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Jean (Sanders) Watson (1827 - 1903)

Jean Watson formerly Sanders aka Ewen
Born in Kinross, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdommap
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Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , , , and
Wife of — married 2 Jan 1847 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdommap
Wife of — married 30 Jan 1862 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdommap
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Mother of , , , , , and
Died at age 75 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdommap
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Biography

Jean Sanders was born on 27 Dec 1827 in Kinross, Kinross-shire, Scotland, daughter of Charles Sanders and Jean Robertson.[1]

In the 1841 census Jean (age 12) was in White Mire Place, Dunfermline, Fife.[2] She lived with her parents, Charles and Jean, and her siblings Charles and Joan.

At the age of 19, Jean married Archibald Ewen on 2 January 1847 in Dunfermline, Fife.[3] Their children were:

  1. Jane (Ewen) Wilson (~1850 - 1896)
  2. Charles Ewen (~1851 - 1857)
  3. Archibald Ewen (~1853 - 1856)
  4. John Ewen (1856 - 1859)

In the 1851 census Jean (age 23) was the wife of Archibald Ewan on High St, Dunfermline, Fife.[4]

She was predeceased by her husband Archibald in 1860.

In the 1861 census Jean (age 31) was the widowed daughter of Charles Sanders in Lassodie Village, Beath, Fife.[5][6] She lived with her parents and her daughter Jean Ewing (age 13).

At the age of 34, Jane married James Watson, son of Hugh Watson and Christian Kidd, on 30 January 1862 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire.[7][8] Their children were:

  1. Joan (Watson) McAndrew (1862 - 1948)
  2. Hugh Watson (1863 - 1937)
  3. Christian Kidd Watson (1866 - )

In the 1871 census Jane (age 39) was the wife of James Watson in Meadow Bank, Dunfermline Landward, Fife.[9] They had three children: Johan [Joan] (10), Hugh (7), and Christina (4).

In the 1881 census Jane (age 48) was the wife of James Watson in Roscobie Limeworks, Dunfermline, Fife.[10] They lived with their son Hugh (18).

In the 1891 census Jane (age 67) was the wife of James Watson in Lathalmond, Dunfermline, Fife.[11] They lived with their grandson, James Watson (7).

In the 1901 census Jane (age 70) was the wife of James Watson in Gask Feno, Dunfermline, Fife.[12] They lived with their grandson James (17).

Jean died from bronchitis on 17 Jan 1903 in Dunfermline aged 75.[13] The informant was her son, Hugh Watson.

Sources

  1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950". FamilySearch Record: XBVL-BJD. Jean Sanders baptism on 27 Jan 1828 (born 27 Dec 1827), daughter of Charles Sanders & Jean Robertson, in Kinross, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  2. ↑ "1841 Scotland Census". Parish: Dunfermline; ED: 22; Page: 25; Line: 670; Year: 1841. Ancestry Record 1004 #1882968. Jean De Lancor [sic] (12) in White Mire Place, Dunfermline, Fife. Born in Scotland.
  3. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910". FamilySearch Record: XTPZ-198. Jean Sanders marriage to Archibald Ewen on 2 Jan 1847 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  4. ↑ "1851 Scotland Census". Parish: Dunfermline; ED: 9A; Page: 13; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1851_87; Year: 1851; Household Schedule Number: 63; Roll: CSSCT1851_87. Ancestry Record 1076 #1130194. Jean Ewan (23), wife, in household of Archibald Ewan (27) on High St, Dunfermline, Fife. Born in Kinross, kinrosshire.
  5. ↑ "Census Returns - 1861", database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 6 Jun 2022). Entry for Joan Saunders, Age: 30, RD Name: Beath, County/City: Fife; citing Reference Number: 410/ 2/ 12 .
    Parish of: Beath, Road, Street, House: Lassodie Village, 13 ??
    Name: Charles Sanders, head, age 72, Mason, where born: Perthshire
    Name: Jean Sanders, wife, age 67, where born: Perthshire
    Name: Jean Sanders, daughter, widow, age: 31, where born: Kinrosshire
    Name: Jean Ewing, granddaughter, unmarried, age 13
  6. ↑ "1861 Scotland Census". Parish: Beath; ED: 2; Page: 12; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1861_53; Registration Number: 410; Household schedule number: 63; Roll: CSSCT1861_53. Ancestry Record 1080 #1692849. Jean Loida (31) daughter in household of Charles Loida [Sanders] (72) in ??rte Village in Beath registration district. Born in Kincarshire.
  7. ↑ "Statutory Registers - Marriages", database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 6 Jun 2022). Entry for James Watson and Jane Saunders, 1862, Alloa; citing Reference Number: 465/ 5.
    Married: 30 Jan 1862 in Alloa.
    Groom: James Watson, Ploughamn, Bachelor, Age: 29, Residence: Dysart, Father: Hugh Watson, Ploughman, Mother: Christian Watson M.S. Kidd.
    Bride: Jane Saunders, Widow, Age: 33, Residence: Dunfermline, Father: Charles Saunders, Dyker, Mother: Jane Saunders M.S. Robertson.
  8. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910". FamilySearch Record: XTLL-2M3. Jane Saunders marriage to James Watson on 30 Jan 1862 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  9. ↑ "1871 Scotland Census". Parish: Dunfermline Landward; ED: 8; Page: 11; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1871_72; Registration Number: 424/2; Household schedule number: 42; Roll: CSSCT1871_72. Ancestry Record 1104 #3913853. Jane Watson (39), wife, in household of James Watson (37) in Meadow Bank in Dunfermline Landward registration district. Born in Kinrossshire.
  10. ↑ "1881 Scotland Census". Parish: Dunfermline; ED: 25; Page: 16; Line: 16; Roll: cssct1881_118; Registration Number: 424; Household schedule number: 72. Ancestry Record 1119 #81416. Jane Watson (48), wife, in household of James Watson (47) in Roscobie Limeworks in Dunfermline registration district. Born in Dunfermline, Fife.
  11. ↑ "1891 Scotland Census". Parish: Dunfermline; ED: 28; Page: 4; Line: 24; Roll: CSSCT1891_129; Registration Number: 424; Household schedule number: 24; Roll: CSSCT1891_129. Ancestry Record 1108 #1443054. Jane Watson (67), wife, in household of James Watson (65) in Lathalmond in Dunfermline registration district. Born in Kinross, Kinrossshire.
  12. ↑ "1901 Scotland Census". Parish: Dunfermline; ED: 33; Page: 10; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1901_136; Registration Number: 424; Household schedule number: 51; Roll: CSSCT1901_136. Ancestry Record 1101 #645302. Jane Watson (70), wife, in household of James Watson (72) in Gask Feno in Dunfermline registration district. Born in Kinross.
  13. ↑ "Statutory Registers - Deaths", database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 6 Jun 2022). Entry for Jane Watson, 1903, Dunfermline; citing Reference Number: 424/ 25.
    Name: Jane Watson, Rank or Profession: Married to James Watson, Railway Surfaceman, Died: 17 Jan 1903 at Garlands Dunfermline, Sex: F, Age: 76, Father: Charles Sanders, Farm Labourer (dec'd), Mother: Jane Sanders M.S. Robertson (dec'd), Cause of Death & Duration: Bronchitis, Informant: Hugh Watson, son (present).

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