Matson
This family first arrived in Jersey in the mid-18th century
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John and Alice Fleuret, nee Matson, and their children, in about 1918
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Origins of surname
In England this name, which is on record as far back as 1608, although Mateson is found in Yorkshire poll tax returns for 1379, is said to be a variant of the baptismal name Matthew, which is ultimately derived from the Hebrew 'Matiyahu', meaning gift of God.
However, it is also a common name in Sweden, from where the Jersey family originated, and is simply said to mean 'son of Matt'.
Early records
The name first appeared in Jersey records with the baptism of Rachel Matson, daughter of Jean and Madelaine Le Feuvre, in St Brelade in 1769.
There was then a gap until the children of Peter Follet Matson and Jane Dickson appear in the St Helier register from 1828 onwards. Peter, or Pieter, is said to have been born in Sweden, and his children were born in Guernsey. The family then moved to Jersey, where Pieter's grandchildren by his two sons were born.
Variants
- Matson
- Mateson
Family records
Family trees
Church records
- Matson baptisms in Jersey
- Matson marriages in Jersey (groom)
- Matson marriages in Jersey (bride)
- Matson burials in Jersey
Great War service
Sons of Edward Follet and Sarah Jane Hurst
- Alfred George Matson (1894-1917), husband of Lillian Maud, nee Bree, Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery, died of wounds.
- Henry George Matson (1891- ) (St H) Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery
- Edward Follet Matson (St H), Private, Lancashire Fusiliers
- William Follett Matson (St H) L-Cpl, London Regiment
- Alfred Fred Matson (1895-1915) son of Edward and Jane, of Great Union Road, Rifleman, Royal Irish Rifles
- Charles William Matson (St H) Driver, Royal Field Artillery
- Charles Winter James Matson (St H), Gunner, Royal Field Artillery
- Reginald Charles Matson (St H), Private, Hampshire Regiment
Family wills
These wills created by members of the Matson family are now held by Jersey Archive. By visiting the archive site and using the names, dates and reference numbers shown here, it is possible to view a copy of each will. You will have to subscribe to the Archive's online service to do this. To find out more about this collection, which covers the period from 1663 to 1980, and how to search for your family's wills there, visit our Jersey wills page
- Peter Matson, 1 Vauxhall Street, St Helier - 27 November 1933, D/Y/A/95
- William Matson, St Helier - 1 March 1935, D/Y/A/97
- Winter Matson, St Helier - 13 August 1941, D/Y/A/108
Burial records
Family album
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Reginald Charles Peter John Matson (1896-1952), born in St Helier. Married Fanny Pearce (1895-1961) in 1919, having served with the Royal Jersey Garrison Battalion. After Fanny's death in 1951, he married Violet Bessie Elizabeth Pentecost (1899-1981), a widowed mother of five children, and died within a few weeks -
Alice Louisa Matson (1881-1943), wife of John Albert Fleuret, arriving at St Helier Harbour -
John Fleuret and Alice, nee Matson, with their first two children -
Bill and Marie Emilie Matson, nee Brown, Elsie and Madeleine -
Alfred George Matson (1895-1917) -
Henry George Matson (1891-) and Harriet, nee Huson, Henry and Arthur
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Family gravestones
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Mont a l’Abbe cemetery -
Great War casualty Gunner Alfred George matson's grave at Solferino Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium
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