Alexander Manson (1873 - 1927)

Born 1873 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

Husband of Margaret McKenzie (McDougall) Manson — married 1901 in New Zealand

Died 18 Sep 1927 at about age 54 in Bayswater, Southland, New Zealand

Biography

When Alexander Manson was born in 1873, in New Zealand, his father, James Manson, was 44 and his mother, Elizabeth Sutherland, was 39.^[1]

He married Margaret McKenzie McDougall on 19 June 1901, in Otago, New Zealand.^[2]

He died on 18 September 1927, in Otautau, Southland, New Zealand, at the age of 54.^[3] He is buried in the Otautau New Cemetery, Otautau, Southland, New Zealand, 1 Block A VIII.^[4] Inscription: In Loving Memory Of Alexander, Beloved husband of Margaret McK. Manson, Died 18th Sep. 1927, Aged 54 years. Also the above Margaret, Died 31st Dec. 1955, Aged 80 years^[5]

SOUTHLAND TIMES - 19 SEPTEMBER 1927 / DEATHS-MANSON At his residence, Bayswater, on Sunday, September 18, 1927, Alexander, dearly beloved husband of Margaret McKenzie Manson; aged 54 years. The funeral will leave his late residence on Tuesday, at 2 p.m. for the Otautau (new) Cemetery. ---Robert Seatter, Undertaker.^[6] Also printed in the SOUTHLAND TIMES - 20 SEPTEMBER 1927^[7]

SOUTHLAND TIMES - 19 SEPTEMBER 1927 / OBITUARY - Mr Alexander Manson; A Well-Known Otautau Farmer The death was reported yesterday of Mr Alexander Manson, of Bayswater, Otautau, at the age of 54 years. The late Mr Manson was born in Invercargill and received his education at the Middle School, then known as the Central School. He immediately took up farming on the completion of his education, being with Mr W. Fleming at Rakahouka for a time, and later going to the Ashley Downs Estate at Waiwera. In 1895 he took up the first section of the Bayswater Estate to be sold, and remained there until the time of his death. In hs early years the late Mr Manson was a member of the Pirates Football Club, and although in later years he did not actively follow up the sport, was deeply interested in his old club. He was a member of the Masonie Lodge, Otautau, and was for a time chairman of the Otautau Dairy Factory, but beyond this he did not interest himself in public affairs. In 1901, he married Miss McDougall, a daughter of the late Charles McDougall, of Fairfax. He is survived by his widow and a family of four, three sons, Ronald, Bruce, and Angus and one daughter, Jessie, all of whom are at home. The funeral will take place on Tuesday.^[8] Another Obituary is printed in the OTAUTAU STANDARD AND WALLACE COUNTY CHRONICLE - 20 SEPTEMBER 1927^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ New Zealand Birth Registration 1873/20630 (Manson, Alexander. Parents: Elizabeth & James) 'Births, Deaths & Marriages Online', [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz)
2. ↑ New Zealand Marriage Registration 1901/2652 (Margaret McKenzie McDougall to Alexander Manson) 'Births, Deaths & Marriages Online', [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz)
3. ↑ New Zealand Death Registration 1927/9009 (Manson, Alexander, 54Y) 'Births, Deaths & Marriages Online', [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz)
4. ↑ Cemeteries | Southland District Councilhttps://www.southlanddc.govt.nz/my-southland/cemeteries/cemeterysearch/getperson/12947
5. ↑ Find A Grave Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169261914/alexander-manson: accessed 15 October 2022), memorial page for Alexander Manson (unknown–18 Sep 1927), Find a Grave Memorial ID 169261914, citing Otautau New Cemetery, Otautau, Southland District, Southland, New Zealand; Maintained by Loopy Lass (contributor 47916679) .
6. ↑ DEATHS - SOUTHLAND TIMES, ISSUE 20286, 19 SEPTEMBER 1927, PAGE 6 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19270919.2.26?end_date=31-12-1957&items_per_page=100&query=Margaret+McKenzie+Manson&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1901
7. ↑ DEATHS - SOUTHLAND TIMES, ISSUE 20287, 20 SEPTEMBER 1927, PAGE 6 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19270920.2.22?end_date=31-12-1957&items_per_page=100&query=Margaret+McKenzie+Manson&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1901
8. ↑ OBITUARY - SOUTHLAND TIMES, ISSUE 20286, 19 SEPTEMBER 1927, PAGE 6 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST19270919.2.30?end_date=31-12-1927&items_per_page=100&query=Alexander+Manson&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1873
9. ↑ Obituary - OTAUTAU STANDARD AND WALLACE COUNTY CHRONICLE, VOLUME XXIII, ISSUE 1142, 20 SEPTEMBER 1927, PAGE 3 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OSWCC19270920.2.16?end_date=31-12-1927&items_per_page=100&query=Alexander+Manson&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1873

see also:

• Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L5VH-ZHV