Jane Thomson [193]

   Another name for Jane was Jean Thomson.

  Birth Notes:

We have the Government Registry for Scotland death certificate for Jean Thomson. By using this information we have been able to determine that we have the correct family burial plot. We are taking the dates from the monumental inscriptions and death certificates as the most accurate information, as we do not have actual birth information, but do have a baptism from "old parish records". According to the monumental inscription Jean was 77 years old when she died, that would make her born in 1779. Jean's death certificate states she was 82 years old when she died. As the burial head stone was erected by Francis and Isabella Berry, we think that it was not erected until some years after Jean's death, if this is the case it could be the reason in the difference in age at death dilemma, as in many cases the families don't have the actual records and Jean's age at death was left to memory.

Source Information - As published by the Scottish Genealogy Society 1998, Upper Deeside Monumental Inscriptions - pre 1855 (A5).

  Christening Notes:

Jean Thomson, lawful daughter of James Thomson and his spouse Elizabeth Mitchell baptized in the Parish of Cluny.

Source Information - LDS: Batch No.: C111812; Dates: 1738 & 1751-1783; Source Call No.: 0993176.

  Death Notes:

Jane (farmers widow) of Sauchenbush, Lumphanan, died at 1:50 p.m. on a Wednesday at the age of 77, her son Francis Berry present at the time. Jane was predeceased by John Berry her husband. Jane's parents are stated as James Thomson, farmer deceased and Elizabeth Thomson, nee Mitchell deceased. The death was certified by James Walker (M.D.) and the death was registered on the 25 April 1859 at Lumphanan. Jane's cause of death was infuenza, 2 weeks duration. Jane was buried in the Parish Church yard of Lumphanan as certified by William Emslie, Sexton.

General Register Office for Scotland - Registry of death: 220/000008.

  Burial Notes:

Jane is buried at the St. Finnan's Churchyard Lumphanan, stone number 41.

Source Information - As published by the Scottish Genealogy Society 1998, Upper Deeside Monumental Inscriptions - pre 1855 (A5).

  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the Scottish 1851 census. Francis, farmer of 50 acres employing 2 men, of Sauchenbush, Lumphanan age 35 was noted as the head of household. Members of the household included; his mother Jean age 71, born in Cluny, his sisters Isabella, age 36, born in Lumphanan and Elesebath age 28, born in Lumphanan. The other family members in the house was Eliza Berry his niece age 10, born in Banchory. Two servants also resided in the household; James Davie age 23, born in Lumphanan and John Anderson age 16, born in Lumphanan.

General Register Office for Scotland - Registry of census: Piece: SCTI851/220; Place: Lumphanan - Aberdeenshire; Enumeration District: 2; Civil Parish: Lumphanan Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island; Folio: 155; Page: 6; Schedule: 18; Address: Sauchenbush.

Jane married John Berry [2] [MRIN: 1], son of William Berry [438] and Unknown, on 31 October 1799 in Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. (John Berry [2] was born in 1761 in Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, baptized on 10 February 1764 in Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, died on 3 May 1845 in Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and was buried in May 1845 in Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.)

  Marriage Notes:

The Banns of Marriage where published between John Berry and Jean Thomson both of this parish on Thursday the 31 October 1799, both of this parish, having consigned pledges were proclaimed for the first, second and third time. Said day they were married, in the parish of Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire.

General Register Office for Scotland - Registry of marriage: 220/000001; Frame no.: FR-157 219. Source Information - LDS IG Index of Marriages, Batch No. C112204, Source Call No. 0993341.