Alexander Matheson

Matheson Alexander1879-1937

Alexander was born in 1879 in Upper Bayble, Stornoway, Ross-shire, Scotland.  He died at the age of 58 on August 7th, 1937 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.

• Death Notes

  Death record, Scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 88/130, p 44, Alexander Matheson, fisherman, married to Isabella Smith, died. 7 Aug 1937, 3:10 pm, Lewis Hospital, Stornoway, usual res: #7 Upper Bayble, age: 59 yrs, Par: Norman Matheson, fisherman, (dec.), & Christina Matheson ms. Campbell, (dec.), cause: acute emphsema, cert. by E. Norman Jamieson, RCLE, inform: Norman Matheson, son, #12 Upper Bayble, present, reg: 9 Aug 1937, Stornoway;
  
  Aignish Cemetery record, Aignish, Stornoway, Ross, Scotland, disc, p 5, B-39, (another stone) In sacred memory of our beloved parents and brothers of 7 Upper Bayble, father Alexander Matheson died 7 Aug 1937 aged 58 years. Mother, Isabella smith died 3 Sep 1954 aged 73 years, brother Alexander drowned off Bayble 4 Oct 1938 aged 20 years, Malcolm died 2 July 1958 aged 44 years. "Gus am Bris an la"

• General Notes

  Croft History, Isle of Lewis, by Bill Lawson (FHL 941.16/L1/R2l) volume 2, p 39, Croft #13b, Pabail Uarach/Upper Bayble; Alexander Matheson, from Croft #7 Upper Bayble; see p 31, Croft #7 Upper Bayble;
  
    1881 census, Upper Bayble, Stornoway, Ross, Scotland, disc, ED 14, p 10, Norman Matheson, 30 yrs, fisherman, Christina, wife 27 yrs, Alexander 2 yrs, John 1 year, Catherine, widow mother, 70 yrs, (3 others);
  
    1891 census, Upper Bayble, Stornoway, Ross, Scotland, disc, Claide Rd., ED 14, p14, #49/8, Norman Matheson, 40 yrs, crofter, Chirsty, wife 36 yrs, Alexander 12 yrs, Norman 11 yrs, John 9 yrs, Jessie A., 7 yrs, Cate 5 yrs, Jessie A., 9 months old;
  
    Married: 1907, Isabella Smith;
  
    Marriage record, Scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 88/78, p 39, 26 Dec 1907, Knock, Stornoway, Free Church of Scotland, Alex. Matheson, fisherman, bachelor, age: 29 yrs, res: Upper Bayble, Par: Norman Matheson, fisherman, (dec.), & Christina Matheson ms. Campbell, witness: Angus MacLeod,  to Bella Smith, fishworker, spinster, age: 27 yrs, res: Upper Bayble, Par: Angus Smith, fisherman, & Isabella Smith ms. MacLeod, (dec.), witness: Norman Smith, Chirsty Matheson, reg: 27 Dec 1907, Stornoway;
  
    see GRO, Edinburgh, Scotland, (88/165) death, Angus Smith, fisherman (widow of 1st Isabella MacLeod and Johanna MacDonald) d. 18 Oct 1920, 10 am #13 Upper Bayble, 76 yrs, Par: Malcolm Smith, crofter (dec) & Christina MacLeod (dec), heart failure, medical attendant, witness: Alex. Matheson son inlaw, #7 Upper Bayble, reg. 18 Oct 1920;
  
    Death record, Scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 88/130, p 44, Alexander Matheson, fisherman, married to Isabella Smith, died. 7 Aug 1937, 3:10 pm, Lewis Hospital, Stornoway, usual res: #7 Upper Bayble, age: 59 yrs, Par: Norman Matheson, fisherman, (dec.), & Christina Matheson ms. Campbell, (dec.), cause: acute emphsema, cert. by E. Norman Jamieson, RCLE, inform: Norman
  Matheson, son, #12 Upper Bayble, present, reg: 9 Aug 1937, Stornoway; Picture, Croft History, Bayble, p 86, #32.
  
    

Details of Alexander's family with Isabella Smith