Nicholson ,Matheson Stenscholl to PEI on the Polly

[AlanaM]

Im in search of any information on Angus Matheson wife Flory Nicholson Probably in the Glenmore  they Baptised a son by the name of John Donald Matheson in 1802. John with a brother left Skye for PEI in 1829
Also and Information on John Nicholson wife Jane Martin of Stencholl, Left Skye for PEI on the "Polly" and were among the Selkirk Belfast Settlers.

I need help with there lives before PEI.

[Eleesavet]

Hi Alana,

I am descended from an Angus Matheson and his wife Flora Nicholson, through their son Donald, as follows.  Possibly the same couple you are researching.  The below information was passed on to me whilst researching my Stewart ancestors who went to PEI (see http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~peistewart/).  If you don't know this site it is worth taking a look as there are quite a number of Nicholsons and Mathesons mentioned.  Hope the below will be of interest to you.

Descendants of Angus Matheson

Generation No. 1

1.  ANGUS1 MATHESON was born Abt. 1758 in Isle of Skye, Scotland, and died Bef. 1841 in Isle of Skye, Scotland.  He married FLORA NICHOLSON.  She was born Abt. 1758 in Isle of Skye, Scotland, and died Bef. 1841 in Isle of Skye, Scotland.
   
Child of ANGUS MATHESON and FLORA NICHOLSON is:
2.   i.   DONALD2 MATHESON, b. 1791, Glenmore, Portree Parish, Isle of Skye, Scotland; d. August 13, 1860, Glenmore, Portree Parish, Isle of Skye, Scotland.

Generation No. 2

2.  DONALD2 MATHESON (ANGUS1) was born 1791 in Glenmore, Portree Parish, Isle of Skye, Scotland, and died August 13, 1860 in Glenmore, Portree Parish, Isle of Skye, Scotland.  He married FLORA MORRISON Abt. 1819 in Portree Parish, Isle of Skye, Scotland, daughter of ALLAN MORRISON and EFFY MACLEOD.  She was born 1796 in Portree Parish, Isle of Skye, Scotland, and died May 6, 1877 in Glenmore, Portree Parish, Isle of Skye, Scotland.
   
Children of DONALD MATHESON and FLORA MORRISON are:
3.   i.   DONALD3 MATHESON, b. 1820, Glenmore, Isle of Skye, Scotland; d. December 16, 1904, Parish of Portree, Glenmore, Isle of Skye, Scotland.
   ii.   ALLAN MATHESON, b. 1821, Glenmore, Portree Parish, Isle of Skye, Scotland.
   iii.   ANN MATHESON, b. 1827, Glenmore, Portree Parish, Isle of Skye, Scotland.
   iv.   CHRISTY MATHESON, b. 1829, Glenmore, Portree Parish, Isle of Skye, Scotland.
   v.   FLORA MATHESON, b. 1831, Glenmore, Portree Parish, Isle of Skye, Scotland.
   vi.   KENNETH MATHESON, b. August 20, 1837, Glenmore, Portree Parish, Isle of Skye, Scotland.

Generation No. 3

3.  DONALD3 MATHESON (DONALD2, ANGUS1) was born 1820 in Glenmore, Isle of Skye, Scotland, and died December 16, 1904 in Parish of Portree, Glenmore, Isle of Skye, Scotland.  He married JANE STEWART May 20, 1852 in Portree Parish, Isle of Skye, Scotland, daughter of JOHN STEWART and ANN MATHESON.  She was born 1830 in Tormichaig, Portree Parish, Isle of Skye, Scotland, and died November 11, 1911 in Isle of Skye,  Scotland.

Notes for JANE STEWART:
Jane Stewart's parents - John Stewart and his wife Ann Matheson emigrated from Camastignavaig, Skye near Portree on June 1, 1858 on the ship "James Gibb”, with four grown children (two daughters named Jane were already married in Skye, Scotland and did not emigrate).  John Stewart and Ann Matheson settled in Caledonia West, P.E.I., Canada

   
Children of DONALD MATHESON and JANE STEWART are:
   i.   CHARLES4 MATHESON, b. 1855.
4.   ii.   CHRISTINA MATHESON, b. September 29, 1856, Glenmore, Portree Parish, Isle of Skye, Scotland; d. May 14, 1946, Mugary, Parish of Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland.
   iii.   ANN MATHESON, b. May 20, 1859, Portree Parish, Isle of Skye, Scotland.
   iv.   DONALD MATHESON, b. November 10, 1861, Portree Parish, Isle of Skye, Scotland.
   v.   JOHN MATHESON, b. April 25, 1868, Portree Parish, Isle of Skye, Scotland.
   vi.   ANN MATHESON, b. December 2, 1870, Portree Parish, Isle of Skye, Scotland.

Generation No. 4

4.  CHRISTINA4 MATHESON (DONALD3, DONALD2, ANGUS1) was born September 29, 1856 in Glenmore, Portree Parish, Isle of Skye, Scotland, and died May 14, 1946 in Mugary, Parish of Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland.  She married EWEN MCINTOSH January 8, 1885 in Portree Parish, Isle of Skye, Scotland, son of ALEXANDER MCINTOSH and ANN MCQUEEN.  He was born August 12, 1836 in Mugary, Parish of Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland.
   
Best of luck in your research.
Liz

[AlanaM]

This is awesome information! thank you.
I know John had a brother Donald who came to PEI with him.
Do you know if was common to name two sons by the same name? IE two Donalds?
Im going to check out this site too!
Thanks again!

[Eleesavet]

The traditional naming pattern in Scotland was to call the first son after the paternal grandfather; the second son after the maternal grandfather; the third son after the father; and the first daughter after the maternal grandmother; the second daughter after the paternal grandmother; the third daughter after the mother.
I don't know how closely that was followed but it could result in two siblings having the same name.
Another reason for two siblings having the same name is when the older one dies in infancy.

[JFMath82]

Hello, I think I am part of your family, my name is Joseph mathieson. I am from Edinburgh Scotland, I can send you our tree. We are retracing the family as both our parents have passed.

[JFMath82]

Hello again please see the attached file of our family tree. Our 4th generation grandparents were called Angus matheson and flory matheson nee nicholson. My father Duncan Angus mathieson died in 1998, he was a family if 10 siblings from Glasgow Scotland, he always said that his family were from kintail and Skye. I have 5 older sisters and one older brother. We never knew anyone from my dad's side of the family hence the fact we are trying to retrace. My dads dad was Angus moses mathieson and his mother was Mary matheson from tormichaig Skye and when she came over to Glasgow in the clearances the registration office miss spelled the matheson name, hence the fact we are mathieson. I saw your post this morning when I was looking at pictures of torminchaig. I do hope you receive this.
Best regards Joseph.

[sarah]

Hi, I am sorry I did not approve your images because they included details of folk who are living which is against our rules, perhaps you can crop that part of the image off

Regards

Sarah

[JFMath82]

Hi I have cropped out the living from the tree.

[JFMath82]

Hello we have worked out that our Angus matheson and flory Nicolson are different families. Our had a son named John also but he married Catherine Mackintosh on march 11th 1888. But John died in Skye tormichaig. We aren't sure if maybe he's went to Canada then came back to Scotland. I just thought it was strange about Angus matheson and flory. Her last name Nicolson is spelled different. To sum it all up we are going to Skye to see if we can find out anything else. We don't think John had a brother either.