Matthew Berryman, son of Mark and Margaret, was born in 1833 in Brecon. He had 6 brothers and sisters: Henry, Margaret, Sampson, Elizabeth, John and Robert.

As a teenager, Matthew appears to have been a wheelwright - possibly working for his father, who was a carrier. However, in later years, after moving to Merthyr Tydfil, his occupations were described chronologically as “Iron Miner”, “Coal Miner” and “Quarryman”.

Matthew married x of Defynnog (Defynock) in Brecknockshire (Breconshire) and later lived in Cefn Coed High Street, near Merthyr. They had 9 children: Evan, Minnie (Margaret?), Leah, William Lewis, Mark, Matthew and Edward. Matthew died on 11 Feb 1896 at the age of 62, and is buried in Cefn Coed Cemetery, along with his wife and other members of his family. He died of injuries received in a rock fall in the Vaynor Limestone Quarry; an inquest was held on 14 Feb 1896.  Here is a report on Matthew's accident from The Merthyr Times, Thursday 13 Feb 1896: