Matthews Family

The Matthews family genealogy can be found HERE in PDF. To read James Matthews's Memorandum / Ledger Book in PDF click HERE. To read the letters of Shirley Brooks (editor of Punch) to Victoria Matthews in PDF click HERE. (Right is James Matthews). The family lived at No. 21 Manchester Square, London (left).

The Man and Matthews family are related in a number of ways which can be viewed diagrammatically here. To read how Elizabeth Webber-Harris (neé Matthews) "won" the Victoria Cross, click HERE (<--- PDF). To read a recollection of James Matthews by two of his 'Man' grandchildren click HERE. The report of a burglary on 7th March 1799 when Christopher Matthews's butcher's shop at 60 Aldgate High Street was broken into can be read here. Christopher was the father of James Matthews. James's family has been located on the 1841 census residing in Lambeth. A pamphlet commemorating the 150th anniversary of Grindlays Bank can be viewed HERE (<-- PDF).

Trevor Matthews's memorial service notice in the Times. One of James' daughters (Sarah) married Ernest Hancock. In turn one of Ernest and Sarah's daughter married a Keith and another Florence married a McMaster. James' only son James Henry Matthews had a son Trevor whose daughter Margaret Joyce married a Gairdiner. Details on some of Ernest La Touche Hancock's publications can be found on the bibliography section of this web site. Return to ---> Edward Garnet Man's page. There are no living male descendants of James Mathews.


Mrs. Elizabeth Webber-Harris (nee Matthews). Elizabeth's baptism in PDF can be viewed HERE.	James Henry Matthews and his wife
	James Henry Matthews and daughter Edith
James Matthews Snr.	Trevor, Edie and James Henry Matthews For a brief recollection by Hugh Casson of JHM's household Click HERE.
Victoria Matthews To view the Times announcement of the memorial service for Trevor Matthews (son of James Henry) click here <--- in PDF. Below a listing for the Homer News with James Matthews as publisher.
A very early photo of Elizabeth Matthews	Catherine Jane Matthews

Below Victoria (Torie)

Death announcement in The Times December 1852 of the youngest child of James Matthews and Mary Anne Bailey

Above John Matthews's marriage to Mary Garth on 22 March 1763 at St Botolph without Aldgate. John and Mary were James Mathews's grandparents. Below the marriage of Christopher Matthews and Elizabeth Teague at St Dunstan's, Stepney, on 22 January 1793. Christopher was the son of John and Mary Matthews (above) and father of James the banker.

The Garth Family:

On the IGI the following group of children can be found. The parents are William and Mary Garth. An examination of the microfilm record of St Dunstan was undertaken in June of 2006 to establish the profession of William Garth. What was hoped to be found was that William Garth was a butcher. This would then make the subsequent marriage in 1763 of their daughter Mary Garth to John Matthews whose trade was butcher more likely. And indeed for one of William and Mary Garth’s children, William Garths’ occupation was given as ‘butcher’. This then pretty much confirms this Garth family as that of Mary's who married John Matthews.
1.	MARY GARTH -03 DEC 1740 (she married John Matthews)
2.	JOHN GARTH 31 AUG 1742
3.	KATHARINE GARTH 29 AUG 1731
4.	WILLIAM GARTH 26 DEC 1738
5.	WILLIAM GARTH 17 MAR 1745
6.	SAMUEL GARTH 01 AUG 1736
7.	SAMUEL. GARTH 23 DEC 1744
8.	MIRIAM GARTH 15 OCT 1733

Two of James Matthews's grandchildren have been located on the 1901 census: Ethel Hancock who was Mrs. Ethel McMaster (to view the census page in PDF click HERE) and her widowed sister Jessie who was Mrs. Keith (to view the page in PDF click HERE).

September 2003