Jane (Jean) Edgar

1798 - 1874  (76 years)

• Name	Jane (Jean) Edgar
  Birth	7 Apr 1798	Middlebie, Dumfries. Scotland.
  Gender	Female
  Death	10 Apr 1874	Orillia, Simcoe County, Ontario. Canada.
  Burial	St.Andrew&St.James Cemetry, Orillia
  Person ID	I6282	Whisperspast | Thomson
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2007

  
  

  Family	David Thomson,   b. 18 Jul 1799, Westerkirk, Dumfrieshire, Scotland d. 23 Sep 1882, Orillia Twsp., Ontario, Canada (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	27 Jan 1826	Westerkirk, Dumfries. Scotland.
  Children	1. William Thomson,   b. 22 Oct 1826, Bonese, Westerkirk Parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d. 13 Dec 1920, South Orillia Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada (Age 94 years)   2. Archibald Thomson,   b. 8 Apr 1828, Bonese, Westerkirk Parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d. 19 Mar 1913, South Orillia Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years)   3. Robert Thomson,   b. 26 Mar 1830, Bonese, Westerkirk Parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d. 20 Jan 1879, Toronto, Ontario (Age 48 years)   4. Janet Thomson,   b. 2 Dec 1837, Netherknock, Westerkirk Parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d. 16 May 1921, South Orillia Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada (Age 83 years)   5. George Thomson,   b. 30 Nov 1832, Bonese, Westerkirk Parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d. 5 Feb 1916, Eady, Medonte Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada (Age 83 years)   6. James Thomson,   b. 25 Dec 1835, Westerkirk Parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d. Bef 7 Jun 1841 (Age < 5 years)   7. Anne Thomson,   b. 27 Aug 1840, Netherknock, Westerkirk Parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland   8. James Thomson,   b. 18 Feb 1843, Netherknock, Westerkirk Parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d. 9 Aug 1908, South Orillia Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada (Age 65 years)   9. Margaret Ann Thomson,   b. 28 Sep 1845, Knock, Westerkirk Parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland d. 28 Jun 1933, Lot 9, Concession 11, Medonte Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F2218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Notes

  aka Jean. In the 1841 Scottish Census was listed as 40 years old living at Nether Knock, Westerkirk Parish, Dumfreisshire, Scotland. In the 1851 Scottish Census was listed as 51 years old, born in Middlebie, Westerkirk Parish, Dumfriesshire, living at Bonnees, Westerkirk Parish. Emigrated to Orillia Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada about 1857. Raised six sons and three daughters and David's son, John, from his first marriage. She is buried beside her husband in St Andrew's & St James' Cemetery, Plot A12-4, Orillia, Ontario. (Tombstone engraving indicates birth date as 1799 and states "native of Parish of Westerkirk, Dumfrieshire, Scotland"). The April 16, 1874 issue of the Orillia Expositor reported: "At Orillia, on Friday 10th of April, Jane, the beloved wife of David Thompson, late of Bonese, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, aged 75 years". (Archives of Ontario microfilm N39 Reel 4). The same was recorded in The Orillia Packet, April 17, 1874 edition, microfilm N039 Reel 23NP.