Brew of Douglas 2, Isle of Man

Kind permission has been obtained from Mr. James A. Brew of 16½ St. Pauls Place, London, N1 2QF, to publish the following information. It is a part of his own research into the history and origins of the Brew surname on the Isle of Man, and the movements of various families around the United Kingdom, and subsequently around the world.

This data has been kindly transcribed by Tom Brew of Canada.

John Thomas Brew, born in Ballaugh 1876, died in Douglas 1931, aged 55, obituary in “Mona’s Herald”, 26 May 1931. In 1996, there were 32 living descendants. He married Margaret Jane Kewley in 1904. Margaret was born in Kirk Braddan, Lonan, in 1878 and died in Braddan in 1971, aged 92. Their children were:

Winifred Brew, born in Douglas 1904, married Ernest John Kelly in St. Thomas’s, Douglas in 1935, and died in Onchan 1963. Ernest was born in Belfast, and died in Braddan in 1987. His family claimed some relationship with President McKinley. He bought “Gerard Frehe” [Fur Shop in Duke Street] in 1947. They had one child:

Michael John Kelly, born on the Isle of Man 1939 and educated at King William College. He married Pauline Cubbon of Douglas in St. Mary’, Douglas, in 1961. Their children were:

Tracey Sharon Kelly, who married Clifford Gary Mitchell in St. Joseph’s, Willesden, in 1988, but divorced in 1990. In 1992 she married Rupert Dean Larrassey, of Cheltenham, in Arbory Parish Church. There was no issue by the second marriage, but issue of the first marriage are:

Oliver Clifford Mitchell, born 1988

Roxanne Alexandra Mitchell

Michael David Kelly, born 1965, who married Gillian Gregson at Gretna Green in 1989. Their children are:

Laura Emma Kelly

Ryan Michael Kelly, born 1990

Scott James Kelly, born 1994

Mark Cubban Kelly, born 1966 and educated at King William College. He married Juliana Turillo (an Italian) at St. Mary’s, Douglas, in 1990. Their children are:

Annaliese Kelly

Eric Cantona Kelly, born 1994

Doris Eva Brew, who was born in Douglas in 1906 and died in 1997. She married David Felice (born in Italy 1905, died in Douglas 1961) in St. Mary’s, Douglas, in 1937. (See Note 1 below) Their children were:

Rosemary Julia Felice born in Douglas, married Peter Davies, CB, Major General of the Regiment of Signals in (born in Gibraltar in 1939) in St. Mary’s, Douglas, in 1960. Their children are:

Tristan David Henry Davies, born 1961, who married Julia Rosemary Brook. Their children are:

Harriett Brook Davies

Tom Davies, born 1991

Guy Davies, born 1994

Cecily Harriet Davies, who married Richard James Charles Eaton, of Londonderry, Lieutenant Colonel (1998). Their children are:

Henry Charles Oliver Eaton, born 1989

Hugo James Peter Eaton, born 1990

Andrea Felice born in Douglas 1941 and died in Italy in 1986. She married Renzo Zolezzi of Sestri-Levante, Genova, Italy, in 1965. Their children are:

Patrizia Zolezzi

David Zolezzi, born 1968

Dominic Felice, Lieutenant T.A., A.D.C. to the Government (resigned). In 1980 he married Susan Cullum at St. Peter’s, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England. They had one child:

David Felice, born 1982

Tom Kewley Brew, born in Douglas in 1908, emigrated to Australia, and died in Sydney in 1993. In 1934 he married Dorcas Campbell in Belfast, who was born in Belfast in 1910, and died in N.S.W. in 1997. Their children were:

Marcia Helen Brew, born in Douglas, educated and taught at Bucham. She married Gary Swift of Keighley, Yorkshire, who died in 1964. They was no issue. Marcia married Paul Hardinge of Douglas in 1964, and emigrated to N.S.W. Their children are:

Martin Hardinge, born 1965, educated (briefly) at KWC

Ian Hardinge, born 1968, educated (briefly) at KWC

Vivienne Anne Brew born in Douglas, educated (briefly) at Bochan. She married Rodney Comish of Douglas (born 1941) in 1963 and emigrated to N.S.W. They had one child:

Richard Simon Comish, born 1964

Eileen Isabel Brew, who died young

James Alfred Brew [the author], born in Douglas 1923, a Sgt. in the North Staffordshire Regt. in World War II, 1942-46. He married Mabel Elise Miers (born in Wales, a descendent of Henry VIII) in Holy Trinity, London NW1, in 1950. They had one child:

Elaine, born in Middlesex. Her partner is Philippe Fontaine of Paris. They had one child

Louis Carlton Fontaine born in Berlin in 1993

Note 1

Mr. David Felice’s elder brother, Dominic, was created Cavaliere by the Italian Government as one of the few surviving heroic officers of the Battle of Piave in World War I. Their younger brother Peter’s son, Captain Peter Felice R.N.R., C.B., A.D.C. to the Queen, had several daughters of whom Alison married Christopher Hammerbeck, C.B., one of the two British Brigadiers who conducted the Gulf War. Alison divorced Christopher in 1997 and married Tim Westinghouse of Jardine’s (Hong Kong)

Note 2

An Air Rhodesia plane was shot down in February 1979 by Russian missiles fired from Kariba in Rhodesia. Among the 59 people killed was Andrew, aged 14, only son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Hardinge, a pupil at King William College. His uncle was Douglas Councillor Paul Hardinge, who emigrated to Australia recently. His grandfather, Arthur Hardinge, lives at Riverside, St. John’s and his grandmother in Albany Road, Douglas.

Note 3

Mrs. Pam Hardinge visited the Isle of Man in 1998 and asked me to send her the Campbell family Bible and her grandfather’s prayerbook and hymnbook. She advised me her grandfather was a cabinet maker, not a boilermaker as I had described him. Paul Hardinge’s younger brother was sometime Hunterian Professor at Glasgow.

Note 4

I note as a curiosity that two children on this page were named after professional footballers, Eric Cantona and Carlton Palmer.