He was Financial Director and Sales Director, and at some times both, of "CEL-CAT
Fábrica Nacional de Condutores Eléctricos SARL" the company founded by the
family.
He married Maria Joaquina Filomena d'Avilez Correia de Sampaio, born in 1931.
She was daughter of José Maria Correia da Silva de Sampaio and D. Luísa Maria
Salema de Avilez Lobo de Almeida Melo de Castro, born in 1896. Her mother was
grand daughter (by her father side) of Pedro Correia da Silva de Sampaio, born
in 1855 in Escalos de Cima and his cousin D. Joaquina de Mello da Cunha Mendonça
e Menezes, born in 1854 in Lisbon, who was daughter of the 4th Counts of Castro
Marim. She was also grand daughter on her mother side of D. Francisco Xavier de
Avilez Lobo de Almeida Melo de Castro, born in 1874 in Cascais and his wife
Mariana da Gama Lobo Salema de Saldanha e Sousa, born in 1875 in Lisbon.