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Tipperary / Re: Lady Ellisha Mathew
« on: Tuesday 20 September 16 02:47 BST (UK) »
I am coming into the discussion late...My Uncle had an old Tree, and on it it says that Ellisha Mathew married secretly and morganatically George Prince of Wales (later George IV). From this union were three children...the middle one names as Robert Fitzwilliam Mathew married to Mary Godfrey....their child is listed as Thomas Mathew married to Sarah Withey from whom I am descended.
I am inclined to dismiss this tree as rubbish even though I was brought up on this story of being related to the Royal family as the dates do not seem to match up. My Thomas being born around 1788 and the relationship between Ellisha and George would have been around 1788, so George could NOT have been my Thomas's grandfather!
But This Tree seems to have been 'sold' to my g grandfather as a legitimate Tree.
I am inclined to dismiss this tree as rubbish even though I was brought up on this story of being related to the Royal family as the dates do not seem to match up. My Thomas being born around 1788 and the relationship between Ellisha and George would have been around 1788, so George could NOT have been my Thomas's grandfather!
But This Tree seems to have been 'sold' to my g grandfather as a legitimate Tree.