Jane
White
Born about in Berwickshire, Scotland
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of Stephen White
and Janet (Hamilton) White
Sister of
Prudence (White) Smith, Margaret (White) Wilkie, Agnes (White) Russell, Isabella (White) Ross, Robert White, James White and Mary White
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 65
[location unknown]
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Biography
Depending on which census return is accurate, Jane White was born at some point between 1812-1820, probably in Scotland. She was the daughter of Stephen White and Jane Hamilton.
She first appears in the records in the 1841 census, living with her parents at 217 Canongate, Edinburgh.[1]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Where Born |
| Stephen White | M | 45 | cowfeeder | E |
| Janet White | F | 45 | Y | |
| Jane White | F | 20 | Y | |
| Margaret White | F | 20 | E | |
| Isabella White | F | 15 | E | |
| Robert White | M | 15 | E | |
| James White | M | 14 | E | |
| Mary White | F | 10 | E |
By 1851, the family had several servants living with them. They are still living at 217 Canongate, and Jane appears to be working for her father.[2]
| Name | Relation | Condition | Sex | Age | Occupation | Where Born | Infirmity |
| Stephen White | Head | Mar | M | 59 | dairyman | England | |
| Janet White | Wife | Mar | F | 57 | dairyman's wife | Roxburghshire | |
| Jane White | Daughter | Unm | F | 38 | dairyman's daughter | England | |
| Robert White | Son | Wid | M | 26 | dairyman's son | England | |
| Janet Smith | Niece | Unm | F | 9 | scholar | Edinburgh | |
| Bernard Dempsey | Servant | Unm | M | 26 | servant | Ireland | |
| Agnes Finlay | Servant | Unm | F | 21 | servant | Ayrshire | |
| Jane Finlay | Servant | Unm | F | 19 | servant | Ayrshire | |
| Ann Finn | Servant | Unm | F | 25 | servant | Dalkeith, Midlothian |
In 1861, the family was occupying 4 rooms at 217 Canongate and Stephen and Janet had three grandchildren living with them:[3]
| Name | Relation | Condition | Sex | Age | Occupation | Where Born | Infirmity | Number of children attending school | Number of rooms with one or more windows |
| Stephen White | Head | Mar | M | 69 | dairyman | England | 2 | 4 | |
| Janet White | Wife | Mar | F | 68 | Roxburgh, Roxburghshire | ||||
| Jane White | Daughter | Unm | F | 48 | Tweedmill, Berwickshire | ||||
| Janet Russell | Granddaughter, | Unm | F | 19 | Leith, Midlothian | ||||
| Robert Rennie | Grandson | Unm | M | 11 | scholar | Edinburgh | |||
| Jane Wilkie | Granddaughter | Unm | F | 7 | scholar | Edinburgh, Edinburgh | |||
| Mary Kerr | Servant | Unm | F | 16 | general servant | Peeblesshire | |||
| Saragh Brown | Servant | Unm | F | 14 | dairy maid | Bathgate, West Lothian |
Stephen had retired by 1871 and the family had moved to smaller premises at 9 Tolbooth Wynd where they were living in one room:[4]
| Name | Relation | Condition | Sex | Age | Occupation | Where Born | Infirmity | Number of children attending school | Rooms with One or more windows |
| Stephen White | Head | Mar | M | 79 | retired dairyman | Durhamshire | 1 | 1 | |
| Janet White | Wife | Mar | F | 78 | Kelso, Roxburghshire | ||||
| Jane White | Daughter | Unm | F | 51 | Tweedmill, Berwickshire | ||||
| Mary Rannie | Granddaughter | Unm | F | 10 | scholar | Edinburgh |
Sources
- ↑ 1841 Census; Canongate, Edinburgh; 1841 685/3 36/ 1; image from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
- ↑ 1851 Census; Canongate, Edinburgh; 1851 685/3 22/ 1; image from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
- ↑ 1861 Census; Canongate, Edinburgh; 1861 685/3 79/ 1; image from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
- ↑ 1871 Census; Canongate, Edinburgh; 1871 685/3 79/ 13; image from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
See also:
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 20 July 2017, 19:36), entry for Jane White(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L84K-YDF); contributed by various users.
- https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L84K-YDF?1=1&parents=L84K-YZQ_L84K-Y88
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jane by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jane:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jane by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jane:
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~3.12%
Greg White
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~3.12%
Mary (White) Tyler :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T500181 [compare], FTDNA kit #847783
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~3.12%
Bob White :
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Sheena (Templeton) Tait :
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T326772 [compare], FTDNA kit #490331
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~0.78%
David White :
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