Born in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Daughter of Alexander Wright
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
Thomas Wright and Agnes (Wright) Wales
Wife of
John Robertson
— married
1849 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Mother of
Agnes Robertson, Helen Robertson, John Robertson, James Robertson, George Robertson, Jean Robertson, Mary Robertson, Andrew Robertson, Thomas Robertson, Grace Robertson and Hugh Robertson
Died
at about age 50
in Richmond Colony of Victoria
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Feb 2020
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Biography
Jean Wright was born in 1831. She was the daughter of Alexander Wright and his wife Agnes King.[1]
John Robertson married Jean Wright in Abbey Scotland in March 1849[2]
She passed away in Richmond, Colony of Victoria in 1881. [3]
Funeral Notices. THE Friends of the late JANE ROBERTSON of Linton, are respectfully requested to follow her remains to the Linton Cemetery. The funeral to move from her late residence, Linton, on Monday 16thMay, 1881, at 3.30 p.m.[4]
She was buried in the Linton Cemetery, 84 Linton-Snake Valley Rd, Linton, Victoria, Australia, with her husband, John. [5] The gravestone reads:
- SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
- JOHN ROBERTSON
- NATIVE OF PAISLEY SCOTLAND
- DIED 18th JULY 1875 AGED 49 YEARS
- HIS BELOVED WIFE
- JEAN
- DIED 14th MAY 1881 AGED 50 YEARS
Sources
- ↑ Scotland’s People WRIGHT JEAN ALEXANDER WRIGHT/AGNES KING FR634 (FR634) F 08/08/1830 594/ 30 123 Girvan
- ↑ Scotland’s People OPR Marriages ROBERTSON JOHN JEAN WRIGHT/FR3151 (FR3151) 24/03/1849 559/ 90 296 Abbey
- ↑ BDM Victoria Deaths 5716/1881
- ↑ Ballarat Star (Vic. : 1865 - 1924), Monday 16 May 1881, page 3
- ↑ "BillionGraves", Jean Robertson, Died 14 May 1881, Aged 50, Linton Cemetery, https://billiongraves.com/grave/Jean-Wright-Robertson/10052077
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