16815: Rachel Matheson

Rachel Matheson (born c1824), daughter of Norman Matheson and Christina Macritchie, lived at Carnish until the 1850s and subsequently at 6 Aird Uig. She never married.

Rachel is in Aird in 1861 with her parents; in Stornoway with her sister Ann’s family in 1871; in Aird with her sister-in-law Catherine (widow of John) in 1881.

She died in 1906 in Stornoway of influenza. The death was reported by her niece Jessie Mackay.

Details
Record Type:
Person
Date Of Birth:
1824
Date of Death:
1906
Gender:
Female
Brothers Keeper Reference:
CEU 438
Occupation:
Housekeeper
Record Maintained by:
CEU