Jane Jardine (Ross) Smith (bef. 1823 - 1863)

Born before 16 Mar 1823 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 31 Aug 1863 after age 40 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Jane (Ross) Smith was born in Scotland.

Jane Jardine (known also as Jean or Jeanie) was born in 1823 at Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland^[1] and baptised on 16 March 1823 at Lochmaben^[2]. She was the daughter of John Ross and Margaret Carruthers.

In 1841 she was living with her mother Margaret, a widow aged 40, four siblings - William (14), Margaret (10), Elizabeth (8) and Barbara (4) - and a male servant, John Beck, at Broadlydyke, Dumfriesshire^[3]. She was aged 15 and born in Dumfriesshire. She probably was helping her mother around the home.

Marriage and Children

She married Robert Smith on 21 March 1845 at Lochmaben^[4]. They had at least four children.

1. John (1845^[5] - )
2. Janet (Jessie) (1847^[6] - 1935^[7])
3. William Ross (1849^[8] - 1927)
4. Margaret (1853^[9] - 1928^[10])

She was living with her husband, Robert, and three children - John (5), Jessie (3) and William (1) - in 1851 at Broadleydyke, Lochmaben^[11]. She was 27 and had been born in Lochmaben. In 1861 she was living with her husband Robert and four children - John (15), Jessie (13), William (11) and Margaret (8) - at Priesthead, Dumfriesshire^[12].

Death

She died on 31 August 1863 at Thistle Terrace, Lochmaben and was buried in Saint Mary Magdalene's Churchyard, Lochmaben^[13]. The inscription reads:

In memory of Jane Ross wife of Robert Smith Mason Thistle Terrace who died at Lochmaben 31st August 1863 aged 41 years

Also the above Robert Smith who died there 12 December 1891 aged 75 years

Her death was registered at Lochmaben with her mother's maiden name given as Carruthers^[14].

Research Notes

Trees on Ancestry list two other children, Agnes and Robert. I have not yet found any sources that connects Agnes to this family. There is a Robert Smith, aged 7 months, who was living with his grandmother in 1861 and listed as the son of her daughter, Barbara^[15].

I have not found conclusive death dates for three of the children yet.

There is another Robert and Jane Smith in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire^[16], but this couple is older. In 1861 Robert is 63 and a woollen weaver and farmer of 10 acres. They have a grandson, Robert, born in 1853.

Sources

1. ↑ Copy of Birth Certificate from the National Records of Scotland for Ross, Jane Jardine. Old Parish Records 840 30/20, held by Innes Wyness
2. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBRX-ZMZ : 12 February 2020), Jane Jardine Ross, 1823. Accessed 28 May 2021
3. ↑ "Scottish General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5902e79ae9379091b1d2eacb : viewed 28 May 2021), Jean ROSS in household of Margaret ROSS, Broadlydyke, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; from 1841 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives HO 107/840, Folio 2, Page 11, Schedule , The National Archives, Kew, Surrey
4. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTRY-R2C : 11 February 2020), Jean Ross in entry for Robert Smith, 1845. Accessed 28 May 2021
5. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYM4-P6B : 12 February 2020), Jean Ross in entry for John Ross Smith, 1845. Accessed 28 May 2021
6. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBRX-TVS : 12 February 2020), Jean Ross in entry for Janet Smith, 1847.
7. ↑ Scotlands People (digital database), Statutory registers – Deaths. Accessed 29 May 2021

   RICHARDSON JESSIE Age=88 YOD=1935 Ref=840/ 51 RD=Lochmaben

8. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYM4-D2D : 12 February 2020), Jane Ross in entry for William Ross Smith, 1849.
9. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBRX-N7Q : 12 February 2020), Jane Ross in entry for Margaret Smith, 1853.
10. ↑ Scotlands People (digital database), Statutory registers – Deaths. Accessed 29 May 2021MCLEAN MARGARET Age=75 YOD=1928 Ref=840/ 30 RD=Lochmaben
11. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1851 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Parish: Lochmaben; ED: 4; Page: 8; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1851_209; Year: 1851. Accessed 29 May 2021.
    • View Ancestry Record 1076 #2790832 (requires subscription).
12. ↑ "Scottish General Register Office: 1861 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a148f0bf4040b9d6e89e2d0 : viewed 28 May 2021), Jane SMITH in household of Robert SMITH, Priesthead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; from 1861 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 9/840, Folio 0, Page 13, Schedule 55, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
13. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/190325312/jane-smith : accessed 28 May 2021), memorial page for Jane Ross Smith (1822–31 Aug 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 190325312, citing Saint Mary Magdalene's Churchyard, Lochmaben, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland ; Maintained by Mary Russell (contributor 48310397) .
14. ↑ Scotlands People (digital database), Statutory registers – Deaths. Accessed 29 May 2021

    SMITH JEANIE age=41 CARRUTHERS YOD=1863 ref=840/ 57 RD=Lochmaben

15. ↑ "Scottish General Register Office: 1861 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a148f0bf4040b9d6e89e2de : viewed 28 May 2021), Robert SMITH in household of Margaret ROSS, Priesthead, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; from 1861 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 9/840, Folio 0, Page 13, Schedule 56, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
16. ↑ "Scottish General Register Office: 1861 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a148f0bf4040b9d6e89e27d : viewed 28 May 2021), Jane SMITH in household of Robert SMITH, Summerhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; from 1861 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 9/840, Folio 0, Page 11, Schedule 48, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• Biography written by Margaret Bailey Allison