In 1861, 7 year old Ann, was at Albert Street, Ferry-Port-on-Craig with her mother and three siblings. [2] In 1871, 19 year old Jessie was with her brother David Cross Melville (1848-bef.1888), sister-in-law Catherine Scott and 3 year old nephew William, at Butler Wynd, Ferry Port on Craig, Fife. [3]
Jessie (as Janet) Melville and John Chalmers were married at Ferry-Port-on-Craig, Fife on 5 December 1873.[4][5]
Children from this marriage were:
In 1881, Janet, John and sons Thomas and William were in St Peter, Angus, Scotland.[12]
Janet's husband John Chalmers died in 1888 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland at age 42.[13]
The couple’s fifth child, John, was born 3 months after his father’s death, on 19 July 1888, in Dundee.
[14]
On 23 September 1890, Janet married Charles Wilson Sharpe in St Mary, Dundee, Angus, Scotland.[15] Children from this marriage were:
Charles Wilson Sharpe (1892-1938)
Isabella Wilson Sharpe (1894-)
Janet and her children Thomas, William Melville, Mary Duncan, Catherine Cant and John, all travelled to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia aboard the Lusitania via Colombo, Sri Lanka and King George Sound, Adelaide, Melbourne, leaving England on 5 December1890.[16]
Research Notes
Janet's death date is after the birth of her daughter in 1894 and before the death of her son in 1938. She is presumed to have died in New South Wales, Australia where her husband and children were all living. The Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland death is not that of Jessie.[17]
Janet's second husband Charles Wilson Sharp may have sailed to Sydney, Australia aboard the RMS Ormuz three days after his marriage to Janet,[18][19] with Janet and her children following 3 months later.
Sources
↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, Parish Number: 429; Ref: 30/165; Frame: 601, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 July 2023), Jessie McGavan Melville born or baptised on 4 Jul 1853, daughter of Andrew Melville & Mary Duncan, in Ferry Port On Craig, Fife, Scotland. Transcript:
1853 Melville
July 4 Born Jessie McGavan Greig daughter of Andrew Melville & Mary Duncan & baps.
↑ "Scotland Census, 1861," database, National Records of Scotland, Ref: 429/ 1/ 2, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 July 2023), Jessie Melville in Ferry Port On Craig registration district in Fife, Scotland.
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
Mary Melville
Head
F
42
Late Weaver
Ferry Port On Craig, fifeshire
David Melville
Son
M
12
Scholar
Ferry Port On Craig, fifeshire
John Melville
Son
M
10
Scholar
Ferry Port On Craig, fifeshire
Ann Melville
Daughter
F
9
Scholar
Ferry Port On Craig, fifeshire
Jessie Melville
Daughter
F
7
Scholar
Ferry Port On Craig, fifeshire
↑ "Scotland Census, 1871," database, National Records of Scotland, Ref: 429/ 3/ 39, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 July 2023), Jessie Melvill in Ferry Port On Craig registration district in Fife, Scotland.
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
David Melvill
Head
Married
M
23
Tailor
Tayport, Fifeshire
Catherine Scott
Wife
Married
F
23
Tayport, Fifeshire
Jessie Melvill
Sister
Unmarried
F
19
Tayport, Fifeshire
Wm Melvill
Son
M
3
Tayport, Fifeshire
↑ "Statutory Register of Marriages," database, National Records of Scotland, Ref: 429/11, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 July 2023), Janet Melville marriage to John Chalmers registered 1873 in Ferry Port On Craig. Transcript:
1873 Marriages in the Parish of Ferry Port on Craig in the County of Fife
When and Where Married: 1873 on the Fifth day of December at Ferry Port on Craig after Banns according to the Forms of the Church of Scotland
Parties: (Signed) John Chalmers, Stoker in Steamboat, Bachelor; (Signed) Janet Melville, Spinster
Age: 28 years; 22 years
Residence: Ferry Port on Craig; Ferry Port on Craig
Parents: Thomas Chalmers, Labourer, Catherine Chalmers M.S. Cant; Andrew Melville, Fireman, Mary Melville M.S. Duncan
Minister & Witnesses: (Signed) David Rose Minister; (Signed) Hay Duncan Witness, Jessie Morey Witness
Registered: 1873 December eighth at Ferry Port on Craig, David White, Registrar
↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, citing Digital film/folder number: 008072826; FHL microfilm: 300267, FamilySearch Record: XTPJ-RNR (accessed 12 May 2024), Janet Melville marriage to John Chalmers on 5 Dec 1873 in Tayport, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.
↑ "Statutory Register of Births," database, National Records of Scotland, Ref: 282/1/685, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 12 May 2024), Thomas Chalmers birth registered 1879 in St Peter, mother's maiden name Melville.
↑ "Statutory Register of Births," database, National Records of Scotland, Ref: 282/1/130, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 12 May 2024), William Melvill Chalmers birth registered 1881 in St Peter, mother's maiden name Melville.
↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, citing FHL microfilm: 232638; Record number: 85; Packet letter: B, FamilySearch Record: XT6F-5XB (accessed 12 May 2024), William Melville Chalmers born to Janet McCarrne Melville Chalmers on 4 Feb 1881 in Scotland, United Kingdom.
↑ "Statutory Register of Births," database, National Records of Scotland, Ref: 282/1/201, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 12 May 2024), Mary Duncan Chalmers birth registered 1883 in St Peter, mother's maiden name Melville.
↑ "Statutory Register of Births," database, National Records of Scotland, Ref: 282/1/280, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 12 May 2024), Catherine Cant Chalmers birth registered 1886 in St Peter, mother's maiden name Melville.
↑ "Statutory Register of Births," database, National Records of Scotland, Ref: 282/1/481, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 12 May 2024), John Chalmers birth registered 1888 in St Peter, mother's maiden name Melville.
↑ "Scotland Census, 1881," database, National Records of Scotland, Ref: 282/1 4/ 2, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 July 2023), Janet Mc Gavin Chalmers in St Peter registration district in Angus, Scotland.
Name
Relation
Status
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
John Chalmers
Head
M
35
Railway Engine Driver
Alloa, Stirlingshire
Janet Mc Gavin Chalmers
Wife
F
28
Tayport, Fifeshire
Thomas Chalmers
Son
M
12 Mos
Dundee, Forfarshire
Wm Melville Chalmers
Son
M
1 Mon
Dundee, Forfarshire
↑ "Statutory Register of Deaths," database, National Records of Scotland, Ref: 411/36, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 11 May 2024), John Chalmers death registered 1888 in Burntisland (age 42, mother's maiden name Cant).
↑ "Statutory Register of Births," database, National Records of Scotland, Ref: 282/1 481, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 11 May 2024): John Chalmers born 1888 July Nineteenth at 4h58m a.m. at 16 Seafield Road, Dundee. Parents: John Chalmers, Railway Engin Driver (deceased) and Janet McGavin Chalmers, m.s. Melville, married 1873 December 5th, Tayport. Informant: Janet M. Chalmers, mother. Registered 1888 August 8th at Dundee by Dav: Young, Assistant Registrar.)
↑ "Statutory Register of Marriages," database, National Records of Scotland, Ref: 282/2/218, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 11 May 2024), Charles Wilson Sharp marriage to Janet Melville registered 1890 in St Mary.
↑
"UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960"
The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27- Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 2997 #36563594 (accessed 11 May 2024)
Name: Mrs J Sharp, Housekeeper; Gender: Female; Departure Age: 35; Birth Date: abt 1855; Departure Date: 5 Dec. 1890; Departure Port: England; Ship Name: Lusitania; Destination Port: Melbourne, Australia; Master: H E Inskip.
"Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923"
Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Unassisted Inward Overseas Passenger Lists (British Ports) [Microfiche Copy of VPRS 947]; Series: VPRS 7666 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 1635 #46208 (accessed 11 May 2024)
Name: Mrs J. Sharpe, Housekeeper, Married; Nationality: Scotch; Arrival Age: 35; Birth Date: abt 1856; Arrival Date: 5 Dec. 1890; Arrival Place: Colombo, Sri Lanka and King George Sound, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, Australia; Ship: Lusitania.
↑ "Statutory Register of Deaths," database, National Records of Scotland, Ref: 424/430, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 July 2023), Jessie Chalmers death registered 1888 in Dunfermline (age 40, mother's maiden name Melville).
↑ "UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 2997 #36793968 (accessed 11 May 2024)
Name: Chas W Sharpe; Gender: Male; Departure Age: 25; Birth Date: abt 1865; Departure Date: 26 Sep. 1890; Departure Port: England; Ship Name: Czoernez; Destination Port: Sydney, Australia; Master: W L White.
↑ "Trove, National Library of Australia," database with images, The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Wed 12 Nov 1890, Page 6 : THE R.M.S. ORMUZ, Trove Article (accessed 12 May 2024)
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