Matthew was born about 1825 in Scotland, son of John Dick and Mary Watson.[1]
John was farming at "Springfield", in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland in 1841.[1] The household included John, Mary (born 1796), Matthew (born 1825), James (born 1827), Mary (born 1829), Margaret (born 1834), David (born 1837), and a household servant named Janet Muir.
The family was still at Springfield, Campsie Parish, Stirling, Scotland in 1851.[2] John was a ?lanolin or London? proprieter and farmer on about 25 acres. Matthew was working as a yarn merchant.
Matthew married Janet Craig, daughter of William Craig and Miss Kirkwood, 15 Nov 1856, in Campsie, Stirling, Scotland.[3]
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