Name, birth year and Location based in Census Record.
Jane Harkness was born in about 1824 in Longtown, Cumberland, England.
Jane Harkness's marriage to Thomas Irving was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1844 in the Longtown district. [1]
Jane's death (age 69) was registered in the Jan-Feb-Mar quarter of 1890 in the Longtown district. [2]
Census Record
1881 Census of England and Wales: Arthuret, Longtown, Cumberland, England. [3]
Thomas Irving of Swan St, Arthuret, Cumberland, England.
head Thomas Irving, age 58, married Railway worker;
wife Janet, 57, Longtown;
son James Irving, 35, unemployed, Longtown;
son Richard Irving, 19, Grocer, Longtown;
daughter Elizabeth Irving, 19, Dressmaker, Longtown.
Footnotes
In the 1891 census Thomas Irving is a widow which means that Jane died before 1891. This is the only recorded death in Longtown, Cumberland that matches these circumstances.
There are some discrepancies on ages in the sources above which may need further research .
↑ "England & Wales Marriage Index"
FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 23 October 2023) Harkness, Jane. GRO Reference: 1844 Jul-Aug-Sep in Longtown Volume 25 Page 91.
↑Death Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 23 October 2023)
Irving, Jane (Age at death: 69). GRO Reference: 1890 Jan-Feb-Mar in Longtown Volume 10B Page 331.
↑ 1881 Census of England and Wales, conducted on the 3 April 1881.
Sources
"England and Wales Census, 1881." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 8 July 2022. From "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census." Database and images. findmypast. https://www.findmypast.com : n.d. Citing PRO RG 11. The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1891." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 8 July 2022. From "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census." Database and images. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : n.d. Citing PRO RG 12. The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
Civil Registration index information for England and Wales, controlled by the General Register Office. The GRO index has an entry for each event (Birth, Marriage or Death) that has been registered. This is available online through www.freebmd.org.uk.
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As supported by the marriage source mentioned above and the mother's maiden names recorded on the GRO birth records of their children, the LNAB should be changeed fron Unknown to Harkness