Morning! Sorry for delay in replying - was absolutely overwhelmed by both replies, and shared with my brothers, mum and stepfather (who started the curiosity in the first place). My brother Dominic has spent some time since trying to find links, and I have included what he has come across at the bottom of this posting - let me know whether it makes sense please! Please note I can't work out how to reply to personal messages or even send them, (not sure if my profile settings are correct) so am putting all the information on here!!
Wyseass (sorry, I don't know what else to call you!) - thank you for your kind words. I remember going to see my Grandad in Greystones when I was little (not as well as I would like though), and have very vivid memories of some of the local places around that area.
I would love to see the family tree - we did live in Brazil for a couple of years in the 1970s, following that a short spell in Iran (just before the Shah was deposed), and then back to England. Dad lived in Menorca for the last 8 years of his life on a boat, sailing was in his heart.
Here's some information you may already have, but anyway...
John Beresford Mathews b 11/11/40 - son of Marcus Beresford and Doris Woodhall (married 12/12/39
married Eileen Walke (don't know exact date but was in 1962)
daughter: Maria Doris Mathews b 15/8/62
her sons: Marcus Jon Cooke b 2/9/88 and Calum Conroy b 26/04/98
son: Charles Beresford Mathews b 10/11/63
his children: Christopher Mathews b 27/5/90, Laura Sophie Mathews b 21/6/92
son: Dominic Beresford Mathews 29/12/66 - no children
then John married Shirley Wright and they adopted a daughter in Brazil, Joanna Siobhan Mathews - no children (but getting married in 2 weeks
Chris
What a star you are!! Thanks so much for the picture. Apparently my Dad did have a copy of this and my brother and him had discussed it in March.
My Mum has done alot of genealogy on my grandmother Doris, but was unable to get any information earlier than 1911 census on my grandfather - and you gave me the faces and filled in the gaps with the names and nicknames - I really appreciate it. Dad reckoned I looked like Nancye, not sure but he had the look of her and his Dad!
My Mum also said she remembered Brian Mackenzie!
I would love to see details of the tree and fill in any gaps that I can. I wonder if you can tell me if the crest is the same as the one on my brother's link - anyway good to meet, and I am now intrigued as to what else I find out about any other relatives I may have that I don't know about - should be some more out there!!
Am including the emails from Dominic in another post, as it won't all fit in one
That's it folks - let me know what you know
Thanks very much indeed, this has helped both me and my brother at a very difficult time.
Maria
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