Jane was born in 1827 in Nova Scotia. She was the daughter of an officer, Stephen Egan and Eleanor Ellen Leffler.
She was brought up in Canada and later in Bermuda. She married a young military surgeon named William Deeble. Her husband would serve in Crimea and in India. They had four children while they were in India before they returned to Britain at the end of 1865.
Jane's son Benjamin William Chatterton Deeble was baptised on 18 January 1859 in Bombay Presidency, India.[1][2]
Jane's son Henry Perceval Deeble was baptised on 20 February 1860 in Bombay Presidency, India.[3]
Jane's son Stephen Lawson Deeble was baptised on 8 March 1862 in Bombay Presidency, India.[4][5]
Jane's daughter Ellen Sophia Deeble was baptised on 8 January 1865 in Bombay Presidency, India.[6][7]
Her husband passed away in Ethiopia during the Abyssinian Campaign in 1868, while Jane was living in Glasgow.
She decided that she wanted to be a nurse and her ambition was to lead the nurses at Netley Hospital.
In the 1911 census Jane (age 83), Army Offices Widow Pensioner, was the widowed mother-in-law of John William St John Hughes in St Helens, Hampshire, England.[8]
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
John William St John Hughes
Head
Married
M
73
Army Capt: Retired
Bradfield, Essex
Ellen Sophia Hughes
Wife
Married
F
46
Deasa Bomabay India
Jane Cecilia Deeble
Mother-in-law
Widowed
F
83
Army Offices Widow Pensioner
Halifer Nora Scotia Resident
Carry Wisttington
Domestic cook
Married
F
58
Cook Domestic
Ryde Isle Of Wight, Hampshire
Eliza J Rose Mannell
Parlourmaid
Single
F
27
Parlourmaid Domestic
Grampound Protus, Cornwall
Anna Mannell
Housemaid
Single
F
19
Housemaid Domestic
Grampound Protus, Cornwall
Jane's death (age 86) was registered in the Jul-Aug-Sep quarter of 1913 in the Isle Of Wight district.[9] Jane was buried on 11 September 1913 in Ryde New Cemetery, Ryde, Isle of Wight Unitary Authority, Isle of Wight, England.[10][11] Jane died on 8 September 1913 and her estate passed probate on 29 September 1913 in Isle of Wight, England.[12]
Sources
↑Baptism of son Benjamin William Chatterton Deeble:
"India Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947"
citing Digital film/folder number: 005137738; FHL microfilm: 523918
FamilySearch Record: FG6X-K4Z (accessed 11 February 2024)
Jane Cecilia's son Benjamin William Chatterton Deeble baptism on 18 Jan 1859 in Bombay Presidency, India.
↑Baptism of child Benjamin William Chatterton Deeble:
"United Kingdom, British India Office, Births and Baptisms, 1712-1965"
citing Page: 4; Digital film/folder number: 005137738
FamilySearch Record: 6VYM-ZHV3 (accessed 11 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YLM-936Q Image number 00011
Jane Cecilia's child Benjamin William Chatterton Deeble baptism on 18 Jan 1859 in Bombay Presidency, India.
↑Baptism of son Henry Perceval Deeble:
"India Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947"
citing Digital film/folder number: 005137739; FHL microfilm: 523919
FamilySearch Record: FGX7-KFX (accessed 11 February 2024)
Jane Cecilia's son Henry Perceval Deeble baptism on 20 Feb 1860 in Bombay Presidency, India.
↑Baptism of son Stephen Lawson Deeble:
"India Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947"
citing Digital film/folder number: 005137741; FHL microfilm: 523921
FamilySearch Record: FG6F-8ZL (accessed 11 February 2024)
Jane's son Stephen Lawson Deeble baptism on 8 Mar 1862 in Bombay Presidency, India.
↑Baptism of child Stephen Lawson Deeble:
"United Kingdom, British India Office, Births and Baptisms, 1712-1965"
citing Page: 12; Digital film/folder number: 005137741
FamilySearch Record: 6VY9-T15Z (accessed 11 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYLM-9QYB Image number 00019
Jane's child Stephen Lawson Deeble baptism on 8 Mar 1862 in Bombay Presidency, India.
↑Baptism of daughter Ellen Sophia Deeble:
"India Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947"
citing Digital film/folder number: 005137744; FHL microfilm: 523924
FamilySearch Record: FGDL-XFM (accessed 11 February 2024)
Jane's daughter Ellen Sophia Deeble baptism on 8 Jan 1865 in Bombay Presidency, India.
↑Baptism of child Ellen Sophia Deeble:
"United Kingdom, British India Office, Births and Baptisms, 1712-1965"
citing Page: 13; Digital film/folder number: 005137744
FamilySearch Record: 6VY9-T1FJ (accessed 11 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YLM-9DXL Image number 00020
Jane's child Ellen Sophia Deeble baptism on 8 Jan 1865 in Bombay Presidency, India.
↑1911 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1911"
citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey
FamilySearch Record: XWQH-5MC (accessed 11 February 2024)
Jane Cecilia Deeble (83), widowed mother-in-law, Army Offices Widow Pensioner, in household of John William St John Hughes (73) in St Helens, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. Born in Halifer Nora Scotia Resident.
↑Death Registration:
"England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
citing Death, Isle Of Wight, Hampshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England
FamilySearch Record: 2J3H-VFZ (accessed 11 February 2024)
Jane C Deeble death registered Jul-Aug-Sep 1913 in Isle Of Wight (age 86).
↑Burial:
"Find A Grave Index"
citing record ID 184304231, Find a Grave
FamilySearch Record: QGV1-FDWP (accessed 11 February 2024)
Find A Grave: Memorial #184304231
Jane Cecilia Deeble burial (died on 11 Sep 1913) in Ryde, Isle of Wight Unitary Authority, Isle of Wight, England.
↑Burial:
"Ryde Social Heritage Group" https://rshg.org.uk/graves/mrs-jane-cecilia-deeble/ (accessed 8 March 2024)
Mrs Jane Cecilia Deeble burial in Ryde New Cemetery Section K Plot 4041, Ryde, Isle of Wight, England.
↑Probate:
"England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007706168_002_M9ZS-LNM; Image number: 32
FamilySearch Record: QPLH-4P7S (accessed 11 February 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9YB-P6JD
Jane Cecilia Deeble probate on 29 Sep 1913 in Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom. Died 8 Sep 1913.
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