Alexandrina May MATHESON

1875 - 1955  (80 years)

• Name	Alexandrina May MATHESON
  Nickname	May
  Born	7 Jun 1875  [1]
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	Occupation : Alexandrina taught from 1895 to 1935 : The website gives details of which schools she taught at, position held, and inspector's comments which ranged from 'fair' in her earliest years to 'bustling, devoted, conscientious, good natured and fairly effective' in her later years. Angas Valley 1895 to 1897, Raglan 1898, Dalkey 1899 to 1901, Belvidere 1901 to 1905, Mountview 1906 to 1907, xxxxx 1908 to 1911, Burnbrae 1912, Sunny Brae 1912, Harrogate 1913 to 1914, Lake Plains 1915 to 1919, Belvidere 1919 to 1924, Ashbourne 1924 to 1935. (ref : www.library.unisa.edu.au/condon/teachers/)   [2]
  Died	9 Dec 1955	or 1935   [1]
  Person ID	I186	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.
  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	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Matheson family memorial gravestone - Strathalbyn cemetery This Matheson family memorial headstone was erected some time after 1966 - ie after the death of the last of the 10 people listed. Were all these people actually buried here?

  
  

  Documents

  Alexandrina May MATHESON - teaching record

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Matheson Bible, (Ian Young). [S8] Website of the University of South Australia, Condon, (www.library.unisa.edu.au/condon/teachers/).