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Offline Lance Matthews

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Re: Matthews of King's + Queen's Counties
« Reply #9 on: Friday 02 October 09 09:20 BST (UK) »
Ronnie and I have corresponded for many years. Last September we met up in Portarlington. He is a most knowledgeable  and amicable gentleman.

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Re: Matthews of King's + Queen's Counties
« Reply #10 on: Friday 02 October 09 10:10 BST (UK) »
As you say a very nice man, I met him earlier this year when I was in Portarlington.

It was Ronnie who told me that the tendency was to Catholics to be Mathews with one "t" and for Protestants to be Matthews with two "t" in that area
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Re: Matthews of King's + Queen's Counties
« Reply #11 on: Friday 02 October 09 11:04 BST (UK) »
Yes, I would say that 2 T's for Church of Ireland. In some of the early records the name is misspelt, so you have to double check.

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Re: Matthews of King's + Queen's Counties
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 11 May 10 21:07 BST (UK) »
Many of the names are in Coolbanagher Parish.  I have been collating the records.

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Coolbanagher (Queens County, Ireland); North Creake (Norfolk); Aarhus (Denmark); Burntisland (Fife, Scotland); Rowlands Gill (Northumberland); Ballycarroll (Queens County, Ireland); Raheen (QueensCounty, Ireland)

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Re: Matthews of King's + Queen's Counties
« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 11 May 10 21:21 BST (UK) »
Interesting.

Are you able to share this information, or advise how it can be viewed.

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Re: Matthews of King's + Queen's Counties
« Reply #14 on: Tuesday 11 May 10 21:26 BST (UK) »
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coolbanagher[at]gmail.com

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Coolbanagher (Queens County, Ireland); North Creake (Norfolk); Aarhus (Denmark); Burntisland (Fife, Scotland); Rowlands Gill (Northumberland); Ballycarroll (Queens County, Ireland); Raheen (QueensCounty, Ireland)
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