Born in New Zealand
Ancestors 
Daughter of Clarence Vivian Matthews
and Kathleen Mary Lavinia (Terrill) McGechie
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
[private husband (1910s - 1990s)]
Wife of
David Benjamin Brook
— married
28 Jul 1945 in Holy Trinity Church, Otahuhu, New Zealand
Mother of
Jim Brook, [private son (1950s - unknown)], [private son (1950s - unknown)] and [private son (1950s - unknown)]
Died
at about age 73
in New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Mar 2016
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Biography
Elvine Lorna Matthews was born 11 May 1923 to Clarence Vivian Matthews and Kathleen Lavinia Mary (Terrill) Matthews.
She married David Benjamin Brook on 28 July 1945 at Holy Trinity Church in Otahuhu, New Zealand, [1]
Elvine died in 1997 in New Zealand. [2]
Sources
- ↑ "Marriages", NEW ZEALAND HERALD, Vol. 82, Issue 25309, 17 September 1945, Page 1. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19450917.2.5?items_per_page=10&query=David+Benjamin+Brook&snippet=true
- ↑ NZ Death Index
Addtional Data
- MARRIAGES
- BROOK-MATTHEWS._On July 28, 1945, at Holy Trinity Church, Otahuhu, by the Rev. A. H. Johnston, Elviine Lorna, Only Daught3er of Mrs. K. L. McCarthy and the late Mr. C. V. Matthews, Awanui, to Flying Officer David Benjamin, RNZAF, second sone of Mr. and Mrs. W. Brook, Mangapapa, Gisborne.
- NEW ZEALAND HERALD, Vol. 82, Issue 25309,
- 17 September 1945, Page 1.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elvine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elvine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elvine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elvine:
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~6.25%
~6.25%
CMoffNZ (Long) Moffat 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZM3894881 [compare], Ancestry member Carolnz
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Vanessa Peace :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mrsmaccageelong
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Ken Moore :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch KA4854274 [compare]
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~1.56%
Gary Thexton :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
~0.78%
Wendy (Hoye) Greenway :
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Rebecca (Ewing) Peterson
Rebecca (Ewing) Peterson
Matthews-16642 and Matthews-5782 appear to represent the same person because: Only found your profile when I looked up her father. I have her husband's side and newspaper article.
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by Rebecca (Ewing) Peterson
Elvine is 22 degrees from Emeril Lagasse, 19 degrees from Nigella Lawson, 16 degrees from Maggie Beer, 37 degrees from Mary Hunnings, 27 degrees from Joop Braakhekke, 30 degrees from Michael Chow, 24 degrees from Ree Drummond, 21 degrees from Paul Hollywood, 21 degrees from Matty Matheson, 22 degrees from Martha Stewart, 33 degrees from Danny Trejo and 30 degrees from Molly Yeh on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.