Jane Abel (1851 - 1868)

Born 24 Jun 1851 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Died 3 Sep 1868 at age 17 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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Biography

Jane Abel died young.

Jane Abel was born June 24, 1851 to parents John Abel and Elizabeth Forsyth Scott.. The indexed record indicates she was christened August 13, 1851 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the same location as her birth. ^[1]

Jane and her family lived at The Manse, and her family employed 5 Servants. The family had in their employ, a Farm Servant, Cook, Nurse, Housemaid and Domestic Servant^[2]

Jane has 13 Siblings

• 1. Elizabeth Scott, born 22 Dec 1852, died 10 Sep 1872
• 2. John, born 7 Jun 1854, died 4 Jan 1872
• 3. Alexander Morison, born 17 Dec 1855, Minister of Kinneff
• 4. James Hercules, born 2 Jun 1857, died 17 Sep 1893, Banker
• 5. Emily Scott, born 25 Mar 1859, died 8 Feb 1912
• 6. William Mearns, born 3 Dec 1860, died 6 Mar 1881
• 7. Euphemia Scott, born 21 Jul 1862
• 8. Duncan Mearns, born 21 May 1864, died 4 Jan 1898, LL.B, Advocate
• 9. Isabella, born 6 Feb 1866, died 8 Jul 1925
• 10. Helen Margaret, born 19 Feb 1868
• 11. Agnes Jane Mary, born 28 Oct 1869
• 12. Jessie Duff, born 3 Feb 1871, died 7 Jan 1872
• 13. Anne Mearns (twin), born 3 Feb 1871 ^[3]

Jane died in the parish of Forgue, Aberdeenshire in 1868 aged 17. It seems that Jane passed away too young to have ever married or had the chance to have children^[4]

Jane is buried in the Forgue Parish Churchyard. Here you will find a picture of her headstone and gravesite. ^[5]

Research Notes

Sources

1. ↑ OPR Baptism indexes; ABEL, JANE; JOHN ABEL/ELIZABETH F. SCOTT; F; 13/08/1851; 194/ 40 251; Forgue; from (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk)
2. ↑ "Scottish General Register Office: 1861 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/59026929e9379091b1d414fc : viewed 3 Aug 2020), John ABEL,The Manse, Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; from 1861 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 9/194, Folio 0, Page 8, Schedule 30, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "Scotland Census, 1861," database,FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB7F-T5J : 4 February 2020), John Abel, Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; from "1861 England, Scotland & Wales census," database, findmypast b(http://www.findmypast.com : 2012.); citing p. 8, PRO RG 9, The National Archives UK, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 103,780.
4. ↑ Statutory death indexes; ABEL, JANE; 17; SCOTT; 1868; 194/14; Forgue; furom (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
5. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7JWC-DW6Z : 13 March 2019), null, ; Burial, , Forgue Parish Churchyard; citing record ID 196967501, Find a Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com

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Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Abel-97 created through the import of General start project - Susie smith.ged on Jul 31, 2011 by Susie Bell. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Susie and others.

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