George and Montaqu - all died childless. Their sisters lived on in Tipperary and one of them inherited the estate, which is now a stud.
According to my records The 2nd Earl (Franicis) had an illegitimate son called Thomas James by his girlfriend Anne West in London. He was married to Gertrude LaTouche, from a famous Dublin banking family. 
Who were the sisters?  The only sister (daughter) at this time was Lady Elizabeth (Ellisha) and she was the one who inherited the estate, and then ignored her Irish relations by leaving it to Chabot.
Therre were a few estates owned in the Thurles area by different branches of the family. Although the stud farm in Golden is a part of the original estate, I think it went down a different branch of the family stemming from the illegitimate son (James) of the first Earl.  He would have been Father Theobald's father, so Theobald and his siblings were then legitimate.
(http://www.users.qwest.net/~butchmatt/Mathewhtml/notes.html)
Thanks for your help.
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Re: Lady Ellisha Mathew
« Reply #14 on: Tuesday 16 December 08 23:15 UTC (UK) »

Mathew (not Mathews), Thomastown Castle, Tipperary - is extinct. Wades own the land and it's a stud farm. Also, I think you may be confusing Ellisha with Elisabeth. Nerys
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