Jessie (Blake) Cruickshank (bef. 1847 - 1927)

Born before 14 Apr 1847 in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Wife of Alexander Cruickshank — married 1871 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Died 7 Mar 1927 after age 79 in St Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Biography

Jessie, daughter of James Blake & Mary Noble, was born on 14 April 1847 in Aberdour, Aberdeen, Scotland.^[1]

Jessie's marriage to Alexander Cruickshank was registered in 1871 in the Turriff district.^[2]

In the 1891 census Jessie (age 42), Farmer's Wife, was the wife of Alexander Cruickshank in Easter Breedless, Alvah, Banffshire.^[3]

Jessie died on 7 March 1927 in Aberdeen, Scotland.^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
   Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
   Ancestry uk Record 60143 #13269151 (accessed 28 March 2023)
   Jessie Blake born on 14 Apr 1847, daughter of James Blake & Mary Noble, in Aberdour, Aberdeen, Scotland.
2. ↑ Marriage Registration: "Statutory Register of Marriages"
   National Records of Scotland, Ref: 247/2
   ScotlandsPeople (accessed 28 March 2023)
   Jessie Blake marriage to Alexander Cruickshank registered 1871 in Turriff.
3. ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 Scotland Census"
   Parish: Alvah; ED: 6; Page: 1; Line: 22; Roll: CSSCT1891_41; Registration Number: 146; Household schedule number: 5; Roll: CSSCT1891_41
   Ancestry uk Record 1108 #707641 (accessed 28 March 2023)
   Jessie Cruickshank (42), wife, Farmer's Wife, in household of Alexander Cruickshank (40) in Easter Breedless in Alvah registration district. Born in Aberdour, Aberdeenshire.

   Alexander Cruickshank Head M 40 Farmer King Edward, Aberdeenshire

   Jessie Cruickshank Wife F 42 Farmer's Wife Aberdour, Aberdeenshire

   Jessie Cruickshank Daur (daughter) F 14 Farmer's Daur King Edward, Aberdeenshire

   John Cruickshank Son M 12 Scholar Alvah, Banff Shire

   Bella Cruickshank Daur (daughter) F 9 Scholar Alvah, Banffshire

   William Cruickshank Son M 6 Scholar Alvah, Banffshire

   Barbara Cruickshank Daur (daughter) F 11 Mo Alvah, Banffshire

4. ↑ Probate: "Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936"
   Commissary Clerk of Edinburgh under the Sheriff Courts Act, 1876. Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 60558 #480570 (accessed 28 March 2023)
   Jessie Blake Cruickshank probate. Died 7 Mar 1927 in Aberdeen, Scotland.
5. ↑ Death Registration: "Statutory Register of Deaths"
   National Records of Scotland, Ref: 168/2/121
   ScotlandsPeople (accessed 28 March 2023)
   Jessie Blake death registered 1927 in St Machar (age 79, mother's maiden name Noble).

First-hand information as remembered by Sandy Cruickshank, Wednesday, March 11, 2015.