George Matheson^[1]

1833 - 1905  (71 years)

• Name	George Matheson
  Born	12 May 1833	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170411177
  Residence	1858	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Occupation	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Laborer
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Free Church
  Occupation	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mason
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Occupation	1891	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mason
  Residence	1891	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Occupation	1901	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mason
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-127540
  Died	11 May 1905	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 9]
  	Cause: Cause: Apoplexy (2 days)
  Buried	13 May 1905	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 8]
  Person ID	I127540	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	John Mathison,   b. 4 Oct 1794, Yarrow, , Selkirk, Scotland ,   d. 3 Jun 1867, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Agnes "Nancy" Cunningham,   b. 16 Dec 1803, , Selkirkshire, Scotland ,   d. 2 May 1883, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	4 Nov 1821	Yarrow, , Selkirk, Scotland   [10]
  Family ID	F33672	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie Murray,   b. 19 Mar 1840, Castleton, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 20 Dec 1895, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Married	12 May 1858	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 11]
  Children	1. Ellen Stoddart Mathieson,   b. 26 Dec 1858, Canning, Oxford Co., Ontario ,   d. 1852   2. John William Matheson,   b. 1 Mar 1860, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Apr 1907, Bad Axe, Huron, Michigan, United States  (Age 47 years)   3. David Matheson,   b. 1863, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Elizabeth P. Matheson,   b. 9 Nov 1867, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1950  (Age 82 years)   5. Edith Matheson,   b. 1868, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Oct 1913, Prince Albert, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 45 years)   6. Maria Josephine "Josephine" Matheson,   b. 28 Mar 1868, Canning, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario ,   d. 2 Dec 1918, Wainfleet Township, Wentworth Co., Ontario  (Age 50 years)   7. Georgina Matheson,   b. 21 Aug 1870, Canning, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario ,   d. 17 Dec 1948, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   8. Alexander G. Matheson,   b. 4 May 1872, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Jan 1945  (Age 72 years)   9. Isabella Matheson,   b. 17 Apr 1875, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jan 1937, Swift Current, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F32527	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  George Matheson jmae_ca originally shared this to Ancestry Public Member Tree

  
  

• Notes

  Died, In Ayr, on Thursday, May 11th, 1905, at 6.20 O'clock p.m., George Matheson Aged 72 Years. The Funeral Will take place from his late residence, Northumberland St., on Saturday afternoon, to the Ayr cemetery. Service at the house at 2 o'clock. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation. Waterloo Historical Society Death Notices Collection - photocopies ________________________________ 72 Years In And About Ayr There passed away last week (May 11), after a brief illness of 48 hours, one of the vary oldest residents of Ayr and vicinity in the person of Mr. George Matheson at the ripe age of 72 years, all or nearly all of which long period was spent in the village or its neighborhood, he having been born in the adjoining township of North Dumfries. Under these circumstances it will be readily imagined that the deceased experienced some of the hardships incident to pioneer life, and was one of the land marks of the section. A man of strong character and marked individually, he was not only respected in the community but enjoyed the esteem of a wide circle of staunch personal friends, all of whom deeply regret his sudden demise. In the year 1858 he married Miss Annie Murray, who predeceased him by nine years. The fruits of the union were ten children, nine of whom survive. They are Mrs. Benj. Crittenden and Mrs. Rodgers of Elk Horn, Man.; Joan of Bax Axe, Mich.; Mrs. Charles Reeb of Port Colborne; David of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.; Edith at Wingham, and Elizabeth, Georgia and Alexander at home. Deceased was one of a family of thirteen, four of whom are still living, as follows: Miss Kate and William Matheson, Ayr; Mrs. Thos. Henderson, Brantford, and Walter at Twas, Mich. A stone mason by trade Mr. Matheson was esteemed a good mechanic and monuments of his handiwork are to be met wit an every hand throughout the entire community. Of him it has been truly said that he preferred to lose money rather than slight a job entrusted to his hands. The funeral on Saturday afternoon was very largely attended, the services at the house being conducted by Revs. S. O. Nixon and John Thomson. The pall bearers were all old friends of the family, viz.: Messrs. John A. Reid, J. R. Folsetter, W. I. Reid, Alex Rennie, A. J. Reid and George Cress. Among the relatives from a distance who attended the obsequies were John W. Matheson of Bax Axe, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Reeb of Port Colborne, Mrs. Thos. Henderson of Brantford and Miss Edith Matheson of Wingham. The floral tributes were numerous and beautiful, including one from the staff of the Wingham Public school in which Miss Matheson is a teacher, a fact which led an observer to remark that "a touch of kind makes all the world kin." The Ayr News May 18 1905 pg 8

  
  

• Sources

  [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012663-96. Chs A. Reeb, 24, occ. Farmer, b. Welland Co, res. Welland Co, son of Andrew Reeb and Margaret Perlet married Josephine Mathieson, 29, b. Oxford Co, res. Ayr, daughter of George Mathieson and Annie Murray, Witn G.A. Mathieson of Ayr and Agnes D. Jackson of Galt, 1 January 1896 In Galt. [S326] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1901, Ayr (Village) A Page 9. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, North Div. 2 Page 48. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Matheson/ George Matheson/ 1833 - 1905/ his wife/ Annie Murray/ 1840 - 1895 [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 7 Page 52. [S564] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1891, pg 30. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Mathieson George, 25, res. N Dumfries, b. N Dumfries, s/o John & Agnes (Cunningham), married 12 May 1858 Ann Murray, 18, res. N Dumfries, b. Roxboro Scotland, d/o David & Helen (Stobbart) [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [Front/East] Matheson/ George Matheson/ 1833 - 1905/ his wife/ Annie Murray/ 1840 - 1895 [Back/West] Edith Matheson/ 1868 - 1913/ Alexander Matheson/ 1872 - 1945/ Georgina Matheson/ 1870 - 1948 [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name: George Matheson Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1833 Birth Place: Waterloo, Ontario Age at Death: 72 Death Date: 25 May 1905 Death Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada [S1788] Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910, Scotland Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M11779-4 System Origin: Scotland-ODM GS Film number: 1067929. Name: John Mathison Spouse's Name: Agnes Cunningham Event Date: 04 Nov 1821 Event Place: Yarrow,Selkirk, [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: George Matheson Age: 25 Birth Date: abt 1833 Birth Place: North Dumfries Marriage Date: 12 May 1858 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: John Mother: Agnes Cunningham Spouse: Ann Murray Spouse's Age: 18 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1840 Spouse Birth Place: Scotland Spouse Residence: North Dumfries Spouse Father: David Spouse Mother: Helen Stibbert Residence: North Dumfries

  
  

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  Born - 12 May 1833 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1858 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 12 May 1858 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Church - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Mason - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Mason - 1891 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1891 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Mason - 1901 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Apoplexy (2 days) - 11 May 1905 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 13 May 1905 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth