Born in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Provan
— married
11 Dec 1930 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
[children unknown]
Died
at age 91
in Vancouver, British Columbia, British Columbia
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Biography
Jane was born in Manchester, Lancashire, England, the daughter of Henry Parker Thompson & Jane Boyd.
In 1891, she was living with her father and siblings at 27, Victoria Parade, Ashton, Preston, Lancashire. [1]
Henry P Thompson Head Married M 47 Draper Salford, Lancashire, England
Hannah Thompson Wife Married F 52 Caton, Lancashire, England
Ada Thompson Daughter Single F 25 Milliner Manchester, Lancashire, England
Kate Thompson Daughter Single F 20 Milliners shopwoman Manchester, Lancashire, England
Jane Boyd Thompson Daughter Single F 15 Manchester, Lancashire, England
James H Thompson Son Single M 15 Drapers apprentice Manchester, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Tallon Servant Single F 35 Domestic servant Carnforth, Lancashire, England
She married Sam Wilfred Corker at Preston, Lancashire in 1901.[2] He died in Dec 1910.
Jennie remarried at Strathmore, Alberta on February 14, 1915 to William Welford Wood.[3][4]
She remarried to John Provan at Vancouver, BC on December 11, 1930.[5]
Sources
↑1891 Census:
"1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census"
Reference: RG12; Piece number: 3447; Folio: 131; Page: 29; Schedule: 175 FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 7 May 2024)
Jane Boyd Thompson (15), single daughter, in household of Henry P Thompson (47) at 27, Victoria Parade, Ashton in Preston registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in England.
↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:263S-GPH : 13 December 2014), Jane Boyd Thompson, 1901; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1901, quarter 3, vol. 8E, p. 1237, Preston, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑Marriage: "Alberta, Canada, Marriages Index, 1898-1944" Provincial Archives of Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Alberta Marriage Indexes; Certificate Number: 394 Ancestry ca Record 61560 #232425 (accessed 28 April 2024) Jennie Corker marriage to Wm. Walford Wood in 1915 in Strathmore, Alberta, Canada.
1911 Census: "1911 England Census" The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911; Registration District Number: 476; ED, institution, or vessel: 02; Piece: 25305 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 2352 #30890467 (accessed 28 April 2024) Jane Boyd Corker (35), widowed daughter-in-law, in household of Susan Corker (62) at 3 Prospect Place Ashton Preston Lanc, Preston, Lancashire, England. Born in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
"Canada, British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLT1-NZF : Wed Apr 03 20:56:29 UTC 2024), Entry for Jane Boyd Provan and Henry Parker Thompson, 18 Dec 1966.
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