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James Matson 1826–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 December 1826

Birth Location: Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 4 Jul 1877

Death Location: Crossgates, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Father: Henry Matson

Mother: Elizabeth Barclay

Spouse(s): Jane Walker

Children(s): Robert Matson, Jessie Matson, Henry Matson, Jemima Matson, Ann Matson, Jane Matson, Peter Matson, John Matson, James Matson, Elizabeth Matson, Janet Matson

James Matson was born in 1826 in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland, the child of Henry Vans Matson And Elizabeth Barclay. James Matson married Jane Walker, and had children including Ann Sharp Matson, Elizabeth Matson, Henry Matson, James Matson, Jane Matson, Janet Matson, Jemima Barclay Matson, Jessie Gibson Matson, John Matson, Peter Matson, Robert Matson. James Matson passed away in 1877 in Crossgates, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Matson was born in 1826 in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland, the child of Henry Vans Matson And Elizabeth Barclay.
  • James Matson married Jane Walker, and had children including Ann Sharp Matson, Elizabeth Matson, Henry Matson, James Matson, Jane Matson, Janet Matson, Jemima Barclay Matson, Jessie Gibson Matson, John Matson, Peter Matson, Robert Matson.
  • James Matson passed away in 1877 in Crossgates, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Matson's Ancestors

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James Matson
1826–1877
Birth Place: Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Henry Vans Matson
1806–
Borrowstounness, Linlithgow Scotland
Elizabeth Barclay
1801–1876
Cults Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
John Matson
1783–
Margaret Cowan
1783–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Matson's Descendants

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James Matson (8 December 1826–4 Jul 1877) m. Jane Walker (1832–3 Jan 1915)
  1. 1. Robert Matson 1870–1947 m. Jeanie Morrison 1868–1952
    1. 1. Margaret (Malcolm) Matson 1905–1984 m. James (Boag) Leighton 1906–1959
      1. 1. Walter Leighton 1932–2009 m. Doris (Olive) Getgood 1920–2008 m. Ena White 1925–2015
      2. 2. Robert (Matson) Leighton 1933–2006
    2. 2. John (Morrison) Matson 1898–1985
    3. 3. Robert (Robertson) Matson 1899–1992
    4. 4. Jeanie (Anderson) Matson 1901–1966
    5. 5. Jessie Matson 1903–1962
    6. 6. James Matson 1896–1898
  2. 2. Jessie (Gibson) Matson 1868–1946 m. John Reid 1870–1940
    1. 1. Magdalene Reid 1906–1980
    2. 2. David Reid 1909–
    3. 3. Jessie Reid 1903–
    4. 4. James Reid 1905–
    5. 5. John Reid 1895–1967
    6. 6. Jane Reid 1899–
    7. 7. Alison Reid 1901–
  3. 3. Henry Matson 1858–1901 m. Jeannette Bennett 1870–1955
    1. 1. Helen Matson 1900–1991
    2. 2. James Matson 1886–
    3. 3. Henrietta Matson 1891–1976
    4. 4. Margaret Matson 1882–
    5. 5. Jane (W) Matson 1883–1962
  4. 4. Jemima (Barclay) Matson 1864–1896 m. George Beattie 1865–1936
  5. 5. Ann (Sharp) Matson 1875–1935 m. Richard Reid 1871–1929
  6. 6. Jane Matson 1856–1930 m. Lawrence Wilson 1859–1943
    1. 1. Jane Wilson 1882–
    2. 2. Lawrence Wilson 1884–
    3. 3. Mary Wilson 1888–
    4. 4. George Wilson 1891–
    5. 5. Hendry Wilson 1898–
  7. 7. Peter Matson 1860–1863
  8. 8. John Matson 1870–
  9. 9. James Matson 1866–
  10. 10. Elizabeth Matson 1854–
  11. 11. Janet Matson 1852–

James Matson's Timeline

2 Records

1826
8 December 1826
Birth of James Matson in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland
Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland
1877
4 Jul 1877
Age 51
Death of James Matson in Crossgates, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Crossgates, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 December 1826
    Event Place: Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1877
    Event Place: Crossgates, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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