Mary Jane (Scott) Farnham (abt. 1833 - 1913)

Born about 22 Nov 1833 in St Andrew, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Wife of John Marshall Willoughby Farnham — married 4 May 1859 in Schenectady, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Feb 1913 at about age 79 in Shanghai, China

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Biography

Mary Jane was born about 1833. She passed away about 1913. ^[1]

Note: The year of marriage for John and Mary Jane is listed, in some sources, as 1857, rather than 1859. See page 616 in Volume 4-6, Your Ancestors, A National Magazine of Genealogy and Family History.

Arrivals

1884- New York. On the ship City Of Chicago. ^[2]

Research Notes

Is this her?: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMKT-X2R : 11 February 2018, Mary Jane Scott, 22 Nov 1833); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0825355 (RG4 2864).

Travelled, with her mother, to the US from England in 1841 or 1842 to visit her sister, Elizabeth. By the time she was 20, both her parents were deceased. (See China Missionary Journal, Volume 44, page 240)

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #120134918:accessed 20 July 2019), memorial page for Mary Jane Farnham (unknown–22 Feb 1913), citing Pashinjiao Cemetery (Defunct), Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China ; Maintained by Rebecca Ewing Peterson (contributor 46987065) .
2. ↑ "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSJ-YQK4 : 12 March 2018), Farnham, 1884; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm .

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG6S-HFB : 9 November 2019), Mary Ann Scott in household of John Scott, St Andrews, Northumberland, England; citing St Andrews, Northumberland, England, p. 29, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• Farnham, John Marshall Willoughby. Genealogy of the Farnham Family (The Baker & Taylor co., 1899), p. 14

• "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWFM-995 : 11 December 2014), Mary Jane Scott, 16 Feb 1834, Baptism; citing p. 29, Newcastle upon Tyne All Saints, Northumberland, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.

• Chinese Recorder and Missionary Journal (American Presbyterian Mission Press)

• Farnham, John M. W. Mary Jane (Scott) Farnham (Commercial Press, LTD, Shanghai, 1913)

• "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKNT-VLRQ : 16 March 2018), Mary Jane Farnham, 16 Sep 1859; citing Passport Application, , source certificate #, Passport Applications, 1795-1905., 82, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Chapin, Clara C. Thumb Nail Sketches of White Ribbon Women (Chicago, 1895), pages 84-85

• Johnston, Harry F. Ralph Farnham of Andover, Mass. and His Descendants (n.p., 1950), page 14 (616)