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Searching for Matthews originally from Lisburn with YDNA R1b1b2* M269

AntrimBlaris (Antrim)

My great-grandfatherGeorge Henry Matthews was born over Christmas season 1851 butleft Lisburn when he was in his mid-teens to join the British Army fighting the Zulu Warsin South Africa. He stayed on and never returned home to Ireland. I have no idea what his parents' names were. He had a brother Tom who joined him in South Africa, also in the British army. We hope to find Matthews still in Lisburn who have the same YDNA as we do and work on genealogy together until we connect to George Henry Matthews.

Matthews daughter

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There’s 5 Matthews households in the current phone book for Lisburn (plus a comment that they also have a number of ex-directory listings). See:

 

http://www.ukphonebook.com

 

Have you tried searching church records for the 2 brothers?

Elwyn, IrelandXO Volunteer ☘IrelandXO Volunteer

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