Researching Shirley Matthews
Delve into the history of Shirley Matthews using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 26123 people with the Matthews surname? In that year Matthews was ranked number 121 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Shirley means "country meadow" and is of English origin.
Records of Shirley Matthews on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Shirley Matthews and the Matthews Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Matthews Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Matthews family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Shirley Matthews at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Shirley Matthews using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 47587 people with the Matthews surname in the UK? Matthews is now ranked number 88 for popularity in the UK. |
Matthews Genealogy Databases
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Matthews Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 170142 people with the Matthews surname in the USA? Matthews is ranked number 101 for popularity in the USA. |
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Shirley Matthews. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Shirley Matthews
Shirley Matthews (1942 - January 2013) was a Canadian pop singer.
Matthews sang in a church choir and at high school dances prior to embarking on a career in music. She worked in a Bell Telephone office while singing nights at the Club Bluenote in Toronto. Her debut single, "Big Town Boy", was a major hit in Canada in 1964, selling over a million copies. She won the RPM Gold Leaf Award for Female Vocalist of the Year in 1964. Later singles failed to duplicate "Big Town Boy"'s success.
"Big Town Boy" debuted on 1050 CHUM in Toronto on 2 December 1963, the same day as the Beatles' "She Loves You".
In 1967, she married, taking the name Shirley Vedder, and quit the music industry, eventually becoming the CEO of a chain of racquetball and sports fitness clubs.
On January 8, 2013, Matthews died in Toronto, Ontario.
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