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Birth10 Dec 1880, Norwich, Norfolk
Baptism11 Mar 1881, Thorpe Hamlet, Norfolk
Deathca Feb 1933, St George, Hanover Sq district, London
General1st s. Poss. a major in Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders. dsp.
FatherMajor Duncan Matheson (1850-1930)
MotherClara Ellen Borrowes (1855-ca1931)
Notes for James Sutherland Mackay Matheson
His birth:

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Mar 1881   (>99%)
MATHESON James Sutherland M Norwich 4b 121
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His baptism transcription:

First name(s) James Sutherland Mackay
Last name Matheson
Gender Male
Birth year 1880
Birth date 10 Dec 1880
Baptism year 1881
Baptism date 11 Mar 1881
Residence Thorpe Hamlet, Norfolk, England
Parish Thorpe Hamlet
County Norfolk
Country England
Father's first name(s) Duncan
Father's last name -
Mother's first name(s) Clara Ellen
Mother's last name -
Archive Norfolk record office
Archive Ref PD 372/1
Page
248
Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975
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There is a military record in The National Archives:

Reference: WO 374/46726
Description: Major James Sutherland Mackay MATHESON.
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders.
Date: 1915-1924
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department 3884
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

It looks like him but it can only be obtained by paying for a copy and that would not be cheap.
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Cannot find a marriage for him, nor an entry in the 1911 census.

This looks like his death:

Surname First name(s) Age District Vol Page
Deaths Mar 1933   (>99%)
Matheson James S M 52 St.Geo.H.Sq. 1a 705
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No probate entry found.
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Last Modified 28 Mar 2017Created 14 May 2022 by Tim Powys-Lybbe
Re-created by Tim Powys-Lybbe on 14 May 20220