Hi RnD
Here are some mentions from The Times newspaper:
17 Oct 1939 - Deaths
SHORTO On Oct 11 1939, suddenly, at Pernambuco, Brazil, Henry Ralph Shorto OBE
23 June 1941 - Marriages
SHORTO:RAE - On June 14 1941, at Peebles, Lieutenant Commander Ralph Russell Shorto, DSC RN, to Kathleen Mary Rae.
31 Oct 1945 - Births
SHORTO On Oct 29 1945, Reiverslaw, Peebles, to Kathleen (nee Rae) wife of Commander Ralph R Shorto RN, a son
27 Nov 1956 - Deaths
On 22 Nov 1956, in Naples, Captain Ralph Shorto, Royal Navy, elder son of Mrs H R Shorto, of Recife, Brazil
1 Nov 1938 - Forthcoming Marriages
Mr W R Shorto and Miss Rae
The engagement is announced between Wilfrid Russell, younger son of Mr & Mrs Henry R Shorto of Pernambuco, Brazil, and Lilian Margaret, eldest daughter of Mr & Mrs D M Rae of Reiverslaw, Peebles
16 Dec 1933 - Forthcoming Marriages
The engagement is announced between Lieutenant R R Shorto, Royal Navy, eldest son of H R Shorto OBE and Mrs Shorto of Pernambuco, Brazil, and Amy Margaret, eldest daughter of Mr & Mrs F James Deck, of Bichadero, Young, Uruguay
15 Apr 1935 - Forthcoming Marriages
Lieutenant-Commander W G Brittain RN and Miss Shorto
The engagement is announced between Geoffrey, elder son of Mr & Mrs W F Brittain, formerly of Port Elizabeth and now of Johannesburg, South Africa, and May Russell, elder daughter of Mr & Mrs H R Shorto of Pernambuco, Brazil
13 April 1966 - Deaths
On 8 April 1966 at Dartmouth, Helen Frances Shorto, aged 90, formerly of Recife, Brazil
Hope this helps - Dazey