After Lake Matheson on the West Coast, Mathesons Bay near Leigh north of Auckland may be the best-known Matheson place name in New Zealand. You can read more here about who this attractive bay was named after; hard-working, brave settlers.
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There’s a brief update to our page of further information about Mathesons and Mathiesons who served in the First World War. Kenneth Mathieson (listed third from the end) had lived in New Zealand and was popular in his local community. He died in the early stages of the war while serving with a British regiment.
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Land that has been in a Matheson family for more than 150 years is now on the market. Originally owned by Angus Matheson and Jessie Matheson, the three lots near Leigh (which is near Warkworth) are being sold by their descendants.
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Are you a piper or drummer wanting to to improve your skills? Do you know someone who is? The Clan Matheson Society New Zealand branch is giving a grant of $500 to help someone attend this year’s summer school run by the Royal New Zealand Pipe Bands Association. Preference will be given to someone with
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If you join the New Zealand branch of the Clan Matheson Society you can share your Highland heritage and interest in the clan with others, and support the work of the society. We have a new membership form to make it easier to join, which you can find here.
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This year’s Auckland Highland Games and Gathering will be held on Saturday 21 November at the Three Kings Reserve (corner of Mt Eden and Mt Albert Roads). There’s a lot of activities for all the family, and entry is free. See our events page for details. This summer will once again see Highland games held
Clan Matheson members are planning to get together over lunch in Auckland on Sunday 8 November. Check out our events page for more information.
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Thanks to the sleuthing efforts of Zelda Matheson, and the resources of the Westport Genealogy and History Group, another mystery has been solved. I couldn’t work out why T A Mathieson was commemorated on the Granity war memorial on the West Coast, yet I could find out nothing about him on the Cenotaph database or
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War is tragic and the First World War was especially so, but it had an interesting outcome in connecting New Zealanders of Scottish descent with their ancestral homeland. A new article on this website links to a researcher’s blog post on this topic, and uses one example of this ‘roots tourism’ that was generated by WW1.
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Here’s an opportunity to join fellow Mathesons and other folk of Scottish descent. The Scottish Clans Association is holding its tenth annual dinner on Saturday 12 September, in the Hobson Room at Alexandra Park in Greenlane, Auckland. The cost of tickets is $60 per person. Contact the Clan Matheson Society chairman, Donald Matheson, if you’d like
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