John Matheson (1861 - 1928)

Born 27 May 1861 in Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Euphemia (MacRae) Matheson — married 3 Oct 1889 in Portree, Skye, Scotland

Descendants

Died 14 Jan 1928 at age 66 in Glasgow, Scotland

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Biography

Both John's marriage record to Euphemia MacRae in Portree, Skye in 1889 and his death record in St Rollox Glasgow in 1928 give his parents as Angus Matheson and Ann, whose maiden surname was also Matheson. However it has been very difficult to ascertain this, apart from his mother being Ann Matheson. She appears in the 1991 census at 42 Bosville Terrace, Portree, Skye, Scotland as "mother-in-law" age 60, born in Snizort, Skye and living with Johns wife Euphemia (Effie) and four of Effie's sons.

The most likely scenario is that John was the illegitimate son of Ann Matheson and was born in Snizort in 1861. John's maternal grandfather, Alexander Matheson died in 1883 aged 96 and according to the record of his death he was the son of Alexander Matheson and Flora Macdonald. His wife Ann died of asthma in 1878 and according to the record of her death she was the daughter of Norman Matheson and Mary Nicolson.

Sources

• Birth, marriage and death records and also the census records all from the scotlandspeople.gov.uk website.

1881 census (117/1 1/3) of Glenhinisdale, Snizort, Invernesshire, Scotland: - Alexander Matheson, head, 94, widower, crofter, born Snizort; Alexander Matheson, son, married, 38, farm labourer, born Snizort; Margaret Matheson, daughter-in-law, 52, born Snizort; Ann Matheson, daughter, 50, born Snizort; John Matheson, grandson,18, farm labourer, born Snizort.

John is not with his wife and children in the 1891 or the 1911 census.

1901 census (644/178/001 page 6 ) of Barony, Bridgton, Glasgow: - at 481 Baltic Street ; John Mathieson, head, 35, gasworks labourer, born Snizort, Skye, Invernesshire; Euphemia Mathieson, wife, 40, born Snizort; John McInnes, son, 20, gasworks labourer, born Snizort, Angus McInnes, son, 18, gasworks labourer, born Snizort, William McInnes, son, 16, gasworks labourer, born Snizort; Christina Mathieson, daughter, 8, born Snizort; Donald Mathieson, son, 6, born Snizort, Portree ; and James McKechnie, boarder, 17, general carter, born Glasgow.

In 1911 John is possibly in Portree, Skye working as a general labourer and living as a boarder at 49 Quay street age 48yrs and born in Snizort , Skye. (114/19/007 page 12 of 10)

1921 census of St Rollox, Glasgow, Scotland : - at 22 Barony Street; John Mathieson, head, 55, labourer at Gas Works Corp, speaker of Gaelic and English, born Portee, Invernesshire; Euphemia Mathieson, wife, 60, household duties, speaker of Gaelic and English, born Portree; Donald Mathieson, son, 34, married, general labourer, Glasgow Corp.,speaker of Gaelic and English, born Portree; William McInnes, son, 26, married, general labourer, Woodhall & Duchly, speaker of Gaelic and English, born Portree; Mary McInnes, 32, daughter-in-law, 32, household duties, born Glasgow; William McInnes, grandson, 6, scholar, born Glasgow; Euphemia McInnes, granddaughter, 8, scholar, born Glasgow; Nellie McInnes, granddaughter, 1yr 3 months, born Glasgow; Donald Nickelson, son-in-law, 28, married, general labourer, Glasgow Corp, speaker of Gaelic and English, born Portree; Christina Nickelson, daughter, 28, married, household duties, born Portree. NB 10 people in 2 rooms, also ages are random- John and Euphemia seem to have been illiterate and unable to keep records.