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Jane Watt Lawrence 1880 – 1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 APR 1880

Birth Location: , , Ord, Ord, Banffshire, Scotland

Death Date: 16 OCT 1971

Death Location: , , Arradoul, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Father: John Laurance

Mother: Elizabeth Fetch

Spouse(s): James Legge, John Johnston

Children(s): Christina Legge, James Legge, Robert Legge, Agnes LEGGE, Elizabeth LEGGE, William Legge, Emily Legge, Gordon Legge, John Johnston

In 1880, Jane Watt Lawrence entered the world in , , Ord, Ord, Banffshire, Scotland, born to John Laurance and Elizabeth Fetch. In 1881, Jane Watt Lawrence was recorded in the census in , Regowan, Banff, Banff, Banffshire, Scotland. In 1891, Jane Watt Lawrence was employed. Jane Watt Lawrence married James Legge, John Mitchell Johnston, and had children including Christina Anderson Legge, James Legge, Robert Alexander Legge, Agnes Jane LEGGE, Elizabeth Jane LEGGE, William George Legge, Emily Gordon Legge, Gordon Robertson Legge, John Lawrence Johnston. Jane Watt Lawrence passed away in 1971 in , , Arradoul, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1880, Jane Watt Lawrence entered the world in , , Ord, Ord, Banffshire, Scotland, born to John Laurance and Elizabeth Fetch.
  • In 1881, Jane Watt Lawrence was recorded in the census in , Regowan, Banff, Banff, Banffshire, Scotland.
  • In 1891, Jane Watt Lawrence was employed.
  • Jane Watt Lawrence married James Legge, John Mitchell Johnston, and had children including Christina Anderson Legge, James Legge, Robert Alexander Legge, Agnes Jane LEGGE, Elizabeth Jane LEGGE, William George Legge, Emily Gordon Legge, Gordon Robertson Legge, John Lawrence Johnston.
  • Jane Watt Lawrence passed away in 1971 in , , Arradoul, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Laurance
1831 – 1898
Birth Location: , , Banff, Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Fetch
1842 – 1921
Birth Location: , , Banff, Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

James Legge
1875 – 1955
Birth Location: , Bauds, , Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
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John Johnston
1876 –
Birth Location: , , Macduff, Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Christina Legge
1908 – 1976
Birth Location: , Outseat, , Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland
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James Legge
1909 –
Birth Location: , , , Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
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Robert Legge
1911 – 1912
Birth Location: –
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Agnes LEGGE
1914 –
Birth Location: , Bogside Cottage, , Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth LEGGE
1914 –
Birth Location: , Bogside Cottage, , Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
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William Legge
1916 – 2008
Birth Location: , , , Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
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Emily Legge
1919 – 1992
Birth Location: , Bogside Cottage, , Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
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Gordon Legge
1926 – 1983
Birth Location: , Bogside, , Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
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John Johnston
1900 –
Birth Location: , Boghead Cottage, Ord, Ord, Banffshire, Scotland
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Jane Lawrence's Ancestors

Self
Jane Lawrence
1880 – 1971
Birth Place: , , Ord, Ord, Banffshire, Scotland
Parents
John Laurance
1831 – 1898
, , Banff, Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Fetch
1842 – 1921
, , Banff, Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Lawrance
1808 – 1851
, , , Grange, Banffshire, Scotland
Ann Ferguson
1809 – 1871
, , Rothiemay, Rothiemay, Banffshire, Scotland
William Fetch
1810 – 1888
, , Banff, Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
Jean Watt
1808 – 1891
, , , Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Laurence
1778 –
Jean Craig
John Ferguson
1771 –
Christian Smith
1781 –
James Fetch
– 1888
Isabella Low
– 1888
James Watt
– 1891
Jane Bonnyman
– 1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Laurence
Isabel Smith

Jane Lawrence's Descendants

1.
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Jane (Watt) Lawrence (21 APR 1880 – 16 OCT 1971) m. James Legge (12 NOV 1875 – 2 OCT 1955) m. John (Mitchell) Johnston (CAL 1876 – )
  1. 1. Christina (Anderson) Legge (13 JAN 1908 – 27 AUG 1976) m. Robert Innes (26 AUG 1901 – 2 JAN 1976)
    1. 1. Jeanie (McGill) Innes (1930 – 2018) m. James Leith
      1. 1. James (Neil) Leith (1958 – )
      2. 2. Anne (Christiine) Leith (1960 – )
    2. 2. Helen (Sievwright) Innes (1932 – )
    3. 3. James (Gordon) Innes (1939 – ) m. Mairi (Macleod) Thomson (1945 – )
  2. 2. James Legge (CAL NOV 1909 – ) m. Agnes (Mary) Wilson (1909 – 1942) m. Emily (Mary) Donald (1919 – 2006)
    1. 1. Agnes Legge (1931 – 2019) m. William (Philip) Copland (1930 – 2008)
      1. 1. William (George) Copland (1953 – )
        1. 1. Suzanne (Marie) Copland (1977 – )
      2. 2. Neil (Gillan) Copland (1961 – )
      3. 3. Allan (James) Copland (1963 – )
  3. 3. Robert (Alexander) Legge (ABT NOV 1911 – 6 JUL 1912)
  4. 4. Agnes (Jane) LEGGE (27 JAN 1914 – )
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Jane) LEGGE (11 DEC 1914 – )
  6. 6. William (George) Legge (CAL AUG 1916 – 19 MAR 2008) m. Mary (Isabella) Kiloh (1926 – )
    1. 1. William (J) Legge
  7. 7. Emily (Gordon) Legge (9 JUL 1919 – 5 OCT 1992) m. John Duncan (1 NOV 1917 – 27 JUL 1996)
    1. 1. John (Lawrence) Duncan (15 OCT 1942 – ) m. Margaret (Thomson) Clark (1942 – 25 JAN 1993)
      1. 1. Stuart (John Thomson) Duncan (5 JAN 1966 – ) m. Katrina (Jane) Gall m. Margaret (Stewart Knox) Paterson
        1. 1. Gregor (Clark) Duncan (1993 – )
        2. 2. Katie (Carol) Duncan (1994 – )
      2. 2. Anne (Margaret L) Duncan (21 JUN 1968 – )
    2. 2. Sheila (Margaret) Duncan (17 MAY 1946 – ) m. Robert (MacLachlan) Farrell (20 MAY 1944 – 8 OCT 2014)
      1. 1. Judi (Margaret) Farrell (21 OCT 1969 – ) m. Colin (Robert) Comrie (1969 – )
      2. 2. Robert (Duncan) Farrell (29 NOV 1971 – ) m. Louise (Catherine) McClements (29 APR 1984 – )
        1. 1. Violet (Amy) Farrell (31 MAR 2010 – )
    3. 3. David (George) Duncan (28 JUN 1953 – 23 SEP 2015) m. Margaret Sinclair (BET 1954 AND 1956 – )
      1. 1. Sarah (Emily) Duncan (1975 – )
      2. 2. John (Sinclair) Duncan
      3. 3. Christopher (David) Duncan m. Kerrie (Jane) Coull
    4. 4. Lynda (Jane) Duncan (12 MAR 1955 – ) m. Gary (Roger) Lumsden (1955 – )
      1. 1. Leon (Gary) Lumsden (1974 – 23 SEP 2019)
        1. 1. Ewan Lumsden (21 SEP 2008 – )
        2. 2. Lewis Lumsden (21 SEP 2008 – )
      2. 2. Aylsa (Jane) Lumsden (1978 – ) m. Stuart (Kenneth) Kennedy (1976 – )
  8. 8. Gordon (Robertson) Legge (2 SEP 1926 – 26 JAN 1983)
  9. 9. John (Lawrence) Johnston (22 OCT 1900 – )

Jane Lawrence's Timeline

16 Records

1880
21 APR 1880
Birth of Jane Watt Lawrence in , , Ord, Ord, Banffshire, Scotland
, , Ord, Ord, Banffshire, Scotland
1881
3 APR 1881
Age 1
Jane Watt Lawrence appeared in census in , Regowan, Banff, Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
, Regowan, Banff, Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
1891
5 APR 1891
Age 11
Jane Watt Lawrence was employed
None
1891
5 APR 1891
Age 11
Jane Watt Lawrence appeared in census in , Rawgowan Cottage, Banff, Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
, Rawgowan Cottage, Banff, Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
1900
22 OCT 1900
Age 20
Jane Watt Lawrence was employed
None
1900
22 OCT 1900
Age 20
Jane Watt Lawrence resided here in , , Banff, Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
, , Banff, Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
1901
31 MAR 1901
Age 21
Jane Watt Lawrence was employed
None
1901
31 MAR 1901
Age 21
Jane Watt Lawrence appeared in census in Cotter House, Boghead, , Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
Cotter House, Boghead, , Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
1908
12 JUN 1908
Age 28
Jane Watt Lawrence was employed
None
1908
12 JUN 1908
Age 28
Jane Watt Lawrence resided here in , Slack Villa, Portknockie, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
, Slack Villa, Portknockie, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
1911
2 APR 1911
Age 31
Jane Watt Lawrence appeared in census in , Bogside Cottage, , Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
, Bogside Cottage, , Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
1921
19 JUN 1921
Age 41
Jane Watt Lawrence was employed
None
1921
19 JUN 1921
Age 41
Jane Watt Lawrence appeared in census in , Bogside Cottage, , Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
, Bogside Cottage, , Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
1953
1953
Age 73
Jane Watt Lawrence resided here in , Bogside Farm, , Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
, Bogside Farm, , Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
1971
16 OCT 1971
Age 91
Death of Jane Watt Lawrence in , , Arradoul, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
, , Arradoul, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
1971
AFT 16 OCT 1971
Age 91
Burial of Jane Watt Lawrence in , Rathven Kirkyard, Main Road, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
, Rathven Kirkyard, Main Road, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 APR 1880
    Event Place: , , Ord, Ord, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Moray Council website "Local Heritage Services in Moray - Scotland"
    [2] Marriage certificate of James Legge and Jane Watt Lawrence, 12 June 1908
    [3] 1911 Scotland census, Bogside Cottage, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland, head of household: James Legge
    [4] 1901 Scotland census, Cotter House, Boghead, Banff, Banffshire, head of household: Elizabeth Lawrence
    [5] 1891 Scotland census, Rawgowan Cottage, Banff, Banffshire, head of household: John Lawerence
    [6] 1881 Scotland census, Regowan, Banff, Banffshire, head of household: John Lawrance
    [7] 1921 Scotland census, Bogside Cottage, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland, head of household: James Legge

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 3 APR 1881
    Event Place: , Regowan, Banff, Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland census, Regowan, Banff, Banffshire, head of household: John Lawrance

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 5 APR 1891
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland census, Rawgowan Cottage, Banff, Banffshire, head of household: John Lawerence

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 5 APR 1891
    Event Place: , Rawgowan Cottage, Banff, Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland census, Rawgowan Cottage, Banff, Banffshire, head of household: John Lawerence

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 22 OCT 1900
    Record Source: Birth certificate of John Lawrence Johnston, 22 October 1900

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 22 OCT 1900
    Event Place: , , Banff, Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Birth certificate of John Lawrence Johnston, 22 October 1900

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 31 MAR 1901
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland census, Cotter House, Boghead, Banff, Banffshire, head of household: Elizabeth Lawrence

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 31 MAR 1901
    Event Place: Cotter House, Boghead, , Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland census, Cotter House, Boghead, Banff, Banffshire, head of household: Elizabeth Lawrence

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 12 JUN 1908
    Record Source: Marriage certificate of James Legge and Jane Watt Lawrence, 12 June 1908

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 JUN 1908
    Event Place: , Slack Villa, Portknockie, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Marriage certificate of James Legge and Jane Watt Lawrence, 12 June 1908

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 2 APR 1911
    Event Place: , Bogside Cottage, , Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1911 Scotland census, Bogside Cottage, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland, head of household: James Legge

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 19 JUN 1921
    Record Source: 1921 Scotland census, Bogside Cottage, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland, head of household: James Legge

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 19 JUN 1921
    Event Place: , Bogside Cottage, , Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1921 Scotland census, Bogside Cottage, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland, head of household: James Legge

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: , Bogside Farm, , Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Electoral Roll: County of Banff, 1953

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 OCT 1971
    Event Place: , , Arradoul, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Moray Council website "Local Heritage Services in Moray - Scotland"
    [2] Gravestone for James Legg, Jessie Legg, Jessie Skinner, George Legg, Agnes Murdoch, James Legg, Jane Watt Lawrence: Rathven Kirkyard, Rathven, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Custom Fact
    Record Source: Moray Council website "Local Heritage Services in Moray - Scotland"

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: AFT 16 OCT 1971
    Event Place: , Rathven Kirkyard, Main Road, Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Custom Fact
    Record Source: Moray Council website "Local Heritage Services in Moray - Scotland
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