Charles Guthrie¹

Parents:

• Birth*: Charles Guthrie was born say 1870.¹
• He was the son of Charles Guthrie and Ann McDonald.¹
• Marriage*: Charles Guthrie married Matilda Neave, daughter of Richard Neave and Elizabeth Ormond, on Wednesday, 10 January 1894 at 9 Green Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1894 marriages in the district of Forfar in the burgh of Forfar, ref 10; 1894 on the tenth day of January at 9 Green Street Forfar after publication according to the forms of the Free Church of Scotland, signed Charles Guthrie grocer & wine merchant bachelor aged 24 residing 19 Wellington Street Dundee, parents Charles Guthrie farmer & Ann Guthrie ms McDonald; signed Matilda Neave milliner spinster age 34 residing 9 Green Street Forfar, parents Ritchie Neave church officer (dec) & Elizabeth Neave ms Ormond; signed Alex Cumming minister Free Church Forfar, Isabella Brown, David P McKenzie witnesses; registered 1894 January 10th at Forfar W H Thomson registrar.¹

• (Informant) Birth: Charles Guthrie registered the birth of Matilda Neave Guthrie on 7 October 1897 at 57 Dallfield Terrace, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1897 births in the district of St Clement in the burgh of Dundee ref 713; Matilda Neave Guthrie born 1897 October seventh 1h 40m am 27 Dallfield Terrace Dundee, female parents Charles Guthrie wine merchant & Matilda Guthrie ms Neave, m 1894 January 10 Forfar, signed Charles Guthrie father present, registered 1897 October 27 at Dundee signed Dav Scott registrar.²
• (Witness) Newspaper Article: Charles Guthrie was mentioned in a newspaper article about Matilda Neave Guthrie on 12 December 1937. NEW MATRON
  MISS MATILDA N. GUTHRIE, who has been appointed matron of Gowrie House in succession to Miss Whyte, is a native of Dundee. Her father was the late Mr Charles Guthrie, who for many years carried on a grocery business in Lochee Road.
  Miss Guthrie, who has been assistant matron at Bangour Mental Hospital, Broxburn, West Lothian, does not take up her duties until February.
  The new matron comes to her new post with the goodwill of all those with whom she has come in contact in her work so far.
  A testimonial from a former chief says of her that her skill and resource, her kindliness and tact, never fail. Efficient and skilful, helpful and self-sacrificing is the splendid character earned by Miss Guthrie.³
• (Spouse) Death: His spouse Matilda Neave died on 24 January 1945 at 5 Newton Bank, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland, ; Guthrie - At 5 Newton Bank, Kirriemuir, on Jan 24, 1945, MAtilda Neave, widow of Charles Guthrie, lae of Dundee and Arbroath. Funeral private.⁴

Census & Directory Entries

Head of Household

31 March 1901

He was listed as head of household along with spouse Matilda Neave in the 1901 census at 5 St Mary's Terrace, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Charles Guthrie, head, married, 31, grocer & wine merchant, Cortachy; Matilda Guthrie, wife, marrried, female, 31, Forfar; also in the household were Ormond Guthrie, Matilda Neave Guthrie and Annie Stewart Guthrie.5