Jane Wilkinson (Smith) Stobie (1871 - 1943)

Born 29 Apr 1871 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of John Stobie — married 16 Jul 1895 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Died 13 Jan 1943 at age 71 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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Biography

Jane was born in 1871. She was the daughter of Thomas Smith and Janet Hutton. She passed away in 1943.

Jane was living with her parents in the 1881 census

82 Appin Crescent, Dunfermline 2 rooms with one or more windows.

Thomas Smith, head, married, 39, Locomotive Fireman, born Kingskettle, Fife. Janet Smith, wife, married, 38, born Dunfermline. Ann Smith, daughter, 11, scholar, born Dunfermline. Jane Smith, daughter, 9, scholar, born Dunfermline David Smith, son, aged 7, scholar, born Dunfermline John Smith, son, aged 5, scholar, born Dunfermline. Thomas Smith, son, 2, born Dunfermline. Janet H Smith, daughter, 7 months, born Dunfermline.

Jane was living with her mother and younger siblings in the 1891 census.

83 Appin Crescent, Dunfermline 2 rooms with one or more windows.

Janet Smith, head, widowed, 47, born Dunfermline. Ann Smith, daughter, 21, Mill Worker, born Dunfermline Jane Smith, daughter, 19, Mill Worker, born Dunfermline. David Smith, son, 17, Coal Miner, born Dunfermline. John Smith, son, 15, Coal Miner, born Dunfermline. Thomas Smith, son, 12, scholar, born Dunfermline. Janet Smith, daughter, 10, scholar, born Dunfermline. Barbara Smith, daughter, 6, scholar, born Dunfermline.

Jane married John Stobie on 16 Jul 1895 at 82 Appin Crescent, Dunfermline""

Notes from marriage record: John Stobie, Police Constable, bachelor, 27, living 266 Morningside Road, Edinburgh. Jeannie Wilkinson Smith, Weaver, Damask Factory, spinster, 24, living 82 Appin Crescent, Dunfermline. His parents: George Stobie, Shoemaker, deceased, and Jane Stobie, m.s. Watters, deceased. Her parents: Thomas Smith, Railway Engine Driver, deceased, and Janet Smith, m.s. Hutton. Witnesses: John Smith, and Jeannie W. Jackson.

Jane was living with her husband, John Stobie, and their family in the 1891 census

192 Morningside Road, Morningside, Edinburgh

John Stobie, head, married, 43, Police Constable, Town Council, born Dunfermline. Jane W. S. Stobie, wife, 39, married for 15 years, 8 children born alive, 7 children still living, born Dunfermline. Janet H. Stobie, daughter, 14, Message Girl, Chemist Shop, born Edinburgh. Jane Watters Stobie, daughter, 13, school, born Edinburgh. Ettie Kilpatrick Stobie, daughter, 11, school, born Edinburgh. Thomas Smith Stobie, son, 8, school, born Edinburgh. Elizabeth Wallace Kilpatrick, daughter, 6, school, born Edinburgh. John William Stobie, son, 5, school, born Edinburgh. Roderick Ross Stobie, son, 1, born Edinburgh. Mary Stobie Aitken, sister, 36, widowed, Female Turnkey, Town Council, born Dunfermline. Jane Watters Aitken, niece, 11, school, born Dunfermline. Janet Spowart Aitken, niece, 8, school, born Dunfermline. Mary Stobie Aitken, niece, 6, school, born Dunfermline.

Jane passed away on 13 January 1943, at 25 Findlay Cottages, Edinburgh. She was aged 71 years.

Notes from death record

Jane Wilkinson Stobie, widow of John Stobie, Police Sergeant. Parents: Thomas Smith, Railway Platelayer, deceased, and Janet Smith, m.s. Hutton, deceased. Cause of death: Carcinoma of Gall Bladder, certified. Reported by James C. B. Stobie, son, 5 Torphichen Place, Edinburgh, present.

Sources

Birth, marriage, census and death records viewed online by me on Scotlands People website, General Register Office, Edinburgh, Scotland