Jessie (Sutherland) Williamson (abt. 1855 - 1933)

Born about 1855 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Matthew Jamieson Williamson — married 13 Nov 1888 in Newington, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Descendants

Died 2 Jan 1933 at about age 78 in Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland

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Biography

Jessie (Sutherland) Williamson is a member of Clan Sutherland.

Jessie Sutherland ^[1]

Born abt 1855 Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Note: c. 1856 from age at death, conflicts with derived birth date from 1901 cens. but matches with age in 1861 census. Given Catherine born 1856, assumed to be 1855, except not obvious on igi, which has indexed all Scottish BDMs from 1855, so possibly 1854?^[2][3][4]

or 1860 Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Note: place from 1901 cens, which confirms yr, as does marr. cert. Cannot find in Scots Origins with expected parents. Possibilities include: Dist 51 #12, 1859 Golspie, SUT; Dist 36 #29, Dunnet, CAI; Dist 685/2 #0381, St Andrews, MLN^[5][6][7][8]

Died 02 JAN 1933 Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland

Note: #1: "Jessie WILLIAMSON died 4am 2 Jan 1933 at Gilbert Bain Hosp, Lerwick, age 77, usu. resid 28 Mounthooly St, Lerwick, widow of Matthew WILLIAMSON, seaman, merchant service. D/o James SUTHERLAND, farmer, dec, and Betty m.s. BAIN, dec. Cause: fracture rt tibia, hypostatic pneumonia, cert. by John J ROBB MB FRCS, registered by Barbara SMITH, niece, Brind, Cunningsburgh."

Shetland db has place as Gilbert Hospital. Janice's Lerwick death records add "aged 77 died Jan 1933, bur. Lerwick". Jack RATTER's info says "Gilbert Bain Hospital, widow, usu. res 28 Mounthooly St, Lerwick, inf Barb. SMITH, niece of Brind, Cunningsburgh".

Death notice: "Williamson - at the Gilbert Bain Hospital on 2nd Jan 1933, Jessie SUTHERLAND widow of the late Matthew WILLIAMSON of Ollaberry, aged 77 yrs. At rest. Australian and NZ papers please copy."^{[9][10][11][12][13]}

Buried Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland

Note: H/stone photo (from David HAY, grandson) shows a large ?granite? slab, ornamented across the top and reading: "In loving memory of Jessie Sutherland WILLIAMSON died 2 January 1933 aged 76 years". There is room for many more names, but none have been included.^[14][15]

Family

Husband: Matthew Jamieson Williamson

Wife: Jessie Sutherland

Child: Peter Arthur Williamson

Child: Elizabeth Bain Williamson

Child: Margaret Jessie Williamson

Marriage:

Date: 13 NOV 1888

Place: Newington, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Note: Dist 685/5 #495: Matthew WILLIAMSON to Jessie SUTHERLAND. Matthew W., seaman merchant service, single, 27, usu. resid. John St, Edin., s/o Peter W. fisherman and Margaret m.s. WILLIAMSON. Jessie S, dom. servant, 28, usu. resid. John St, Edin., d/o James SUTHERLAND, farmer, dec, and Elizabeth BAIN. Wit: William SUTHERLAND and Christina MILLER.^{[16][17][18][19]}

Parents

Husband: James Sutherland

Wife: Elizabeth Bain

Child: Hugh Sutherland

Child: Elizabeth Sutherland

Child: Barbara Sutherland

Child: Jessie Sutherland

Child: Catherine Sutherland

Child: John Sutherland

Marriage:

Date: 26 FEB 1847

Place: Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Note: James Sutherland Golticlay and Elizabeth Bain Clashscriby were matrimionially contracted 21st January & married 26th February 1847.^{[20][21][22][23][24]}

Census:

1861 Golticlay, Par. of Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Note: James SUTHERLAND, 57, farmer 18 acres, wife Elizabeth, 40. Children: Hugh, 13, Elizabeth, 11, Barbara 9, Janet 6 all scholars; Catherine, 4 and John 1. All b. Latheron.^[25]

1881 Scotland

Note: Poss. the Jessie SUTHERLAND, 24, unm, general serv, b Latheron, in household of David, solicitor, 29 b Olrig, & Elisabeth MURRAY, b Edin, living 4 Rillbank Tce, Edinburgh St Cuthberts.

I considered the following further:

Jessie cook, 23, with Janet THOMSON in Edinburgh St Georges with Janet THOMSON school mistress

Also the Jessie with Benjamin McKENZIE, Edinburgh St Cuthberts, given the McKENZIE connection with her brother John.

But for that one to fit she had to have married Donald SUTHERLAND and had Margaret E around Dec 1880. Not impossible, but looking rather unlikely. Age fits, birth place fits assuming Letheron is Latheron.

Highlands possibles:

21, boarder, schoolmistress with John & Janet MacKAY at House in Rangag. Rangag is where mother Elizabeth was born. That however had a birthplace of Wick, but also a William SUTHERLAND, servant herding cattle, aged 13, b Latheron. I suspect this one went on to be the schoolmistress at Thurso 1892, by which time Jessie was married and in Edinburgh.

Another Rangag connection that looked interesting was Jessie servant, 18, b Latheron in the house of Andrew & Barbara SINCLAIR.

With the additional circumstantial connection of a son James Mill SINCLAIR, which caught my eye given that Jessie's sister Elizabeth mar. James BROWN (in Victoria) and one of their children was Janet Mill BROWN. I think James's parents were James BROWN and Janet MILL, but I also think he was born in Kilrenny, FIF.^[26]

1901 Sth Hillhead, Northmavine, Shetland, Scotland

Note: Jessie WILLIAMSON, 40, widow b Latheron, CAI. Son Peter, 10, scholar; Dtr Maggie, 6, both b Edin. St Cuthberts^[27]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1777 Apr 2002 ex printout from Shetland Database
2. ↑ Source: #S1777 Apr 2002 ex Lerwick Deaths
3. ↑ Source: #S1777 Jun 2002 ex 1933 death cert of Jessie WILLIAMSON nee SUTHERLAND
4. ↑ Source: #S359 Dist 38 Enum Dist 14 Page 4 House #20
5. ↑ Source: #S1777 Apr 2002 via Bruce BENSON ex Jack RATTER
6. ↑ Source: #S1777 Apr 2002 ex printout from Shetland Database
7. ↑ Source: #S56 1901 Census WILLIAMSON SHI Dist 008 page 4 #5 printed Apr 2002
8. ↑ Source: #S333 Marr. cert. Matthew WILLIAMSON and Jessie SUTHERLAND trans. Stuart H. May 2002
9. ↑ Source: #S1777 May 2002 ex Lerwick papers
10. ↑ Source: #S1777 Apr 2002 ex Lerwick Deaths
11. ↑ Source: #S1777 Apr 2002 ex printout from Shetland Database
12. ↑ Source: #S1777 Apr 2002 via Bruce BENSON ex Jack RATTER
13. ↑ Source: #S1777 Jun 2002 ex 1933 death cert of Jessie WILLIAMSON nee SUTHERLAND
14. ↑ Source: #S1777 Apr 2002
15. ↑ Source: #S1745 Sep 2002
16. ↑ Source: #S1777 Apr 2002 via Bruce BENSON ex Jack RATTER
17. ↑ Source: #S1777 Apr 2002 ex printout from Shetland Database
18. ↑ Source: #S56 Marr. index searched Apr 2002
19. ↑ Source: #S333 Marr. cert. Matthew WILLIAMSON and Jessie SUTHERLAND trans. Stuart H. May 2002
20. ↑ Source: #S385
21. ↑ Source: #S442 Page: death James 1861
22. ↑ Source: #S758 May 2001 ex Latheron OPR marriage entry
23. ↑ Source: #S1905 Apr 2001
24. ↑ Source: #S333 Page: Dth 1899 Elizabeth SUTHERLAND nee BAIN, transcr. Stuart H. rcvd July 2001
25. ↑ Source: #S359 Dist 38 Enum Dist 14 Page 4 House #20
26. ↑ Source: #S210 Extracted Apr 2002
27. ↑ Source: #S56 1901 Census WILLIAMSON SHI Dist 008 page 4 #5 printed Apr 2002

• Source: S1745 Corres. re BAIN/WILLIAMSON ex David Hay (Timaru, Sth Canterbury, NZ), Recipient: LornaHen (NZ)
• Source: S1777 Corres. re John SUTHERLAND (SHI) between Janice HALCROW (Lerwick, SHI) & Lorna HENDERSON (NZ)
• Source: S210 1881 Census for UK (transcripts)Family Search/LDS CDs
• Source: S333 BDMs, Scotland death indices, & researcher extracts, GRO, SCT
• Source: S359 CENSUS: Caithness, Scotland 1861
• Source: S56 Scottish Birth, Marriage, Death entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php

• WikiTree profile Sutherland-1158 created by Lorna Henderson through the import of BAINDescElizASlex4WTreeNov2013.ged on Nov 19, 2013. (Reference: 30082)