Jessie (Milligan) Clark (1849 - 1915)

Born 1849 in Haugh Of Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of William Wilson Clark — married 8 May 1877 in St. Jude, West Derby, Lancashire

Died 8 Apr 1915 at about age 66 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

• 1915 (66) 8 Apr Died. Buried Toxteth Park Cemetery Toxteth, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, Merseyside, England
• 1911 (62) census, West Derby
• 1881 (32) census, recorded as Jessie C Milligan on father's census return (?). Maybe an error by father.
• 1877 (28) 08 May, married 1st cousin William Clark (37, a sailor) at St. Jude, West Derby, Lancashire, England. Likely he had son "George" from previous marriage.
• 1871 (22) census West Derby with father
• 1861 (12) not on father's census return (Clone) but is somewhere in Buittle parish (see below).
• 1851 (2) census with father, Old Military road to Dumfries, Urr parish
• 1849 (0) Born Haugh Of Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Jessie is probably the person written to in 1911 - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Lowrie_letters_from_America

Walker Source link https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Walker_Source_material

On "Maternal family tree" probably written by Jessie Clark (Milligan) it records "No children". Although she probably had a step son - George.

Jessie sent three letters (1905, 1907 and 1914) to her cousin Maggie Margaret Adam

Sources

Name: Jessie Clark Event Type: Census Event Date: 1911 County: Lancashire Parish: West Derby Sub-District: West Derby Eastern Registration District: West Derby Gender: Female Age: 62 Birthplace: Haugh Of Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire Record Type: Household Citing this Record: "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWTG-VFX : 20 January 2015), Jessie Clark, West Derby, Stoney Croft Liverpool, Lancashire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

Marriage Name: William Clark Birth Date: 1840 Birthplace: Age: 37 Spouse's Name: Jessie Milligan Spouse's Birth Date: 1849 Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: 28 Event Date: 08 May 1877 Event Place: St. Jude, West Derby, Lancashire, England Father's Name: John Clark Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Robert Swan Milligan Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M15626-2 System Origin: England-VR GS Film number: 1545847 Reference ID: 2:DRLVMP Citing this Record: "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFXJ-FDC : 10 December 2014), William Clark and Jessie Milligan, 08 May 1877; citing St. Jude, West Derby, Lancashire, England, reference 2:DRLVMP; FHL microfilm 1,545,847.

Name: Robert Swan Milligan Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1871 Event Place: West Derby, Lancashire, England District: Enumeration District: 48 Gender: Male Age: 52 Marital Status: Married Occupation: Town Missionary Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birth Year (Estimated): 1819 Birthplace: Scotland Household ID: 93 Entry Number: 24 Affiliate Image Identifier: GBC/1871/3847/0195 GS Film Number: 000841927 Digital Folder Number: 004412186 Image Number: 00503

• Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
• Robert Swan Milligan Head M 52 Scotland
• Helen Milligan Wife F 43 Scotland
• Jessie Milligan Daughter F 22 Scotland
• Barbara Milligan Daughter F 16 Scotland
• Margaret Milligan Daughter F 14 Scotland
• Elizabeth Milligan Daughter F 11 Scotland
• Mary B Milligan Daughter F 9 Scotland
• Susan H Milligan Daughter F 7 Liverpool, Lancashire
• Robina Milligan Daughter F 5 Liverpool, Lancashire
• Henrietta Milligan Daughter F 3 Liverpool, Lancashire

Citing this Record: "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBNN-2LN : 24 July 2015), Robert Swan Milligan, 1871.

1861 Census

• Name William Milligan, Gender Male, Birth Circa 1788, Newabbey, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
• Residence Apr 7 1861, Buittle, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, Address East Logan
• Age 73, Marital status Widower, Occupation Retired Farmer
• Head William Milligan Circa 1788
• Daughter Elizabeth Milligan Circa 1825 [b Lochrutton, unmarried, age 36, Occupation Retired Daur. ]
• Granddaughter Jessie Milligan Circa 1849 [b Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, age 12 - this is Robert Swan's daughter]

1851 census Old Military Road to Dumfries, Village of Haugh(884), Urr

• Robert S MILLIGAN head of household married GROCER/spirit merchant 31 Lochrutton Kbt
• Helen MILLIGAN wife of Robert S Milligan married 0 23 Parton Kbt
• Henrietta MILLIGAN daughter of Robert S Milligan 0 0 1 Urr Kbt
• Jessie MILLIGAN daughter of Robert S Milligan 0 0 3 Urr Kbt