Jane (Gordon) Thomson (1871 - 1903)

Born 29 Mar 1871 in Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Alexander Thomson — married Jun 1896 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Died 1 May 1903 at age 32 in Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Jane was born in Girvan on 29th March 1871. She was the fourth child of Alexander Gordon and Agnes McKnight ^[1].

For some reason, Jane is not included in the 1871 Census which was taken on Sunday 2nd April but she does appear with her family in Dalrymple Street Girvan in 1872, aged 9 and described as a scholar ^[2].

By 1891 Jane had left home and was working as a General Domestic Servant in Edinburgh. There does not seem to be any connection with her employer or any of the other staff, lodgers or visitors ^[3].

By 1896, Jane had returned to Girvan and on 9th June that year she married Alexander Thomson, a fisherman, at the Union Hall, Henrietta Street, Girvan ^[4].

Their three daughters all survived however as a result of Jane's third pregnancy, she developed puerperal septicaemia and died on 1 May 1903 ^[5]. She is interred in Doune Cemetary, Girvan.

Sources

1. ↑ "Statutory Register Births Database" Natonal Records of Scotland, Scotlands People, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 17 Feb 2023, Jane Gordon, parents Alexander Gordon and Agnes McKnight, 29 Mar 1871, Girvan; Registration District 594, Reference Number 60
2. ↑ https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk "Scotland Census 1881" County: Ayrshire, District: Girvan, Jane Gordon, Age 9: Relationship: daughter, Address: Dalrymple Street, Reference: 594/7/7,National Records of Scotland, 3 West Register Street, New Register House, Edinburgh, EH1 3YT
3. ↑ https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk "Scotland Census 1891" County: Midlothian, District: St George Burgh, Jane Gordon, Age 19: Relationship: Servant, Address: 22 Atholl Court, Edinburgh,, Reference: 685/1 58/10 National Records of Scotland, 3 West Register Street, New Register House, Edinburgh, EH1 3YT
4. ↑ "Statutory Register Marriages" database, National Records of Scotland, Scotlands People https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 17 Feb 2023, Jane Gordon and Alexander Thomson, 29 June 1896, Girvan; Registration District 594, Reference 16.
5. ↑ "Statutory Register Deaths" database, National Records of Scotland, Scotlands People (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 17 Feb 2023), Jane Gordon, parents: Alexander Gordon and Agnes McKnight, 1 May 1903, Girvan; Registration District 594, Reference 42.