Capt.Alexander Sutherland Matheson

1855 - 1892  (37 years)

• Name	Capt.Alexander Sutherland Matheson
  Birth	19 Sep 1855	Invergordon, , Scotland
  Gender	Male
  _UID	84A90A3B2318594DAAA13325148CABA1E21A
  Burial	Dec 1892	Newcastle, , Australia
  Death	29 Dec 1892	Newcastle, , Australia
  Notes	BIRTH, MARR., & DEATH: From family group records prepared by Russell B. Moore, 844 Kensington SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503. HIST.: Capt.Alexander Matheson ran away from home in Scotland at age 14 years - and went to sea. He worked his way up from a cabin boy to captian of his own ship at the time of his marriage to Esther Frances Wright at Saint Ann's Church (Anglican) Limehouse London. Esther sailed all over the world with him on his own ship. Their children were raised on land and ocean. Capt.Alex was killed at New Castle Australia while unloading his ship and was buried there. Esther went back to London and then removed to Selkirk and Hagersville - Ontario- Canada where she was married to Charles Leonard Bassett (a widower with five children). They later went to Saskatchawan (1911) and homsteaded a large piece of government land.
  Person ID	I1535	3B Thomas Bassett of Connecticut
  Last Modified	18 Dec 2014

  
  

  Family	Esther Frances Wright,   b. 7 Dec 1857, London, Middlesex, England d. 12 Feb 1955, Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	3 Jun 1882	St.Anns, Limehouse, London, England
  Children	1. Alexander Sutherland Matheson,   b. 4 Jun 1885, London, Middlesex, England bur. New York, New York, New York   2. Charles David Matheson,   b. 19 May 1887, Alexandria, Egypt   3. Esther May Matheson,   b. 11 May 1889, Alexandria, Egypt d. 27 Jul 1890 (Age 1 year)   4. David Wright Matheson,   b. 29 Dec 1891, Alexandria, Egypt bur. Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2015