Jane Wilkie1,2

#11710, (circa 1795-1 April 1846)
FatherAlexander Wilkie3
Last Edited24 Apr 2013
     Jane Wilkie was also known as Janet.4 NOTE: The information on this page is my research to date and is subject to change as I become better informed. I very much welcome any corrections or additional info you might have - my email address is at the bottom of this page. Whilst historical facts are not copyright, my writing about these facts are. If you wish to use any text from this site on Ancestry or on any other website, please ask me first - Tim Hill.
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She was born circa 1795.4 She was the daughter of Alexander Wilkie.3

Jane Wilkie married Daniel Nicholson at St. Cuthbert's on Wednesday, 30 May 1810 at Edinburgh.4

Jane and her husband Daniel emigrated with their four children from Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, on 5 June 1840 on the 'Martin Luther.4,5' After a voyage of three and a half months Jane and her husband Daniel arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia, on 20 September 1840. Also on board was a Mrs Darby - this may well have been the wife of Samuel or William Darby, brothers of Thomas Darby who later married the Nicholson's youngest daughter Jessie. The Nicholsons also saw fit to arrive with 16 casks bottled ale, 9 cases sundries and 1 of cask cider.4,5,6
She presumably lived with her spouse Daniel at Broughton Cottage, in Adelaide, in August 1843. Their house was located at the back of the Congregational Chapel, Freeman Street.7

Jane died on 1 April 1846.8

Timeline

DateEventPlace
Family
1795Birth4
3
1810MarriageSt. Cuthbert's, Edinburgh4
1820Married Name4
1843ResidenceBroughton Cottage, in Adelaide7
1846Death8

Family

Daniel Nicholson (c 1786-1 Aug 1843)
Children

Citations

  1. [S464] The South Australian, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1845 'Advertising.', South Australian (Adelaide, SA : 1844 - 1851), 6 June, p. 1, viewed 24 April, 2013, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71601731
  2. [S463] Family Search (A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) (https://familysearch.org) ndexing Project (Batch) NumberM11988-3, System OriginScotland-ODM, GS Film number1066757 (for surname).
  3. [S463] Family Search (A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) (https://familysearch.org) ndexing Project (Batch) NumberM11988-3, System OriginScotland-ODM, GS Film number1066757.
  4. [S243] The Adelaide Observer (later The Observer), Adelaide, South Australia, 17 Nov 1917 P.28 Col. C.
  5. [S557] Bound for South Australia (http://boundforsouthaustralia.net.au) http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/passengerlists/…
  6. [S620] The Southern Australian, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1840 'IMPORTS.', Southern Australian (Adelaide, SA : 1838 - 1844), 16 October, p. 4, viewed 23 April, 2013, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71620177
  7. [S620] The Southern Australian, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1843 'Family Notices.', Southern Australian (Adelaide, SA : 1838 - 1844), 4 August, p. 2, viewed 24 April, 2013, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71617615
  8. [S464] The South Australian, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1846 'Family Notices.', South Australian (Adelaide, SA : 1844 - 1851), 7 April, p. 2, viewed 24 April, 2013, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71604382
  9. [S463] Family Search (A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) (https://familysearch.org) Indexing Project (Batch) NumberC11987-6, System OriginScotland-VR, GS Film number1066755, Reference ID2:17RV32D.
  10. [S338] Ancestry.com.au Ancestry.com, (http://www.ancestry.com.au/) http://trees.ancestry.com.au/tree/27173974/family/…
  11. [S463] Family Search (A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) (https://familysearch.org) Indexing Project (Batch) NumberC11987-7, System OriginScotland-VR, GS Film number1066756, Reference ID2:17RXPCM.