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Jane Sword jute mill worker

F, #840, b. 22 May 1861

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Pedigree

Last Edited: 17 May 2024

Parents:

Father*: David Sword mason's labourer b. 12 Jun 1814, d. 3 Dec 1883
Mother*: Ann Kidd Robertson b. 19 Aug 1816, d. 27 Mar 1864

Birth*: Jane Sword jute mill worker was born on 22 May 1861 at Dundee, Angus, Scotland, .¹
She was the daughter of David Sword mason's labourer and Ann Kidd Robertson.
(Bride) Marriage*: Jane Sword jute mill worker married Charles Costley on 25 March 1881 at St Salvadors Church, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; Jane age 18, jute mill worker, Charles age 18, house painter.²

Married Name: As of 25 March 1881, her married name was Costley.

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household

5 April 1891

They was listed as a member of the household of Margaret Combs Sword powerloom weaver in the 1891 census at 48 Crescent Lane, Dundee, Angus, Scotland,

. Jane Sword, visitor, unm, 30, general servant domestic, Forfarshire Dundee; Margaret Nicolson, head, married, aged 37, housekeeper, born Dundee.^3,4

Family:

Charles Costley b. c 1861

Child:

Charles Costley b. c 1882

Citations

[S40] Confirmation from JM [July 2005].
[S40] From JM [July 2005].
[S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Parish of Wallacetown, city of Dundee, book 21, page 38 [Jul 2004].
[S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Dundee; ED: 21; Page: 39; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1891_94; Year: 1891. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1891 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1891 Scotland Census. Reels 1-409. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Oct 2011]