Person:Jane Robson (2)

Childhood

Jane Robson was born on 1st June 1859 at Crookham in the parish of Ford, Northumberland. She was the daughter of Jane Robson, formerly Patterson, and her husband William Robson, a carter. Young Jane spent her childhood and early adulthood living at Crookham with her parents and siblings. Her father had been married before, with there being a number of half-siblings from his first marriage.

Each census from1861 to 1881 finds Jane living in Crookham with her parents. By 1881 she was working as a general domestic servant.

Jane with William and children, late 1890s.

Adulthood

On 11th March 1891, aged 31, Jane married William Scott, a 36 year old gardener, at the parish church in Coldstream, Berwickshire. He was from Ladykirk in Berwickshire, not too far from either Coldstream or Ford, although he travelled all over Scotland working as a gardener on big estates. At the time of their marriage he was working at the opposite side of Scotland in the north-western coastal town of Oban.

After their marriage, Jane and William lived initially in Oban, where their first daughter, Mary Jane, was born in 1892. They subsequently moved to Kelso, Roxburghshire, in the south-east of Scotland, where they had twins, Elizabeth and Hannah, in 1895. Shortly after that, they moved to the Otterburn Estate in the parish of Morebattle, Roxburghshire, where their daughter Margaret was born in 1896. Meanwhile, Jane’s father Walter died at Crookham in 1892.

The family outside Otterburn Lodge.

Jane and William made one final significant move, moving over 80 miles north-west from Morebattle to Blairingone in Kinross-shire sometime between 1915 and 1921, where they lived in a house called Rosebank. They later moved to the nearby town of Dollar in Clackmannanshire, where they lived at Myrtle Cottage, 2 Argyll Street.

Jane’s first grandchild was born in 1922, being her daughter Margaret’s daughter. Another granddaughter followed in 1925, being her daughter Hannah’s daughter.

Jane only lived a few months after her second granddaughter’s birth. She died on 5th February 1926 at Myrtle Cottage. She was 66 years old. William survived her by fourteen years, dying in the same house in 1940, aged 84.

1. ↑ Birth certificate, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   REGISTRATION DISTRICT GLENDALE
   1859. BIRTH in the Sub-district of Ford in the County of Northumberland
   No.	When and where born	Name, if any	Sex	Name and surname of father	Name, surname and maiden name of mother	Occupation of father	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered	Signature of registrar
   23	First June 1859 Crookham Ford	Jane	Girl	Walter Robson	Jane Robson formerly Patterson	Agricultural Labourer	Jane Robson Mother Crookham Ford	Twenty fourth June 1859	John Craig Registrar

   
2. ↑ England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).

   ch. 16 Oct 1859, Parish Records and Dissenters, Ford, Northumberland: Jane daughter of Walter & Jane Robson

   Needs to be confirmed with Northumberland Archives

3. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 3890; Folio 70; Page 3, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Crookham, Ford, Northumberland
   Walter Robson, head, married, male, 40 [1820/1], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Norham, Northumberland
   Jane Robson, wife, married, female, 36 [1824/5], b. Scotland
   Margaret Robson, daughter, female, 12 [1848/9], Scholar, b. Ford, Northumberland
   Mary A. Robson, daughter, female, 10 [1850/1], Scholar, b. Ford, Northumberland
   Elisabeth Robson, daughter, female, 6 [1854/5], Scholar, b. Ford, Northumberland
   Hannah Robson, daughter, female, 3 [1857/8], Scholar, b. Ford, Northumberland
   Jane Robson, daughter, female, 1 [1859/60], b. Ford, Northumberland
   Walter Robson, son, male, 1m [1861], b. Ford, Northumberland

4. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 5187; Folio 62; Page 4, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Crookham, Ford, Northumberland
   Walter Robson, head, married, male, 55 [1815/6], Carter, b. Norham, Northumberland
   Jane Robson, wife, married, female, 46 [1824/5], b. Scotland
   Jane Robson, daughter, female, 11 [1859/60], Scholar, b. Ford, Northumberland

5. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 5133; Folio 59; Page 2, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: no name, Crookham village, Ford, Northumberland
   Walter Robson, head, married, male, 64 [1816/7], Carter, b. Norham, Northumberland
   Jane Robson, wife, married, female, 46 [1834/5], b. Scotland
   Jane Robson, daughter, unmarried, female, 21 [1859/60], General Domestic Servant, b. Ford, Northumberland

6. ↑ General Register Office for Scotland. 1891 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh)
   523/00 002/00 020, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Porter's Lodge (Benvoulin), Oban, Kilmore & Kilbride, Argyll
   2 rooms with windows
   William Scott, head, married, male, 35 [1855/6], Gardener domestic serv[ant], employed, b. Ladykirk, Berwickshire
   Jane Scott, wife, married, female, 32 [1858/9], b. England

7. ↑ General Register Office for Scotland. 1901 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh)
   801/00 002/00 003, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: Otterburn Lodge, Morebattle, Roxburghshire
   2 rooms with windows
   William Scott, head, married, male, 46 [1854/5], Gardener (domestic), worker, b. Ladykirk, Berwickshire
   Jane Scott, wife, married, female, 48 [1852/3], b. England
   Mary J. Scott, daughter, female, 9 [1891/2], Scholar, b. Oban, Argyleshire
   Elisabeth Scott, daughter, female, 6 [1894/5], b. Kelso, Roxburghshire
   Hannah Scott, daughter, female, 6 [1894/5], b. Kelso, Roxburghshire
   Margaret Scott, daughter, female, 4 [1896/7], b. Morebattle, Roxburghshire

8. ↑ General Register Office for Scotland. 1911 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh)
   801/00 002/00 005, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: Otterburn, Morebattle, Roxburghshire
   2 rooms with windows
   William Scott, head, male, 56 [1854/5], married, Gardener (domestic), worker, b. Ladykirk, Berwickshire
   Jane Scott, wife, female, 52 [1858/9], married 20 years, 6 children, 4 still living, b. England
   Margaret Scott, daughter, female, 14 [1896/7], b. Morebattle, Roxburghshire

9. ↑ Scotland. 1921 Scotland Census
   461/1/8, 19 Jun 1921.

   Parish: Fossoway
   Address: Rosebank, Blairingone
   Rooms: 3
   William Scott, head, 63 years 4 months [1858], male, married, b. Ladykirk, Berwickshire, Gardener - Private
   Jane Scott, wife, 62 years 1 month [1859], female, married, b. Ford, Northumberland, H[ousehold] D[uties]
   Elizabeth Scott, daughter, 26 years 5 months [1894/5], female, single, b. Kelso, Roxburghshire, Domestic Servant - Private

10. ↑ Death certificate, in General Register Office for Scotland. Civil Registration.

    1926 DEATHS in the Parish of Dollar in the County of Clackmannan
    No. 3
    Name and Surname: Jane Scott
    Rank or Profession, and whether Single, Married, or Widowed: Married to William Scott, Gardener
    When and Where Died: 1926 February Fifth, 10h25AM, Myrtle Cottage, Argyle Street, Dollar
    Sex: F
    Age: 66 years [1859/60]
    Name, Surname & Rank or Profession of Father: Walter Robson, Carter (deceased)
    Name, and Maiden Surname of Mother: Jane Robson, MS Paterson (deceased)
    Cause of Death, Duration of Disease, and Medical Attendant by whom certified: Fibroid Disease of Lungs, Vascular Lesion of Brain, 3 days, as cert by P.W. Currie, M.B. etc.
    Signature & Qualification of Informant, and Residence, if out of the House in which the Death occurred: William Scott, widower (Present)
    When and where Registered, and Signature of Registrar: 1926 February 5th, At Dollar, M. Davie, Registrar