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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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 1799 - 1875 (76 years)
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| Name |
Betsy MURRAY |
| Born |
1799 |
- Her death record has her dying in 1875 at the age of 76 years.
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| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
6 Jan 1875 |
Fearn Farm, Scotland  [1] |
| Person ID |
I159 |
Alexander & Jessie |
| Last Modified |
1 May 2018 |
| Family |
Alexander MATHESON, b. 1767, Loch Ailsh, Scotland, UK , d. 6 Feb 1865, Bonar, Scotland (Age 98 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. Margaret UNKNOWN, b. 1828 [Stepchild] [Birth] |
| + | 2. Hugh Innis Cameron MATHESON, b. 12 Aug 1831, d. 28 May 1915, 'Clashmore',Strathalbyn, SA, Australia (Age 83 years) |
| + | 3. George MATHESON, b. 5 Dec 1833 |
| | 4. Catherine Ann MATHESON, b. 30 Dec 1835 |
| | 5. Isabel Denoon MATHESON, b. 12 Mar 1838 |
| | 6. Jane MATHESON, b. 15 Jul 1840 |
| | 7. John MATHESON, b. 1844 |
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| Last Modified |
25 Mar 2014 |
| Family ID |
F50 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Documents |
 | Betsy MATHESON nee MURRAY - death on 6th Jan 1875 in Fearn Farm
Death of Betsy Matheson, widow of Alexander Matheson, Sergeant 78th Foot, at 7 am on 6th January 1875 at Fearn Farm in Fearn, aged 76 years [c1799]. Her parents were George Murray, crofter (deceased) and Isabella Murray, nee Denoon (deceased). Cause of death was cramp for several years. There was no medical attendant. The informant was her son, John Matheson, who was present.
Statutory deaths 064/000001, Parish of Fearn in County of Ross |
| Stories |
 | 1.20 - Alexander (senior) MATHESON & Margaret, nee FRASER
Alexander was born in Ross Shire in 1767 and served in the 78th Regiment for 20 years before marrying Margaret. They lived near Inverness and one of their children was Jessie in 1823 - she married Alexander Gordon. Margaret died in 1829 and Alexander married Betsy Murray and they lived near Loch Alsh. Alexander had 14 children from both marriages, eight of whom migrated to Australia.
(Biography by Don Gordon, updated June 2019) |
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- [S15] Death certificate, Betsy's death record is attached to her profile.
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