Jane (Sharp) Aitken (1820 - 1860)

Born 17 Dec 1820 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Wife of Peter Aitken — married 8 Oct 1839 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland, UK

Descendants

Died 21 Jun 1860 at age 39 in Marshalltown, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Jane Sharp was born in December 1820, she was baptized in the Church of Scotland parish of Abbotshall, Fifeshire, Scotland on 17 Dec 1820^[1]. Her parents were recorded as George Sharp and Jane Grunton.

Jane married Peter Aitken in Abbotshall parish, Fifeshire in Sept 1839^[2]

Jane and Peter had at least three children born in Australia:

1. Ann Drisdail (sic), birth registered 1854 in Geelong Vic BDM ref 6589 / 1854
2. Isabella Aitkens (1857?-1900) ^{[citation needed]}
3. Janet, birth registered 1860, in Marshall district (approx 7 km south of Geelong) Vic BDM ref 8667/1860

Jane died on 21 June 1860 in Marshalltown, Victoria, Australia, aged 39 years.^[3], perhaps as a result of childbirth.

Research Notes

There appears to be no record of the birth of a daughter Isabella Aitken (or Aitkens) in the Victorian Registry of Births Deaths and Marriage. It is presumed that she was born in the Geelong area. The death of an Isabella Aitken, aged 63 years, daughter of Isabella McKay and Allan Gallaway was registered in 1897 Vic BDM ref: 4016/1897

There is an Isabella Aitken registered as marrying Ronald Macauly in 1877 in Victoria Vic BDM ref 4497/1877.

Sources

1. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 14 February 2023), Jane Sharp born or baptised on 17 Dec 1820, daughter of George Sharp & Jane Grunton, in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland; citing Parish Number 399, Ref 40/56.
2. ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages," database, National Records of Scotland, (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 15 February 2023), Jean Sharp marriage to Peter Aitkin on or after 29 Sep 1839 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland; citing Parish Number 399, Ref 40/531.
3. ↑ Death registration. VIC BDM REG# 5803/1860

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 13 July 2022, 04:27), entry for Jane Sharp (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:9S3P-Y8C ); contributed by various users.