Glenbuchat Heritage

158 Matthew Family Bridge of Buchat 1950's

Matthews Brig of Buchat 1950

I am grateful to Mrs Maggie McLennan for sending in the above picture of her parents visiting her Great Granny, Georgina Matthew at Bridge of Buchat Cottage

She states that the picture is of: “My parents, Greta and Edwin Fyfe visiting Granny Matthew at Bridge of Buchat Cottage in 1950.”

The second picture is of the marriage certificate of George Matthew in 1887

The third picture is of a 'Trojan' Mini Motor for bicycles.

The Bridge of Buchat Cottage was very damp and the laird decided to demolish it rather than improve it, possibly about 1960

The cottage would have been the home of the Glenbuchat Post Master. The Post Office seems to have been the corrugated iron shed beside the cottage and which is still standing.


Click for Bridge of Buchat Post Office

The Ladies bicycle on the left has a number plate and this indicates the presence of a motor. On closer inspection especially of the shape on the fuel tank, this indicates that this is a trojan Mini Motor.

1950s Trojan Mini-motor ‘Gearless Cycle Outboard’

Text from the Cyclemaster Museum – http://cyclemaster.wordpress.com/page-13-the-minimotor/

The Mini Motor was one of the best-known of the British clip-on engines, and was introduced in Great Britain in 1949. Though rarely referred to as such, the Instruction Book for the Mk 5 model (the last of them) describes it as a ‘Gearless Cycle Outboard.’

The Trojan Minimotor was originally designed by Vincent Piatti in 1946 as a unit to power portable lathes; he saw its advantages as a cycle-attachment and introduced it in Italy as the ‘Mini Motore.’

Five models were produced in Britain at Trojan’s Croydon factory, from the Mark I in 1949 to the Mark V in 1955. The improvement for 1951 was a decompressor added to the cylinder head to aid both starting and stopping.

The engine sat above the bicycle rear wheel, which it drove with a friction-roller on the left-hand end of the crankshaft. On the right, there was a Wipac flywheel magneto, and between this and the roller, a crankcase with bobweight flywheel and a horizontal iron barrel. An alloy head closed this, and the capacity was 49.9 cc for the conventional two stroke unit. The petrol tank went over the engine with the number plate fitted behind it. A means of lifting the roller clear of the tyre was provided .

The unit could drive a bicycle at 30 mph, which was probably as fast as you’d want to go on a normal cycle under normal road conditions. In a postwar Britain with a shortage of new vehicles, motorists found them ideal for short trips, commuting to the station or the office, or to the shops to fill up the front basket. Some were even fitted to tandems, where they proved equal to the task of hauling two people along at 20mph.

Text from the Cyclemaster Museum – http://cyclemaster.wordpress.com/page-13-the-minimotor/


Matthew Family Tree

Note the intermarriage between Glen families:

Jean Matthew Alexander Thom
Jessie Matthew John Johnston
Jane Thom Alexander Don



George Matthew 1868–1943
Birth 13 Jul 1868 Old Deer, Aberdeen
Death 27 Jun 1943 Glenbuchat, Aberdeenshire,
Parents
George Oldman 1844–1924
Margaret Brown 1847–
Spouse
Georgina Forrest Third 1868–1954
Children
Jemima Matthew 1888–1956
Helen Wilson Matthew 1890–1971
George Matthew 1893–1895
Barbara Brown Matthew 1895–1987
Jeannie Matthew 1898–1992
Simpson Matthew 1900–1965
Sarah Matthew 1902–1999
Mary Matthew 1905–1915
Jessie Patterson McKenzie Matthew 1907–2002
Georgina Third Matthew 1911–1978


Helen Wilson Matthew 1890–1971
Birth 1 Jul 1890 Longside, Aberdeen,
Death 27 May 1971 Woodend Hosp. Aberdeen.
Parents
George Matthew 1866–1943
Georgina Forrest Third 1868–1954
Spouse
Hans Winchester Fyfe 1886–1962
Children
Georgina Jane Smith Fyfe 1917–2001
Hans George Simpson Fyfe 1919–1969
Edwin Reginald Fyfe 1922–1968
James Johnstone Fyfe 1926–2000

Edwin Reginald Fyfe 1922–1968
Birth 11 Aug 1922 Dunbar St. Old Aberdeen.
Death 1 Feb 1968 Dunfermline.
Parents
Hans Winchester Fyfe 1886–1962
Helen Wilson Matthew 1890–1971
Spouse
Greta Davie 1928–2012
Children
Private
Private
Private
Private

Jean Matthew 1898–1992
Birth 1898 Aberdeen.
Death 9 Jun 1992 Aberdeen
father
George Matthew 1866–1943
mother
Georgina Forrest Third 1868–1954
Spouse
Alexander R R Thom 1903–1987
Children
Jane Matthew Thom 1931–2012
Alexander William Ross Thom 1932–2011
Georgina Dorothy Thom 1934–2006
Mona Thom 1937–1993

Alexander R R Thom 1903–1987
Click for picture of Alexander Thom
Birth 1903 Glenbuchat
Death 12 Aug 1987 Glenbuchat, Aberdeenshire,
Parents
William Thom
Jane Ross
Spouse
Jean Matthew 1898–1992
Children
Jane Matthew Thom 1931–2012
Alexander William Ross Thom 1932–2011
Georgina Dorothy Thom 1934–2006
Mona Thom 1937–1993

Jane Matthew Thom1931–2012
Birth 1931
Death 2012 Inverurie, Aberdeenshire,
Father
Alexander R R Thom 1903–1987
Mother
Jean Matthew 1898–1992
Spouse
Alexander Don –1993
Click for Don family tree
Children
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From the Oldman Mutch family tree
by W A Johnston

George Matthew
born 20 Dec 1866, in Mill of Clackriah?, Old Deer,
died 1943, in Glenbuchat, Aberdeenshire,
Occupation: police constable.
He married Georgina Forrest Third 10 Dec 1887, in Manse of Longside, Aberdeenshire,
She was the daughter of Simpson Third and Barbara Craighead.
Georgina Forrest Third was born 18 Aug 1868, in Longside, Aberdeenshire,
died 10 Sep 1954, in Cushnie, Aberdeenshire,
Children of George Matthew and Georgina Forrest Third:
Jemima Matthew, born estimated 1888, in Cruden, Aberdeenshire,
died 1956, in Aberdeen,
Helen Wilson Matthew, born Jun 1890, in Longside, Aberdeenshire,,
died 27 May 1971, in Aberdeen,
George Matthew, born 1893,
died 1895.
Barbara Brown Matthew, born estimated 1896, in Aberdeen,
Jean Matthew, born 1898,
died 9 Jun 1992.
Simpson Matthew, born Dec 1900, in Aberdeen,
died 1965, in Dumfries,
Sarah Matthew, born 1903, in Aberdeen,
46 died 1999, in Aberdeen,
MBE Nursing Sister Tutor in Ceylon, Nigeria and Ghana
Mary Matthew, born 1905, in Aberdeen, St Machar,
Molly Died age11
Jessie Patterson McKenzie Matthew, born 17 Jun 1907, in 4 Hillhead Terrace, Spital, Aberdeen,
died 15 Mar 2002.
Georgina Third Matthew, born Jan 1911, in Aberdeen,
died 28 Aug 1978, in Muir of Fowlis, Alford, Aberdeenshire,

Jemima Matthew
born estimated 1888, in Cruden, Aberdeenshire,
died 1956, in Aberdeen,
She married William Smith 31 Dec 1909, in Aberdeen,
He was the son of William Smith and Elizabeth Ann Forbes Anderson.
William Smith was born 1883, in Aberdeen,
died 13 May 1932.
Children of Jemima Matthew and William Smith:
William Smith, born 1910, in Aberdeen,
died 22 Nov 1962.
Robert Smith, born in Aberdeen,
Muriel Smith, born 1920, in Aberdeen,
died 24 Nov 2010.
Dennis Smith, born in Aberdeen,

Helen Wilson Matthew
born Jun 1890, in Longside, Aberdeenshire,
died 27 May 1971, in Aberdeen,
She married Hans G L Winchester Fyf 1917, in Aberdeen,
He was the son of John Fyfe and Jane Smith.
Hans G L Winchester Fyfe was born 5 Mar 1886, in Aberdeen,
died 7 Apr 1962, in Aberdeen,
Butcher in Aberdeen
Children of Helen Wilson Matthew and Hans G L Winchester Fyfe:
Georgina Jane Smith Fyfe, born 28 Aug 1917, in Aberdeen,
died 12 Aug 2001, in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Hans George Simpson Fyfe, born 1920, in Aberdeen, Scotland,
died 18 Apr 1969, in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen,
Edwin Reginald Fyfe, born 11 Aug 1922, in Aberdeen, Scotland,
died 1 Feb 1968.
James Johnstone Fyfe, born 14 Apr 1926, in Aberdeen,
died 30 May 2000.

Barbara Brown Matthew
born estimated 1896, in Aberdeen,
Occupation: shop assistant, 1911, Aberdeen, St Machar,
domestic servant, 1916, Kincardine O' Neil, Aberdeenshire,
7She married William Duncan Mathieson 1916, in Aberdeen,
He was the son of Charles Mathieson and Agnes Durward. William Duncan
Mathieson was born estimated 1886, in Kincardine O' Neil, Aberdeenshire,
Occupation: farm worker, 1901, Kincardine O' Neil, Aberdeenshire,
farmer, 1916, Kincardine O' Neil, Aberdeenshire,
Farmed at Torphins; Upperton, Glenbuchat (Janet J worked there before going to Cromar?); Pictillum,Kemnay; Moved to (Kent?)
Children of Barbara Brown Matthew and William Duncan Mathieson:
Andrew Mathieson. RAF WW2
Charles Mathieson.
William Mathieson.
George Mathieson.

Jean Matthew
born 1898,
died 9 Jun 1992.
She married
Alexander R R Thom.
He was the son of William Thom and Jane Ross.
Alexander R R Thom was born1903,
died 12 Aug 1987, in Glenbuchat, Aberdeenshire,
Children of Jean Matthew and Alexander R R Thom:
Jane Matthew Thom, born calculated 1931,
died 2012, in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire,
Alexander William Ross Thom, born calculated 1932,
died 5 Nov 2011, in Llanbryde, Moray,
Georgina Dorothy Thom, born Sep 1934,
died 2006.
Mona Thom, born 11 Mar 1937.

Simpson Matthew
born Dec 1900, in Aberdeen,
died 1965, in Dumfries,
He married Jean MacArthur Robertson Houston.
Lived in Dumfries
Grocer Bus Driver
Children of Simpson Matthew and Jean MacArthur Robertson Houston:
Robin Matthew
Dorothy Matthew. Died young in a road accident
Simpson Matthew. He married Bertha. 3 children
Evelyn Matthew
George Matthew. He married Margaret. 3 children
Ena? Matthew. She married William. 2 children
Ian Matthew. Unmarried

Jessie Patterson McKenzie Matthew
born 17 Jun 1907, in 4 Hillhead Terrace, Spital, Aberdeen,
christened 10 Jan 1908,
died 15 Mar 2002.
Education: Sunnybank School and Central School, Aberdeen,
She married John Johnston 6 Jun 1928, in Established Church, Glenbuchat, Aberdeenshire,
He was the son of NNand Hellen Johnston.
John Johnston was born 7 Jun 1900, in Beltimb, Glenbuchat, Aberdeenshire,
died 17 Sep 1990, in Inverurie Hospital, Aberdeenshire,
buried 19 Sep 1990, in Kintore Cemetery, Aberdeenshire,
Occupation: farmer, between 1917 and 1968.
Children of Jessie Patterson McKenzie Matthew and John Johnston:
John Alexander Matthew Johnston, born 23 Jun 1930, in Bridge House, Glenbuchat, Aberdeenshire,
George Norman Johnston, born 20 Jan 1932, in Beltimb, Glenbuchat, Aberdeenshire,
William Alan Johnston, born 2 Feb 1943, in Milton, Glenbuchat, Aberdeenshire,
Gordon Mitchell Johnston, born 21 Mar 1945.

Georgina Third Matthew
born Jan 1911, in Aberdeen,
28 Aug 1978, in Muir of Fowlis, Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
She married Gordon Fraser 1937, in Aberdeen,
He was the son of Alexander Fraser and Christina Michie.
Gordon Fraser was born 1907,
died 29 Jul 1954, in Muir of Fowlis, Alford, Aberdeenshire,
Children of Georgina Third Matthew and Gordon Fraser:
Norman Fraser.
Jean Fraser. She married NN Porter.



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