Born about in Hawea Flat, Central Otago, Otago, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Kingan
and Fanny Matilda (Goodall) Kingan
Sister of
William Kingan
Wife of
John Cotton Farmer Rowley
— married
1913 in New Zealand
Wife of
Joseph Clay Jenkins
— married
1950 in New Zealand
Descendants 
Mother of
Emmie Fanny Marion (Rowley) Morris, Winifred Isabella Cotton (Rowley) Kane, William John Cotton Rowley, John Cotton Farmer Rowley, James Kingan Rowley, Robert Spencer Rowley and [private daughter (1920s - unknown)]
Died about
at about age 76
in Hawea, Central Otago, Otago, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 17 May 2021
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Biography
Jessie was born in a cob cottage on 21 Jul 1889, daughter of William Kingan and Fanny Goodall. She married 1st John Cotton Farmer Rowley. They had the following known children:[1]
- Emmie Fanny Marion (Rowley) Morris
- Winifred Isabella Cotton (Rowley) Kane
- William John Cotton Rowley
- John Cotton Farmer Rowley
- James Kingan Rowley
- Robert Spencer Rowley
- Honor Virginia (Rowley) Fielden
This Lake Hawea Station entry is interesting reading: https://www.qldc.govt.nz/media/l5bndghc/s3448-t16-a-pretty-good-place-to-live-hawea-history.pdf
In 1950 she took a trip to the United Kingdom and Europe and, returning by boat, met Joseph Clay Jenkins. They were married three months later. In Wanaka they built a house where she lived for the rest of her life, surviving "Jenks" by eleven years.[1]
Jessie passed away 20 Apr 1976.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rowley, Richard. Our Rowley Family: From Shropshire to South Island, New Zealand, Whitianga, New Zealand, 2020, pg 138
- Online research Geni.com profile: https://www.geni.com/people/Jessie-Jenkins/6000000082902674371?through=6000000091201036899
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