Can any Lister assist me. I am trying to obtain information on or about my grandfather (and his family). His name is Alexander Matheson, born about 1853 on a voyage from London to Melbourne. Australia. Ship name is unknown ? His father's name is Donald Matheson. Any assistance would be gratefully appreciated. Brian

Hi Brian On the PROV lists for Vic, I am pretty sure there is a list of Marine Births That might be a place to look. If you can't find anything, please let me know and I will look too. Regards Irene R -------Original Message------- From: Brian Westwood Date: 08/18/07 02:07:50 PM To: AUS-IMMIGRATION-SHIPS@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] Information Can any Lister assist me. I am trying to obtain information on or about my grandfather (and his family). His name is Alexander Matheson, born about 1853 on a voyage from London to Melbourne. Australia. Ship name is unknown ? His father's name is Donald Matheson. Any assistance would be gratefully appreciated. Brian ------------------------------- -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.0/959 - Release Date: 8/17/07 5:43 PM

Brian there ae a lot of Mathesons who came in 1853 on the New Zealander. have a look here. http://proarchives.imagineering.com.au/index_search_results.asp ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Westwood" <bwesty@telpacific.com.au> To: <AUS-IMMIGRATION-SHIPS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 2:08 PM Subject: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] Information > Can any Lister assist me. I am trying to obtain information on or about my > grandfather (and his family). His name is Alexander Matheson, born about > 1853 on a voyage from London to Melbourne. Australia. Ship name is unknown > ? His father's name is Donald Matheson. > Any assistance would be gratefully appreciated. > > Brian > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-IMMIGRATION-SHIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Brian from the Pioneer index teh follwoing, none of which atch your info but keep an open mind as to names and dates Digger - Pioneer Index. Victoria 1836-1888 Query ----- Surname : matheson (627 matches) Given Names : alex* (20456 matches) Event : b (926847 matches) Spouse Surname/Fathe : donald (4931 matches) Total matching records: 9 -------------------- Surname: MATHESON Given Names: John Alexander Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: Donald Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Mary MCDONALD Age: Sex: Birth Place: BEAUFORT Death Place: Year: 1861 Reg Number: 8990 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Surname: MATHESON Given Names: Alexander Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: Donald Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Mary CAMERON Age: Sex: Birth Place: CHIL Death Place: Year: 1862 Reg Number: 14660 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Surname: MATHESON Given Names: Alexander Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: Donald Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Mary CAMERON Age: Sex: Birth Place: CHIL Death Place: Year: 1863 Reg Number: 14217 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Surname: MATHESON Given Names: Alexander Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: Donald Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Mary TULLOCH Age: Sex: Birth Place: BOWMANS FO Death Place: Year: 1866 Reg Number: 13064 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Surname: MATHESON Given Names: Alexander Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: Donald Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Mary MCDONALD Age: Sex: Birth Place: MOYSTON Death Place: Year: 1870 Reg Number: 4267 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Surname: MATHESON Given Names: Thomas Alexander Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: Donald Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Christina JOHNSTON Age: Sex: Birth Place: WHIT Death Place: Year: 1871 Reg Number: 20529 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Surname: MATHESON Given Names: Alexander Event: B Spouse Surname/Father: Donald Spouse Gvn Names/Mother: Marian GRAY Age: Sex: Birth Place: MOYS Death Place: Year: 1879 Reg Number: 10850 Denomination: Parish: Fiche: Robyn in Eodonga ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Westwood" <bwesty@telpacific.com.au> To: <AUS-IMMIGRATION-SHIPS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 2:08 PM Subject: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] Information > Can any Lister assist me. I am trying to obtain information on or about my grandfather (and his family). His name is Alexander Matheson, born about 1853 on a voyage from London to Melbourne. Australia. Ship name is unknown ? His father's name is Donald Matheson. > Any assistance would be gratefully appreciated. > > Brian > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-IMMIGRATION-SHIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On 18/08/07, Brian Westwood <bwesty@telpacific.com.au> wrote: > > Can any Lister assist me. I am trying to obtain information on or about my > grandfather (and his family). His name is Alexander Matheson, born about > 1853 on a voyage from London to Melbourne. Australia. Ship name is unknown ? > His father's name is Donald Matheson. > Any assistance would be gratefully appreciated. > > Brian Brian, In the off chance that a Birth at Sea would have been registered in UK records, I have searched the GRO MARINE BIRTHS INDICES (1837 to 1965) for the years 1853 and 1854 but without luck. There are no MATHESONS listed in the indices for those years. Trevor

Here is a list of Math*son BDM's aboard ships, registered at Melbourne 1853 - 1920. I stress the word "registered", as it was possible for births not to be officially registered. cheers Jenny Fawcett Family Name: MATHESON Given Names: Robert Event: B Year: 1853 Sex: M Age: Age Code: Father: MATHESON Duncan Mother: ROBERTSON Janet Spouse: Ship: Bankers Daughter Birth Place: At Sea On Board Bankers Daughter Marriage Place: Death Place: Reg Number: 21 Death Day: Death Month: Death Year: Family Name: MATHIE Given Names: Mary Ellen Event: B Year: 1855 Sex: F Age: Age Code: Father: MATHIE James Mother: MILLAR Isabella Spouse: Ship: Echo Birth Place: At Sea On Board Echo Marriage Place: Death Place: Reg Number: 122 Death Day: Death Month: Death Year: Family Name: MATHEWS Given Names: Unnamed Event: B Year: 1858 Sex: M Age: Age Code: Father: MATHEWS Hugh Mother: CLARKE Margaret Spouse: Ship: Caribou Birth Place: At Sea On Board Caribou Marriage Place: Death Place: Reg Number: 39 Death Day: Death Month: Death Year: Family Name: MATHEWS Given Names: Unnamed Event: B Year: 1879 Sex: F Age: Age Code: Father: MATHEWS Isaac Mother: CARTER Alice Spouse: Ship: Cyphrenes Birth Place: At Sea On Board Cyphrenes Marriage Place: Death Place: Reg Number: 20427 Death Day: Death Month: Death Year: Family Name: MATHESON Given Names: John Event: D Year: 1853 Sex: M Age: 2 Age Code: Father: MATHESON Duncan Mother: UNKNOWN Janet Spouse: Ship: Bankers Daughter Birth Place: ISLE OF SKYE Marriage Place: Death Place: At Sea On Board Bankers Daughter Reg Number: 68 Death Day: 24 Death Month: 7 Death Year: 1853 Family Name: MATHEWS Given Names: Henry Event: D Year: 1853 Sex: M Age: 50 Age Code: Father: Unknown Mother: Unknown Spouse: Ship: Eagle Birth Place: UNKNOWN Marriage Place: Death Place: At Sea On Board Eagle Reg Number: 79 Death Day: 9 Death Month: 8 Death Year: 1853 Family Name: MATHEWS Given Names: Emma Event: D Year: 1856 Sex: F Age: 22 Age Code: Father: MATHEWS Frederick Mother: UNKNOWN Sarah Spouse: Ship: Ocean Monarch Birth Place: CASHEL IRELAND Marriage Place: Death Place: At Sea On Board Ocean Monarch Reg Number: 50 Death Day: 1 Death Month: 5 Death Year: 1856 Family Name: MATHEWS Given Names: Thomas Event: D Year: 1857 Sex: M Age: 18 Age Code: Father: Unknown Mother: Unknown Spouse: Ship: Blanche Moore Birth Place: UNKNOWN Marriage Place: Death Place: At Sea On Board Blanche Moore Reg Number: 136 Death Day: 1 Death Month: 7 Death Year: 1857 Family Name: MATHESON Given Names: Robert F Event: D Year: 1888 Sex: M Age: 21 Age Code: Father: Unknown Mother: Unknown Spouse: Ship: Parramatta Birth Place: UNKNOWN Marriage Place: Death Place: At Sea On Board Parramatta Reg Number: 4337 Death Day: 16 Death Month: 2 Death Year: 1888 Family Name: MATHIESON Given Names: Alexander Event: D Year: 1896 Sex: M Age: Age Code: Unknown Father: Unknown Mother: Unknown Spouse: Ship: Lady Loch Birth Place: UNKNOWN Marriage Place: Death Place: At Sea On Board Lady Loch Reg Number: 8140 Death Day: 21 Death Month: 3 Death Year: 1896 Family Name: MATHESON Given Names: David Event: D Year: 1855 Sex: M Age: 4 Age Code: Months Father: MATHESON James Mother: KEDDIE Isabella Spouse: Ship: White Star Birth Place: EDINBURGH Marriage Place: Death Place: At Sea On Board White Star Reg Number: 115 Death Day: 30 Death Month: 4 Death Year: 1855

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the Lister who assisted with below request. Many thanks. I will now analyse the info received. Can any Lister assist me. I am trying to obtain information on or about my grandfather (and his family). His name is Alexander Matheson, born about 1853 on a voyage from London to Melbourne. Australia. Ship name is unknown ? His father's name is Donald Matheson. Any assistance would be gratefully appreciated. > > Brian