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Alexander Matheson 1772–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 APR 1772

Birth Location: Petty, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 26 APR 1861

Death Location: High St, Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Father: Murdock Matheson

Mother: Sophia MacPherson

Spouse(s): Isobel Fraser

Children(s): Ann Diack, Sophia Mathewson, Isabel Miss, Jessie Matheson, Mary McWilliam, John Matheson, Alexander Matheson, Robert Matthewson

In 1772, Alexander Matheson entered the world in Petty, Inverness-shire, Scotland, born to Murdock Matheson And Sophia Macpherson. In 1851, Alexander Matheson resided in Laurencekirk, Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotl. Alexander Matheson married Isobel Isabella Fraser, and had children including Alexander Mathewson Matheson, Ann Diack, Isabel Isabella Mathewson Miss, Jessie Or Janet Matheson, John Mathewson Matheson, Mary Mcwilliam, Robert Matthewson, Sophia Mathewson. Alexander Matheson passed away in 1861 in High St, Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1772, Alexander Matheson entered the world in Petty, Inverness-shire, Scotland, born to Murdock Matheson And Sophia Macpherson.
  • In 1851, Alexander Matheson resided in Laurencekirk, Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotl.
  • Alexander Matheson married Isobel Isabella Fraser, and had children including Alexander Mathewson Matheson, Ann Diack, Isabel Isabella Mathewson Miss, Jessie Or Janet Matheson, John Mathewson Matheson, Mary Mcwilliam, Robert Matthewson, Sophia Mathewson.
  • Alexander Matheson passed away in 1861 in High St, Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Murdock Matheson
1756–1847
Birth Location: Lochalsh, Ross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Sophia MacPherson
1752–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Isobel Fraser
1781–1860
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Ann Diack
1796–1882
Birth Location: Lairg, Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Sophia Mathewson
1801–
Birth Location: Delness Parish of Nairn, , , Scotland
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Isabel Miss
1803–1846
Birth Location: Delness, Parish of Nairn
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Jessie Matheson
1809–1871
Birth Location: Tiree, Argyllshire, Scotland
JM
Mary McWilliam
1810–1872
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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John Matheson
1813–
Birth Location: Hilipoll, Tiree, Argyll, Scotland
JM
Alexander Matheson
1818–1894
Birth Location: Hilipoll, Tyree, Argyll, Scotland
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Robert Matthewson
1797–1854
Birth Location: Old Mochar Parish, Aberdeen, Scotland
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Alexander Matheson's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Matheson
1772–1861
Birth Place: Petty, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Parents
Murdock Matheson
1756–1847
Lochalsh, Ross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sophia MacPherson
1752–
Grandparents
Alexander (Matheson of) Sallachy
1728–1793
Sallachy Ross-shire, Scotland
Janet MacRae
1726–
Conchra, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Matheson
1700–1760
Mary Sand
1705–1787
Duncan Conchra)
1668–1756
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Iain Achtaytoralan
1668–1722
Anne MacKenzie\Matheson
1676–
Duncan Davochmaluag
1680–
Janet MacKinnon\McKenzie
1680–

Alexander Matheson's Descendants

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Alexander Matheson (7 APR 1772–26 APR 1861) m. Isobel ((Isabella)) Fraser (1781–BEF 1860)
  1. 1. Ann Diack 1796–1882
  2. 2. Sophia Mathewson 1801–
  3. 3. Isabel ((Isabella) Mathewson) Miss 1803–1846
  4. 4. Jessie (or Janet) Matheson 1809–1871
  5. 5. Mary McWilliam 1810–1872
  6. 6. John ((Mathewson)) Matheson 1813–
  7. 7. Alexander ((Mathewson)) Matheson 1818–1894
  8. 8. Robert Matthewson 1797–1854 m. Cecilia Niven 1799–
    1. 1. Francis Mathewson 1826–
    2. 2. William (Niven) Mathewson 1830–1903 m. Mildred Hoare 1831–1910
      1. 1. Frederick Matthewson 1854–1883
      2. 2. Jack Mathewson 1856–
      3. 3. Henry (Charles) Mathewson 1858–1859
      4. 4. Alfred Mathewson 1864–1898
      5. 5. Mildred Mathewson 1866–1867
      6. 6. Thomas (Harry) Mathewson 1868–1894
      7. 7. William (Niven) Mathewson 1851–1891 m. Harriet (Emma) Newell 1846–1914
        1. 1. James (Edward) Mathewson 1878–1910
        2. 2. Robert (George) Mathewson 1886–1947 m. Beatrice Wetton 1892–1968
        3. 3. William (Henry) Mathewson 1876–1967
        4. 4. Mildred (Charlotte) Mathewson 1881–1963 m. Albert (Edward) Macey 1874–1924
        5. 5. John (Richard) Mathewson 1883–1928
      8. 8. Edward (John) Mathewson 1856–1923 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Ford 1865–1951
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Mathewson 1890–
        2. 2. Mildred (Cecilia) Mathewson 1892–1892
        3. 3. John Graham-Matheson 1901–1957
        4. 4. Edward (John) Mathewson 1901–1957 m. Ada (Maud) Cecil 1896–1983
      9. 9. Robert (Janjor) Mathewson 1859–1934 m. Elizabeth (Rosina) Powell 1860–1955
        1. 1. Jessie Mathewson 1896–
      10. 10. Francis (Alexander) Mathewson 1862–1928 m. Mary (Jane) Ford 1871–1962
        1. 1. Francis (James) Mathewson 1894–1981
        2. 2. Mary (J) Mathewson 1895–
        3. 3. Edith (Milliner) Mathewson 1897–
        4. 4. Mabel (R) Mathewson 1898–1926
        5. 5. Beatrice (Mary) Mathewson 1907–1988
        6. 6. William (John) Mathewson 1908–1991
        7. 7. Clement (Nevin) Mathewson 1901–1994
      11. 11. Cecilia Mathewson 1870–1967 m. Herbert Hopps 1869–
        1. 1. Cecilia (Isabella) Hopps 1894–1975
        2. 2. Herbert (Nivin) Hopps 1895–1933
        3. 3. Geoffrey Hopps 1903–
    3. 3. Alexander Mathewson 1828–1902 m. Eliza (Ann) Chambers 1833–1915
      1. 1. Isabella Mathewson 1860–
      2. 2. Jessie Mathewson 1865–1957
      3. 3. Robert (John) Mathewson 1868–
      4. 4. Alexander Mathewson 1870–
      5. 5. Cecilia Matthewson 1857– m. John (A) Fraser 1859–
        1. 1. Amelia (C) Fraser 1889–
        2. 2. Archibald (F) Fraser 1891–
        3. 3. John (A) Fraser 1893–
        4. 4. William (W) Fraser 1896–
        5. 5. Douglas Fraser 1900–
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Collinson) Mathewson 1861–1943 m. Alfred Ives 1862–1898 m. Herbert (William) Debnam 1877–1946
        1. 1. Alfred (Alexander) Ives 1888–
        2. 2. Charles (Rueben) Ives 1892–1967
        3. 3. Harold Debnam 1907–
      7. 7. Agnes Mathewson 1863–1927 m. Harold (John) Sheen 1863–1922
        1. 1. Caroline Sheen 1891–1953
        2. 2. Agnes (Charlotte) Sheen 1892–
        3. 3. William (Harold Francis) Sheen 1895–1975
        4. 4. John (Leslie) Sheen 1896–
        5. 5. Sylvia (Grace) Sheen 1901–1932 m. Roy (Ansted) Winder 1894–1960
      8. 8. James (Niven) Mathewson 1872–1915 m. Ellen (Mary) Hodges 1877–1951
        1. 1. Jack Mathewson 1900–
      9. 9. William (Henry) Mathewson 1876– m. Elizabeth (Ann) Martin 1879–
    4. 4. John Mathewson 1835–1899 m. Sarah (Jane) Underhill 1825–1898
    5. 5. Isabella (Cecilia) Mathewson 1837–1923 m. Henry (Thomas Boxall) (Jones) 1838–1879
    6. 6. Edward Mathewson 1840–1920 m. Mary (Ann) Reed 1840–1933
      1. 1. Edward Mathewson 1874–1956
      2. 2. Mary (Ann) Mathewson 1872–1944 m. Arthur (Thomas) Munn 1864–1941
        1. 1. May (Annie) Munn 1904–

Alexander Matheson's Timeline

3 Records

1772
7 APR 1772
Birth of Alexander Matheson in Petty, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Petty, Inverness-shire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 79
Alexander Matheson resided here in Laurencekirk, Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Laurencekirk, Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland
1861
26 APR 1861
Age 89
Death of Alexander Matheson in High St, Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland
High St, Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 APR 1772
    Event Place: Petty, Inverness-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Laurencekirk; ED: 2; Page: 17; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1851_55; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Laurencekirk, Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Laurencekirk; ED: 2; Page: 17; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1851_55; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 APR 1861
    Event Place: High St, Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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