Jane (Eadie) Shortt (1867 - 1922)

Born 1 Jul 1867 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Daughter of James (Eadie) Eddie and Jane (Graham) Eddie

Wife of William John Shortt — married 25 Jul 1890 in Annahilt, Hillsborough, County Down, Ireland

Descendants

Died 9 Dec 1922 at age 55 in Ballyworfy, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Jane (Eadie) Shortt was born in Scotland.

Jane (Eadie) Shortt has Irish ancestors.

Birth
Jane “Jeannie” EADIE (later EDDIE) was born in 1867 in Maryhill (Glasgow), Lanarkshire, Scotland. She was the daughter of James Eadie, a farmer, and Jane Graham. Both her parents were born in Ireland and had moved to Scotland. They had met and married in Glasgow in 1861. Jane was the fourth of ten children. ^{[1] [2]}

Jane and her parents lived in Maryhill which is today an area of the city of Glasgow. At the time the EADIE family lived there, Maryhill was a burgh in its own right, north of Glasgow. It still had a lot of farmland, but was becoming an industrial hub very quickly.

Jane and two of her siblings were born at "York's Land," Keppochhill in Maryhill. "York's Land" may have been the name of the farm parcel that their father was farming on Keppochhill. Her younger sister Mary Eadie (1869) was born at "Craighall Farm," Keppochhill. Today this would be about about Keppochhill Road and Pinkston Road in Glasgow (55.87672035184028, -4.2472870328417995).

Jane (Eadie) Shortt migrated from Scotland to Ireland.

Ballycrune
The EADIE family (Jane’s parents and siblings) moved (or returned) to Ireland in about 1870. They settled on farmland in Ballycrune Townland in the Parish of Annahilt in County Down. Jeannie‘s next five siblings were all born in Ballycrune between 1871 and 1879. The family farm at Ballycrune would remain in the family well into the 20th century.

Jeannie and her siblings were likely students at Anahilt Primary School which was a short 10 minute walk from their farm.

Jeannie‘s older sister Elizabeth died from scarlet fever at age eleven in 1874. Sadly, a week later, her baby brother Samuel, age 22 months, also died from scarlet fever (scarlatina). Jane’s parents would name their next two children in their honour: Samuel Graham Eddie, born in 1874, and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Eddie, born in 1876.

Jeannie‘s older brother Robert emigrated to New Zealand at age 18 in about 1880. He may have been joining their uncle James Graham (their mother's brother) who had emigrated to New Zealand in 1864. Robert spent some 20 years in New Zealand before moving to Australia where he married and had four children. His son, named James, would visit Northern Ireland in 1968 and host a large EDDIE family reunion.

Jeannie‘s brother James Eadie emigrated to the United States in about 1883. He would also have been about 18 years old. He eventually settled in New York City where he worked as a coachman. His first wife died after five years of marriage. He remarried two years later and was the father of two daughters. Tragically, James passed away a mere two weeks after the birth of his second daughter in 1907.

Marriage
On 25 July 1890, Jeannie, age 23, married 27-year-old William John Shortt, a farmer from Cabra townland in Hillsborough. They were married in Anahilt Presbyterian Church in the Parish of Hillsborough by the Reverend Josias Mitchell. Jeannie's father was listed as James Eddie, a farmer, and William's father was listed as John Shortt, a farmer. Their witnesses were Andrew Thomas Blaine and Jeannie's sister Mary Eddie. ^{[3] [4]}

SHORTT family farm at Ballyworfy

Ballyworfy
William and Jeannie would live on a farm in Ballyworfy townland in the parish of Hillsborough where William worked as a farmer. Family recollections sometimes refer to the SHORTT family farm at "Ballylintagh." However, it is actually located off Ballynahinch Road in Ballyworfy Townland, albeit between both Ballylintagh Road and Ballylintagh Lane. It appears from Google Maps that the modern address is 171 Ballynahinch Road, Hillsborough BT26 6BG, UK (54°26'40.2"N 6°01'28.7"W)

William and Jeannie had 10 children:

1. Sarah Short (1891–1897)
2. John Short (1893–1897)
3. Jane Shortt (1894–1975)
4. Margaret Shortt (1895–1973)
5. William John Shortt (1897–1951)
6. James Shortt (1900–1965)
7. Mary Agnes Shortt (1901–1977)
8. Hugh Shortt (1903–1970)
9. Sarah Elizabeth Shortt (1906–1989)
10. Anna Rachel Shortt (1908–2004)

Sadly, their son John died just before his fourth birthday in 1897. He succumb to croup, an infection of the upper airway, which obstructs breathing and causes a characteristic barking cough. Four months later, their daughter Sarah died from Scarlatina (scarlet fever) at age five.

In the 1901 Ireland Census, Jane, age 32, was listed as the wife of William John Shortt in Ballyworfy, County Down. ^[5]

In 1904, Jeannie’s sister Elizabeth Eddie married Edgar Ernest Beatty, a farmer in Ballycrune. They would have six children. Her brother Samuel Graham Eddie married in 1906 and he took over the family farm at Ballycrune. He and his wife Ann Elizabeth Mateer Patterson would have seven children. Jeannie’s youngest sister Sarah Eddie also married in 1906. John Wesley Browne was a watchmaker and jeweller. They would live in Belfast. They did not have any offspring. Her sister Rachel Eddie married in October 1906. She and her husband Louden John McCoubrey lived on his family farm in Ballymacarn South. They would have two children.

Jeannie’s sister Mary Eadie travelled to the United States to join their brother James shortly after the birth of his first child in 1905. Her brother appears to have paid for her voyage. It is unclear how long she remained in New York. However, Mary would emigrate to the United States permanently in about 1917. She worked as an "infant's nurse" in New York City during the 1920s. She did not marry.

Jeannie’s mother Jane (Graham) Eddie died from a sudden cerebral hemorrhage in 1908 at the family farm at Ballycrune.

SHORTT family children in 1908

The 1911 Ireland Census shows Jane, William and their children living on the family farm at Ballyworfy, County Down. ^[6] Their son William John Shortt, age 13, was working as a chemist's assistant and boarding with his employer in Rathfriland, County Down.

In 1919, Jeannie and William's 23-year-old daughter Margaret Shortt married James George Alexander Stewart, a 37-year-old farmer from Cargygray townland in the parish of Annahilt. They were married at Railway Street Presbyterian Church in the Town of Lisburn. Their daughter Hessie Stewart was born at Ballyworfy the following year. Sadly, three months later, Margaret's husband James died at age 38 from pulmonary tuberculosis. Margaret was left a young widow with a baby to raise alone.

Death
Jeannie’s father James Eddie passed away from “old age” in January 1922 at the EDDIE family farm at Ballycrune. Jeannie’s brother Samuel Eddie was the informant, present at death. Her father was buried in the Loughaghery Presbyterian Church Graveyard in Annahilt, County Down.

On 9 December 1922, Jeannie herself died at age 55 at Ballyworphy. She had been suffering from tuberculous arthritis for three years and exhaustion was also listed as a cause of death. Her husband, William John Shortt of Ballyworphy, was present at her death and was the informant for her death record. ^[7] Jeannie was survived by her husband of 32 years, her eight surviving children, aged 14 to 28 years of age and one grandchild (at the time).

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
   FamilySearch Record: FQ7K-9V3 (accessed 14 May 2023)
   Jane Eadie born on 1 Jul 1867, daughter of James Eadie & Jane Graham, in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
2. ↑ Birth Registration: "Scotland Statutory Registers - Births",
   database with images, ScotlandsPeople, National Records of Scotland and the Court of the Lord Lyon (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk); ,br/> Jane EADIE, female, birth, 1 July 1867 at York's Land, Keppoch hill, Maryhill Parish; registered in the District of Maryhill in the County of Lanark on 16 July 1867 at Maryhill, John Russell, Registrar; citing registration number 622/1 198.
3. ↑ Marriage Registration: Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, "Civil Records",
   database with images, IrishGenealogy.ie (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1890/10706/5902904.pdf);
   digital image, William John Shortt and Jeannie Eddie, marriage, 25 July 1890, at Anahilt in the Parish of Hillsborough in the County of Down; citing Group Registration ID 2548839; filed 23 April 1891 in the Union of Lisburn in the County of Down, page 825, stamped no. 05902904, entry no. 106.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958"
   citing Lisburn, Jul - Sep 1890, vol. 1, p. 825, General Registry, Custom House, Dublin; FHL microfilm 101,256.
   FamilySearch Record: FYH9-Q3K (accessed 14 May 2023)
   Jeannie Eddie marriage in Jul - Sep 1890 in Lisburn, Ireland.
5. ↑ 1901 Census: "Ireland Census, 1901"
   citing Census, Ballyworfy, County Down, Ireland, 0000243170, Public Record Office of Ireland, Belfast.
   FamilySearch Record: Q5B8-Y1ZM (accessed 14 May 2023)
   http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000746769/
   Jane Shortt (32), wife, in household of William John Shortt (38) in Ballyworfy, County Down, Ireland. Born in Scotland.
6. ↑ 1911 Census: "Ireland Census, 1911"
   citing Ballyworfy, County Down, Ireland, Census, National Archives of Ireland, Dublin.
   FamilySearch Record: QYXX-R76Z (accessed 14 May 2023)
   External Image
   Jane Shortt (43), wife, in household of William John Shortt (48) in Ballyworfy, County Down, Ireland. Born in Co Down.
7. ↑ Death Registration: General Register Office of Northern Ireland (GRONI) , "Death Records", database with images ( https://www.nidirect.gov.uk ) ; digital image, Jeannie Shortt, female, age 54 years, death, 9th December 1922 at Ballyworphy; citing Registration Number D/1922/146/1018/16/144; filed 18 December 1922 in the sub-district of Hillsborough in the Registration district of Lisburn.

DNA Confirmations

• DNA confirmation to mother: Maternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on MyHeritageDNA who share a 11.9 cM segment on chromosome 17, consisting of Eric Bain and his 3rd cousin 1x removed, MB (daughter of Mavis (Watson) Burt) and his 4th cousin 1x removed, IHM (son of Annie (Cowan) McFie). (MB and IHM are 4th cousins.) These matches have been independently verified via the MyHeritage Chromosome Browser. Their most-recent common ancestors are Samuel McInally and Sarah Johnston, the 4x great grandparents of Eric Bain and 3x great grandparents of both MB and IHM. (accessed 08 February 2024)
• DNA confirmation to father and mother: Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal MyHeritageDNA test match between Eric Bain and JMcC, his 3rd cousin (granddaughter of Wallace Beatty). Their most-recent common ancestors are James Eadie and Jane Graham, the great great grandparents of both Eric Bain and JMcC. Predicted relationship from MyHeritageDNA: 3rd cousin's daughter, based on sharing 72.8 cM across 3 segments. (accessed 14 February 2024)

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: G4V9-BF9