Jane Gibson¹

Parents:

• (Child) Birth*: Jane Gibson was born circa 1820 at Edinburgh, Midlothain, Scotland, .^2,3
• She was the daughter of Charles Gibson and Rebecca Ford.²
• Marriage*: Jane Gibson married Andrew Watt, son of James Watt and Marion Yorston, on Monday, 17 February 1840 at Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, .¹
• (Deceased) Death*: Jane Gibson died on 17 October 1887 at Kangaroo Flat, Marongshire, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, , 1887 deaths in the district of Kangaroo Flat in the colony of Victoria, registered by George O'Donnell, ref 815; died 17th October 1887 at Kangaroo Flat, Marongshire, county of Bendigo, Jane Watt a widow, female aged 66 years, died of [dropsey?] 3 weeks as cert by P H Magilivary last seen 10th October 1887, parents Charles Gibson carpenter and Rebecca Gibson formerly Ford; signed by informant Charles Watt, grandson, Kangaroo Flat, signed deputy registrar George O'Donnell 19th October 1887 Kangaroo Flat; burial 19th October 1887, Kangaroo flat, undertaker Thomas Layer, minister Thomas Layer, witnesses John Mclaren, Sidney Courtier; born Edinburgh Scotland, 30 years in Victoria; married Dunbar Scotland at 18 years old to Andrew Watt, issue Rebecca 47 years, Jane deceased, James deceased.²

• Married Name: As of 17 February 1840, her married name was Watt.¹
• (Witness) Memorial Inscription: She is commemorated on the headstone erected by Andrew Watt on 12 January 1839 at St Mary Collegiate Church cemetery, Haddington, Haddington, Scotland, . Inscription reads N(1) 18 [see also N(1) 24 gravestone] (wide square grey gravestone with a carving of a sheaf of corn on the top part plus four other small carvings.) Erected By ANDREW WATT Baker Nungate In Memory of his Wife AGNES GIBSON who Died 12th January 1839 aged 25 years. And of thier (sic) Son JAMES who died in Infancy Also of his Father JAMES WATT who died 21st September 1838 aged 71 years. And of his Wife MARON YORSTONE who Died 29th July 1835 aged 60 years. [1833] Likewise two of their Children ISABELLA who died 21st June 1821 aged 21 years. [1822] + WILLIAM who died 24th August 1833 aged 2(6) years. [October and 1823] Also JAMES WHITE WATT His Son Who died 21st June 1846.⁴
  

  St Mary Collegiate cemetery, Haddington
• (Spouse) Death: Their spouse Andrew Watt died on 3 July 1882 at Kangaroo Flat, Victoria, Australia; 1882 deaths in the district of Kangaroo Flat in the colony of Victoria, registered by George O'Donnell, ref 653; died 3rd July 1882 at Kangaroo Flat, Marongshire, county of Bendigo, Andrew Watt baker, male aged 74 years, died of bronchitis chronic 3 months as cert by George O'Donnell last seen 1st July 1882, parents James Watt farmer and Marion Watt formerly Yorston; signed by informant Cecelia [Tully?], friend, Kangaroo Flat, signed deputy registrar George O'Donnell 3rd July 1882 Kangaroo Flat; burial 5th July 1882, Kangaroo flat, undertaker Frederick Farmer, minister Frederick Farmer, witnesses James Gray, Sidney Courtier; born Haddington Scotland, 25 years in Victoria; married Edinburgh Scotland at 32 years old to Jane Gibson, issue Rebecca 41 years, Jane deceased.^1,2,6
• (Other subject) Contact: On 22 September 2014 there was contact from Agnes Gibson about Kathryn Anstice contact and Jane Gibson. Pat Carson
  From: kathryn
  Sent: 22 September 2014 23:43
  To: patcarsonp@hotmail.com
  Subject: watt
  Attachments: agnes w death cert.pdf; jane watt death cert.pdf; andrew watt death cert.pdf;
  cemetery query report.jpg
  Follow Up Flag: Follow up
  Flag Status: Flagged
  Categories: patcarsonp@hotmail.com
  HI Pat,
  Please find the enclosed death certificates of Agnes Alexander (nee Watt), and her stepmother Jane and father Andrew. I have also put in the cemetery report I received from the historical society here in Australia for the Alexanders (agnes) 
  I do have somewhere but will need to find them and scan the report from the cemetery on Jane and Andrew Watt’s daughter Jane and Rebecca. Jane married a John James apparently (I haven’t really looked in to these branches in full yet) and died in 1871 and I think it was also from consumption. Rebecca married a James and died in 1912.
  
  I have been trying to work out what and where my great great grandmother (Isabella watt miller) lived, as she isn’t ’listed on the death cert of Agnes her mother. I have been able to find information on Andrew Jane and their daughters Rebecca and Jane on their trip to Australia but the only lead I have for any Agnes and a James Miller (james miller is listed as Isabella’s father on her death cert) is that they maybe came to Aust, In the same year as Andrew and Jane but on a different ship, also on the information I have found it lists Agnes as being English and not Scottish so I am kind of thinking it might be another family at this stage. In the public notices that I have found for Isabella it doesn’t say anything about her ‘mum’agnes but just that she is the granddaughter of Andrew Watt, so I am kind of thinking that she may have lived with her grandparents rather than her mother…
  I have been writing all my information down and have a ‘book’ happening with all my information and pictures etc that I have found… now trying to fill in the blanks!!
  Anyway hope that these certificates are helpful to you. I have been trying to avoid getting to many certificates from over here as they are very expensive
  Hope you are having a great day
  Kahtryn.⁴

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household	6 June 1841	Jane Gibson was listed along with Andrew Watt in the 1841 census at Newgate, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, . Andrew Watt, 30, baker, b E Lothian; Jane Watt, 20, b Scotland.7
Spouse	30 March 1851	She was listed in the household of Andrew Watt in the 1851 census at Nungate, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, . Andrew Watt, head, 42, baker & millmaster employing 4 men, b Morham Haddington; Jane Watt, wife, 30, b Edinburgh Mid Lothian. Isabella Watt, Marion Watt, Agnes Watt, Rebecca Watt, Jane Watt, William Gibson miller, Thomas Hume carter and Robert Hume carter were also listed in the household.3