Name/Title
"Anna Matheson"Entry/Object ID
Matheson,Anna2Description
Annabella Matheson
Top photo #1:
Black and white. Beige in colour with white matte. Photo is glued to cardboard.
Photo depicts Anna Matheson. She is standing and facing right. She is wearing a light blouse with a light skirt and a dark jacket and she has a shawl draped over her arm. In blue ink at the bottom of the photo says Great Aunt Anna.
Bottom photo #2:
Black and white. Beige in colour. Photo is glued to cardboard.
Photo depicts Anna Matheson. She is standing and facing straight. She is wearing a dark dress with a dark shawl. She is leaning on a counter. In blue ink on side of photo says Great Aunt Anna.
Annabella
born: September 3, 1839, Perth.
died: November 2, 1919, Perth.
buried: Craig Street Cemetery.
· Did not marry; dedicated her life to church (St. James’ Anglican) and charity work; a founder of the Anglican Church Women’s Auxiliary.
· Kept a scrapbook of family obituaries, of marriages and death notices of family members overseas and of father’s friends; made genealogical notes of mother’s family in Scotland.
· “Of a refined and affectionate disposition.”