Born in Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Richard Herschell
— married
1876 in Victoria, Australia
Descendants 
Mother of
Charles Richard Herschell, Sarah Ellen Herschell, John William Herschell, George Alexander Herschell, Jessie Mabel (Herschell) Jarrett, Eva Jean (Herschell) Thomas and Bessie Matilda Herschell
Died
at about age 74
in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Nov 2013
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Biography
Jessie was born in 1855, the daughter of John Wilson and Christina (Finlayson)[1]
In 1876 she married a widower, Richard Herschell (her late sister's husband) in Victoria[2]
She passed away in 1929 aged 74 years[3]
Research note: The mother's name on her death registration is incorrect.(Bolitho-152 03:32, 2 January 2024 (UTC))
Sources
- ↑ Birth Index (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 02 Jan 2024). Index entry for Jessie WILSON, Year: 1855; Parents: John and Christina FINLEYSON; Place: SANDHURST Reg. Number: 2498/1855
- ↑ Marriage Index (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 02 Jan 2024). Index entry for WILSON, Jessie and HERSCHELL, Richard; Year: 1876, Reg. number: 4390/1876
- ↑ Death Index (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 02 Jan 2024). Index entry for Jessie HERSCHELL, Year: 1929; Parents: WILSON John and Sarah MCDONALD; Spouse: -; Death Place: ; Birth Place: BENDIGO; Age: 74; Reg. Number: 8205/1929
("Bendigo and its Environs - The way it was" by Ken Arnold, 2003, Crown Castleton Publishers, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.)
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Rejected matches › Janet Wilson (1854-abt.1937)
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