Jacobina Ann Smith (1847 - 1885)

Born 20 May 1847 in Longhoull, Burra, Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of John Bain Laurenson — married 12 Dec 1871 in Burra Isle, Shetland, Scotland

Descendants

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Biography

Jacobina was born 20 May, 1847. She is the daughter of Laurence Smith and Andrina Eunson aka Yonson. She was baptized 14 November 1847. She is shown on the 1851, 1861, 1881 Census. She married John Bain Laurenson in December 1871. She died on October 21, 1885 so lived only 14 - 15 years after her marriage.

This information comes from Tony Gott's site. He has done wonderful work on the peoples of Shetland.

Need to check out the following: - don't think they are related but checking. "LAURENSON, JAMES THOMAS, d. 2/7/1940, Age 21, Quartermaster, Merchant Navy, S.S. Arandora Star (London), SON OF THOMAS AND JEMIMA LAURENSON, OF LERWICK, ZETLAND. LAURENSON, JOHN, d. 15/03/1915, Age 48, Able Seaman, Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Fingal" (Leith), SON OF MARTHA AND THE LATE JOHN LAURENSON; HUSBAND OF ELIZABETH LAURENSON (NEE GIFFORD), OF 2, TAYLOR GARDENS, LEITH. BORN IN SHETLAND. LAURENSON, JOHN, d. 19/10/1917, Age 64, Able Seaman, Mercantile Marine, S.S. "Britannia" (Leith), SON OF THE LATE JOHN AND CATHERINE LAURENSON; HUSBAND OF CATHERINE LAURENSON, OF 17, EAST CROMWELL ST., LEITH. BORN AT LERWICK. LAURENSON, MAGNUS THOMSON, d. 5/8/1942, Age 40, Second Officer, Merchant Navy, S.S. Arletta (London), SON OF THOMAS AND MAY LAURENSON; HUSBAND OF MARGARET CHRISTINA LAURENSON, OF BIGTON, ZETLAND."

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Sources

Please see this site by Tony Gott: http://bayanne.info/Shetland/getperson.php?personID=I69905&tree=ID1

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by E. Lauraine Syrnick, Sunday, September 7, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.

• "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XY79-QHQ : 8 December 2014), John Lauranceson and Jacobina Smith, 12 Dec 1871; citing Bressay,Shetland,Scotland, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,035,516.