[8] While in South Africa, Connolly took an interest in minerals and then started observing snails in the field.
He became a friend of Edgar Albert Smith, who was keeper of molluscs at the British Museum and who recognised his worth.
[7] Connolly was also a connoisseur of wine and an expert on potted meats and wrote a highly regarded pamphlet on the subject.
They lived at The Lock House, Deepcut, Surrey on the Basingstoke Canal, although Connolly was based mostly in South Kensington.
[14] Taxa newly described by Matthew William Kemble Connolly are listed below these works: This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference.