Jane (McFarlane) Keillor (1855 - 1930)

Born 28 Mar 1855 in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Wife of James Keillor — married 1898 in Victoria, Australia

Died 21 Dec 1930 at age 75 in Maryborough, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Jane (McFarlane) Keillor was born in Scotland.

This profile is part of the Keillor Name Study.

Jane McFarlane was born on 28 March 1855 at Alexandria, parish of Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. She was the daughter of Robert McFarlane, a printfield polisher, and his wife Janet Cowan. ^[1]

On 10 September 1856, Jane, her parents, and six siblings all left Liverpool, England as Bounty Immigrants on the new clipper ship "Sir W F Williams" direct for Hobart Town, Tasmania, Australia. Their arrival at their destination on 2 December 1855 provided some excellent information as listed below ^[2]

Tasmania, Australia, Passenger Arrivals, Dec 1855

Clipper "Sir W F Willliams", Hobart Town, Tasmania

Bounty Family Ticket no: 17

Sponsor: John McFarlane [relative perhaps]

TOTAL COST FOR BOUNTY FAMILY IMMIGRANTS: £108.0.0

• Robert McFarlane (35), Middle sized, lined face, blue eyes, light hair, plain looking, born Paisley, Church of Scotland, R&W, Labourer & Shepherd: £16
• Janet McFarlane (36), Sharp face, long nose, brown hair, middle size, born Glasgow, CofS, Read only, Farm Servant: £16
• Mary McFarlane (17), Well looking, light brown hair, grey eyes, non-lingual, born Paisley, CofS, Read only, House servant: £16
• William McFarlane (15), Cast in left eye, brown hair, long face, born Paisley, CofS, Read only: £16
• Daniel McFarlane (13), Fair complexion, & C ? & caused at birth, born Paisley, CofS, Read only, Cowboy: £16
• Janet McFarlane (11), Born Paisley, CofS: £8
• Susannah McFarlane (9), Born Dunbartonshire, CofS: £8
• Isabella McFarlane (7), Born Dunbartonshire, CofS: £8
• Jane McFarlane (1½), Born Dunbartonshire, Cofs: £4

Jane married Giovanni Gaspar "John" Tomamichel in 1884 in Victoria, Australia. ^[3]

John Tomamichel, Jane's husband of 13 years, passed away in 1897 in Maryborough, Victoria at the age of 61 years. ^[4]

The following year, Jane Tomamichel wed widower James Keillor in Victoria. ^[5]

In the 1909 Australian Electoral Rolls for Maryborough, Victoria, James and Jane Keillor were residing at Newtown where James was a farmer. ^[6]

James Keillor, aged 57 years, passed away at Newtown, Victoria of Heart Failure. They had been married for about 17 years. ^[7]

By 1926, Jane had moved to Talbot, in Victoria where she excelled at home duties. ^[8]

She passed away on 21 December 1930 in Maryborough Hospital, Maryborough, Victoria, Australia at the age of 75 years. ^[9]

Jane Keillor was laid to rest in the Maryborough Cemetery, Maryborough, Victoria. ^[10]

NOTE: Jane does not appear to have had any children in either marriage.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk 1855 MCFARLANE, JANE (Statutory registers Births 493/ 50)

   1855 Births in the Parish of Bonhill, County of Dumbarton

   Name: McFARLANE, Jane

   GEnder: Female

   Birth: 28 March 1855, 3h 20m PM

   Birthplace: Alexandria

   Father: Robert McFarlane, printfield polisher, age 29, born Luss

   Mother: Janet McFarlane, m.s. Cowan, age 30, born Glasgow

   Parents Marriage: 1844, Luss

   Children: 6th child - 1 girl living; 1 boy and 3 girls deceased

   Informant: Mary McFarlane, aunt (present)

   Registration: 4 April 1855, Bonhill

   Registrar: Robert Brown

2. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com.au Tasmania, Australia, Passenger Arrivals, 1829-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Selected Immigration Books from the Archive Office of Tasmania. Tasmania, Australia: Archives Office of Tasmania.

   Name: Jane McFarlane

   Arrival Port: Hobart

   Arrival Date: 2 Dec. 1856

   Departure Port: Liverpool

   Departure Date: 10 Sep. 1856

   Ship: Sir W F Williams

   Gender: Female

   Place of Origin: Dunbartonshire

   Birth Year: abt 1855

3. ↑ https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history Victoria (Australia) Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages: Marriages (Online index accessed 10 Oct 2022)

   Name: McFARLANE, Jane

   Marriage Date: 1884

   Marriage place: Victoria

   Registration date: 1884

   Registration place: Victoria, Australia

   Spouse: John Tomamichel

   Registration no: 6854 / 1884

4. ↑ https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages: Deaths (Online Index accessed 30 Jan 2024)

   Name: TOMAMICHEL, John

   Event: Death

   Mother: Maria Eiguta Dilepretro

   Father: Thomas Tomamichel

   Place of death: Mboro

   Age at death: 61

   Registration year: 1897

   Registration no: 5869 / 1897

5. ↑ https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history Victoria (Australia) Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages: Marriages (Online Index accessed 30 January 2024)

   Name: Jas Keillor

   Spouse Name: Jane Tomamichel

   Marriage Place: Victoria

   Registration Place: Victoria

   Registration Year: 1898

   Registration Number: 7169

6. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com.au Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll].
7. ↑ https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages: Deaths (Online Index accessed 30 Jan 2024)

   Name: Jas Keilor

   Birth Year: abt 1858

   Age: 57

   Death Place: Maryborough, Victoria

   Father's name: Keilor Jno

   Mother's name: Cath Lawson

   Registration Year: 1915

   Registration Place: Victoria

   Registration Number: 9911

8. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com.au Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll].
9. ↑ https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages: Deaths

   Family name: KEILLOR

   Given name(s): Jane

   Event: deaths

   Mother's name: Janet

   Mother's family name at birth: COWENN

   Father's name: MCFARLANE, Robert

   Place of death: MARYBOROUGH

   Age at Death: 75

   Reg. year: 1930

   Reg. number: 14348/1930

10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198284553/jane-keillor: accessed 30 January 2024), memorial page for Jane McFarlane Keillor (28 Mar 1855–21 Dec 1930), Find a Grave Memorial ID 198284553, citing Maryborough Cemetery, Maryborough, Central Goldfields Shire, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by Alpha Bravo (contributor 49142669).