Mary (Allan) Spottiswoode (1788 - 1808)

Born 22 Jun 1788 in Alloa, Clackmannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Spottiswoode Esq — married Jul 1806 in Bengal, India

Descendants

Died 11 Jan 1808 at age 19 in Calcutta, India

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Biography

Mary, or Maria, Allan was born in 1788, the daughter of James Allan, Esq. and Elizabeth Colvin, then of Alloa, Clackmannanshire (later of Hall, near Denny in the parish of Dunipace, Stirlingshire).^[1][2][3]

She married Thomas Spottiswood, Esq. in July, 1806, in Bengal, India.^[4]

Maria Spottiswoode, née Allan, died on the 11th January 1808 in Calcutta, aged nineteen years.^[2][3][5]

Research note

• While the name, "Elizabeth," was inscribed as the young, widowed wife of Thomas Spottiswoode, Esq. on the Spottiswoode family monument in Dunipace cemetery, the burial and inscription records in Calcutta clearly state the name, Maria.

Sources

1. ↑ Kennedy-Bailie, Rev. Dr. James (1793-1864). Genealogical Table of the Family of Kennedy (compiled c.1835/6, with notes). Manuscript held privately.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} South Park Street Cemetery, Calcutta. Gravestone inscription: “Sacred to the Memory of Maria Spottiswoode, wife of Thomas Spottiswoode, Esq. who died on the X of January MDCCCVIII. having tenderly endeared herself in the various relations of daughter, wife, mother, and friend, at the early age of nineteen.” Transcript by Peter Bailey, 2010-08-01; online at Families in British India Society, www.fibis.org (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-06-23).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Billion Graves. Gravestones in Hills of Dunipace Cemetery, Stirlingshire. Inscriptions on a conjoined series of three tablets (i) JAMES / SPOTTISWOODE/ of Dunipace / who died in 1790 / and / BARBARA SYME / his spouse / who died in 1801 / also / their children / MARY / SPOTTISWOODE / who died in 1835 / CHARLOTTE / SPOTTISWOODE / who died in 1836 / and / THOMAS / SPOTTISWOODE / of Dunipace / who died in 1836. (ii) JOHN / HARVIE-BROWN / born June 1801 / died October, 1880, / ELIZABETH / HARVIE-BROWN / spouse of [--]h[-] above / born 14 May 1807 / died 27 June 1888, / daughter of / THOMAS SPOTTISWOODE, / of Dunipace / & ELIZABETH ALLAN / who died in India 1808, aged 19 / daughter of JAMES ALLAN / and ELIZABETH COLVIN. (iii) JOHN ALEXANDER / HARVIE-BROWN / of Dunipace, / Quarter & Shircarvon / L.L.D. F.R.S.E. F.Z.S. / son of the above / born 27th Aug 1844 / died 26th July 1916.” Photograph by “KittieC”. Onine at www.billiongraves.com (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-06-23).
4. ↑ Asiatic Annual Register (1807). Vol. IX (pg 213). Marriage notice: “Thomas Spottiswood Esq. to Miss Maria Allan.” pub. London, 1809. Transcript and index online at Families in British India Society, www.fibis.org (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-06-23).
5. ↑ British India Office. Ecclesiastical Returns. Burial: “Burials at Calcutta Fort William in Bengal A.D. 1808. ... January 10th ... Mrs Maria Spottiswood Aged 19 Years.” Original record held by The British Library (London); digital image online at findmypast.co.uk (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick by subscription, 2018-07-04).