MATHESON, Ewen

Abt 1793 - Bef 1857  (< 63 years)

• Name	MATHESON, Ewen
  Birth	Abt 1793	Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	62
  Death	Bef 01 Jan 1857
  Person ID	I62	Main Tree | Ancestor of Vern Smith
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	MATHESON, unknown,   b. Abt 1760
  Mother	MATHESON, unknown,   b. Abt 1765
  Family ID	F51	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	CAMERON, Isabella,   b. Abt 1798, Balmacara, Scotland d. 13 Jan 1891, Waipu (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1823	Rosshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Married at age 25 according to death certificate. Assuming date of birth of 1798, this gives marriage year of around 1823. This agrees with the date Alvin entered, sourced from the House of Memories.
  Children	+ 1. MATHESON, Duncan,   b. Abt 1822, Balmacara d. 27 Mar 1882, Akd Hospital. (Age 60 years) + 2. MATHESON, Angus,   b. 15 Dec 1825, Lochalsh, Ross-shire, Scotland d. 29 Aug 1887 (Age 61 years) + 3. MATHESON, Christina,   b. Abt 1831, Lochalsh d. 23 Feb 1917, Waipu (Age 86 years)   4. MATHESON, Jessie,   b. Abt 1834, Nova Scotia d. 06 May 1894, Auckland Hospital, Auckland (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F50	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 May 2019

  
  

• Notes

  His wife Isabella is listed as a widow who accompanied her husband on the Spray. This implies that Ewen Matheson (#62) died before 1857. [2] Gertie Smith in her note gives Roderick Matheson as the father of Captain Angus Matheson, not Ewen Matheson. This is 1 on my typescript sheet. 'In 1845 the brig 'Perseverance' of 103 tons was built by Hugh Matheson who sold her to W B Fairbanks and C D Allison. But this transaction was not completed satisfactorily and she was operated by Captain M Carlin of North Sydney while Matheson held the mortgage.' [3] DB: AGFF, p. 7. 961104. According to Joyce Wyatt, he deserted his family, and son Duncan became the breadwinner. Son Angus got the education. Ewen Matheson shot through to America, to Nova Scotia. Several have looked for evidence of him there, but nonthing has been found. [4, 5] 'Hugh Matheson' is named as sailing master to Norman McLeod's boat 'Arc'. [6] 'In September 1819, after furnishing her with provisions, charts, compasses and all the nesessary supplies for the voyage to Ohio, the old, or rather then the young, parson appointed my father (Norman McDonald) navigator, D Mc Leod(Squire) sailing master, Hugh Matheson, chief officer, John McLeod ("Arichat"), my brother Alex. (McDonal) and a few others being the crew'. The author quoting Murdoch McDonald. [7] In "To the Ends of the Earth" by Neil Robinson, Belle Matheson is quoted as saying his name was only spoken in whispers and that he must have gone looking for greener pastures or other harbours.

  
  

• Sources

  [S275] House of Memories, xerox, (26 Sep 95). [S358] McKenzie, McKenzie, Gael FF, Addendum, p. 7. [S362] John P Parker, Parker, Cape Breton Ships, (John P Parker, 1967), p. 67. [S87] Maureen A Molloy, Molloy, Maureen. Heart, (Dunmore Press, Palmerston North, New Zealand, 1991), p. 158. [S361] Wyatt, Joyce, 961104. [S360] McPherson, Watchman, p. 53. [S299] McKenzie, Gael Fares Forth, 2e, (1942), p. 15.