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Your connection with Scotland in the 1700s, and with pioneers in South Australia in the late 1800s
Jessie & Alexander GORDON - family tree & stories
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 1871 - 1966 (95 years)
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| Name |
Christina Isabella MATHESON |
- The family memorial stone at the Strathalbyn cemetery has her name as Isabella C, rather than the other way around.
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| Nickname |
Tiny, Tinabel or Bell |
| Born |
17 Feb 1871 [1] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Notes for biography |
Never married, nor had any children. |
| Occupation |
1913 to 1931 |
Angus Plains, SA, Australia  |
| Occupation : She was a school teacher at the Angas Plains School in 18 years - 1913 to 1931 (ref : Faull, p 150). She held a pre-eminent reputation at the school for many years. (ref : Alf McLean, p 13) |
| Died |
5 Jun 1966 [1] |
| Person ID |
I184 |
Alexander & Jessie |
| Last Modified |
7 Apr 2018 |
| Father |
Hugh Innis Cameron MATHESON, b. 12 Aug 1831, d. 28 May 1915, 'Clashmore',Strathalbyn, SA, Australia (Age 83 years) |
| Mother |
Margaret Munro GOLLAN, b. 1836, Beauly, Inverness-shire , d. 15 Jul 1927 (Age 91 years) |
| Married |
18 Sep 1861 |
Strathalbyn,SA |
- Married at Margaret's mother's residence, 'The Swamp Farm', Strathalbyn. Her mother is Amy (or Ann) Gollan. The wedding was officiated by Rev John Anderson
- Question : Some sources indicate that Hugh's wife was someone else, but it is doubted that these other sources are correct.
* Margaret GORDON : The birth record of her daughter, Jessie Gollan MATHESON has her mother as Margaret GORDON (ref : Aust Birth Index, vol 73, p 166). If it is true that her mother was a Gordon, is this Margaret related to the Alexander Gordons? He had a daughter, Margaret, but she would have only been 9 years old when Jessie was born.
* Catherine Christina GOLLAN : "He married a niece of Gollan's, namely Catherine Christina Gollan." (ref : Alexandrina's Shore, Jim Faull, p 150) But who is this Catherine, and what connection has she with Donald Gollan?
* Resolution: It is most likely that Jessie's mother is Margaret Gollan as indicated by Jessie's middle name. And Margaret's marriage notice states that the wedding was held in the home of the bride's mother - Ann Gollan. We need to get a copy of actual birth record's of Hugh's children (rather than a transcription from the Aust Birth Index).
This note was by Don Gordon on 7th April 2018.
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| Children |
Of Hugh and Margaret's six daughters, only the first, Elizabeth was married. Four of them were spinster teachers at neighbouring schools - Jessie, Christina, Margaret and Alexandrina - ie four Miss Mathesons were teachers. Their other daughter, Jane, died when she was just three years old.
This note by Don Gordon on 6th April 2018 |
| Residence |
'Clashmore', 28 Sandergrove Rd, Strathalbyn |
| Wedding |
18 Sep 1861 |
Strathalbyn |
| "Married - Matheson-Gollan: On September 18, at the residence of the bride's mother, near Strathalbyn, by the Rev John Anderson, late of Aird, Inverness-shire." (South Australian Advertiser, 20th Sept 1861, p2) |
| Family ID |
F60 |
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