People named Jane Weir

Jane Jane (Mccallum) Weir of Glasgow Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Mccallum Weir.

Jane Loutit Jane Loutit (Robertson) Weir of South Yarra Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Loutit Robertson Weir.

Jane Loutit (Robertson) Weir of Lexton Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Loutit (Robertson) Weir.

Jane was born about 1826 in Enniskillen, Ireland. She was the daughter of James Robinson and Leah Irvine. (Note: Jane's date of birth is in doubt. Her birth year has been variously recorded as 1822, 1827, 1828, and 1834.) Jane was the widow of Alexander Weir, who (according to Jane's marriage certificate to John) had died on 12 May 1856. There is so much we do not know about our ancestors, John Thompson Duley and his wife, Jane. We know they were married on 9 Feb 1858 in Sandridge, Victoria, Australia, and they had three children. When Jane married John Duley she was illiterate, signing her marriage certificate with an "X." At some point the marriage failed - this may have been the cause of Jane's return to the UK, to Lanark in Scotland, with the two boys. (Their daughter, Leah, had died as a 2-3 year old some years earlier.) Why she chose Scotland over Ireland (her birthplace) is hard to say. (One theory is that Jane's father was Scottish and may have been serving as a soldier in Ireland at the time of her birth, but we have since learned that her likely father was also born in Ireland. Perhaps she had a sibling in Scotland?) In 1874 she set out again from Scotland, giving her age as 40, Lanark as her birthplace, and tailoress as her occupation, Perhaps she was hoping to find her husband? By then, John had moved from Australia to New Zealand, probably in search of gold. Jane may have known this much, as she, John and James sailed for New Zealand. (Joy Shelford discovered that their fares, totalling £40.10.0 were covered in two ways: £12.0.0 "in bills from friends in the colony" and £28.0.0 was a cost to the New Zealand government." Efforts to find out who the £12 was paid by have come to a dead end: the Shaw Savill offices were completely destroyed in the London Blitz, and all the records were lost.) Jane and her two sons embarked at Glasgow on the "Invercargill" on 16 July 1874 and arrived at Port Chalmers, Dunedin, on 14 October 1874. Jane may have been looking for her husband, John. What we do know is that she chose to head to Marton and build a new life there for her sons. The journey, however taken, would have been long, uncomfortable, and risky. Roads were still dirt tracks, and even those with gravel surfaces were still dangerous and uncertain. Why did they choose Marton? One possibility could be that they had heard that a James McDonald, who had arrived in Marton in 1866 from Scotland, had set up at tailor’s workshop in the town. McDonald proceeded to earn a New Zealand-wide reputation for the quality of his tailoring, so there could well have been positions available for a tailoress such as Jane, who needed to earn her way and support her young sons. Assuming they arrived in Marton in 1875 or thereabouts, Jane, John and James would have been at the tail end of the first wave of immigration into the new settlement. The total population of Marton at the time was around 250. Despite the hard labour of breaking in new land thick with toetoe, manuka, and harakeke, Marton was a good place to live. “All the inhabitants were bound together by the common bonds of Pioneer settlement, with a working for themselves or others; there was next to no floating population; and all had the prospect of a freehold In front of them.” And it was beautiful. “The country was all flax stalks in full flower; thousands of tui and makomako sucking flowers. It was more like fairyland than any description I can give.” Marton was also a town with young people, and therefore friends for John and Jim, aged about 15 and 13 on their arrival from Scotland. In 1879, The Advocate noted, “Some place in which to pass the evening is wanted by the youth of our town, and Marton also. I have often been struck by the number of boys from 10 to 16 years of age who are allowed by the public and to loiter about billiard-rooms and bars of country hotels. The local constables should exercise their authority to clear the young scamps out.” Jane had a photograph album that included this quip: "Yes, this is my Album, But learn ere you look That all are expected to add to my Book. You are welcome to quiz it, The penalty is You add your own Portrait for others to quiz." Jane died on 31 Aug 1911 and was buried two days later in the Dannevirke Settlers Cemetery. (Grave 92, Block K) [6] An obituary written by Helen and Claude Hayward reads: "Jane Duley died at Dannevirke on Aug. 31st, 1911 - aged 89 years. Friends are respecfully informed that the funeral of the late Jane Duley will leave the residence of Mr. John Duley, Cadman St, at 3.30p.m. on Saturday for the Dannevirke Cemetery. An old colonist, Mrs Jane Duley passed away quietly this morning at the residence of her son Mr John Duley. The deceased lady and her husband landed in Victoria in 1852 and after living for a few years in that state, returned to the Old Country and came to New Zealand 38 years ago - 1873 when they settled near Marton. The deceased lady, who had reached the ripe age of 89 years, leaves behind two Sons, J A and J W Duley, 16 Grandchildren, two Great Grandchildren." Although some of the detail given in the obituary appears incorrect, but we can see that Jane had a challenging life, approaching it with courage and forging a path for her two sons that ensuing generations appreciate. From Wikitree profile by Kathy Viney, 2021.

Jane (Weir) Lessing of Queenstown Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Weir Lessing.

Jane (Weir) Roberton of Kyneton Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Weir Roberton.

Jane (Weir) Thaw of Cala Australia, was married to Samuel Thaw, and has a child Arthur Charles S Thaw. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Weir Thaw.

Jane Campbell Jane Campbell (Weir) Purvis of Prahran Australia, was married to John Mitchel Purvis, and has a child Peter Weir Purvis. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Campbell Weir Purvis.

Jane Rober Jane Rober (Humphreys) Weir of Cant Australia, was married to Robert Smell Weir, and has a child John Weir. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Rober Humphreys Weir.

Jane Jane (Weir) Cross of Elst Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Weir Cross.

Jane Jane (Mary) Weir of Park Australia, was married to Krebb James an Weir, and has a child Catherine Mary Weir. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Mary Weir.

Jane Jane (Tucker) Weir of South Yarra Australia, was married to Bell John Weir, and has a child Jane Weir. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Tucker Weir.

Jane Jane (Weir) Drayton of Warnambool Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Weir Drayton.

Jane Ann Jane Ann (Smith) Weir of St Kilda Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Ann Smith Weir.

Jane Ann Jane Ann (Reeling) Weir of Ewick Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Ann Reeling Weir.

Jane Jane (Weir) Hale of N Froy Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Weir Hale.

Jane Jane (Weir) Milne of Sndrnghm Australia, was married to Dickson William Milne, and has a child Jane Milne. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Weir Milne.

Jane Jane (Weir) Akeroyd of Bwk E Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Weir Akeroyd.

Jane Jane (Murdock) Weir of S Kilda Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Murdock Weir.

Jane Jane (Graham) Weir of Heidelberg Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Graham Weir.

Jane Jane (Weir) Reid of Malvern Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Weir Reid.

Jane Jane (Bartram) Weir of Sea Lake Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Bartram Weir.

Jane Jane (Dawson) Weir of Melbourne South Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Dawson Weir.

Jane Jane (Thomas) Weir of Allandale Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Thomas Weir.

Jane Jane (Mary) Weir of Esdon Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Mary Weir.

Jane Jane (Weir) Magill of Australia. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jane Weir Magill.

Jane Delia Weir of Bair Australia was born in 1876, and died at age 88 years old in 1964 in Bair.

Jane Weir of Glen Australia was born in 1884 to Dalton Alexand Williamson and Jane Little Williamson. She had siblings Elizabeth Maud Morris, Mary Ellen Mcfee, and Alice Williamson. Jane Weir died at age 73 years old in 1957 in Glen.

Jane Weir of South Yarra Australia was born in 1864, and died at age 85 years old in 1949 in South Yarra.