Jane Duncanson1

(2 December 1840 - 14 November 1902)
FatherWilliam Duncanson1 (cir. Nov 1804 - aft. 1855)
MotherMary McEwan1 (cir. Oct 1809 - Aug 1884)
Relationship2nd cousin 3 times removed of Lorna Henderson

BMDB data

     Jane Duncanson was born on 2 Dec 1840 Tulligarth, Par. of Alloa, CLK, SCT.1,2 She was baptized on 20 Dec 1840 Alloa, Par. of Alloa, CLK, SCT; entry reads: Jane, lawful daughter of William Duncanson, foreman at Tulligarth farm and May McEwen was born on 2nd December, 1840, and baptized on 20th of same month.2 Some sources show Jane as born cir. 1842 (her marriage cet. chops 2 years off her age and her death notice adds 2.)3
     Jane Duncanson married James Falkner on 28 Apr 1861 Catholic Ch, Westbury, TAS, AUS, cert. shows James FALKNER as 30, builder, single; Jane DUNKINSON as 19 housework, single. Both signed; Wit.: William AYRE, Elizabeth BROWNE.4
     Jane Duncanson married George Kay on 2 Nov 1880 Hse of Mrs Duncanson, River Leven, Dist of Mersey & Underwood, TAS, AUS, George a hotel keeper, Jane FAULKNER a widow. Both of full age; Witnessed by M & George DUNCANSON, Where M DUNCANSON is assumed to be the Mrs DUNCANSON whose house the marriage took place in.5,6
     Jane Kay died on 14 Nov 1902 Stanley, Circular Head, TAS, AUS, at age 61; Death notice:
Kay.— On November 14, 1902, at Stanley, Jane, relict of the late George Kay ; aged 63 years. (cf h/stone and burial info which shows 61.)7,8 She was buried Old Pioneer Cem., Stanley, Circular Head, TAS, AUS, H/stone (of George Kay)...
Also Jane wife of the above George Kay Died 14.Nov.1902.Aged 61 years
A precious one from us is gone
A voice we loved is stilled -
Also Annie Maria dearly beloved wife of Henry John Austin and dearly beloved daughter of the above Jane Kay
Died 27.June.1939. Aged 73 years

Cemetery index shows Jane KAY as 61, b. Stirling, Scotland.
Same refs.: George KAY d. 26 Mar 1884 aged 52 (also his 1st wife and family, and Jane's dtr Annie Marie AUSTIN.)9,8
     Jane, daughter of William and Mary (McEwan) Duncanson, has been sitting quietly in my database as born in Alloa and dying in Ulverstone Tasmania in 1875.
I believe this latter is rather doubtful.
A triangulated DNA match between two distant cousins who descend from different children of Archibald and Margaret (McEwan) Henderson and a descendant of a Jane Dunkinsin or Duncanson who married in Tasmania firstly to James Falkner/Faulkner and then George Kay has made me re-exmine what I thought I "knew".
Prrof via information on official records is lacking but the dots being joined are:
When Jane married James in 1861 she was given as 19, ie born about 1842
Her 1880 marriage to George Kay was in the house of Mrs Duncanson, River Leven, and an M Duncanson was one of the witnesses.
Mary Duncanson nee McEwan died in 1884, the death being registered at Ulverstone. The informant was her grandson William "of Leven".
The cemetery index for the Old Pioneer Cem at Stanley, Circular Head shows Jane as b. Stirling, Scotland. Close enough to Alloa methinks.10

Migration

     Jane Duncanson immigrated on 29 Aug 1855 on the "Storm Cloud", Hobart, TAS, AUS, with William Duncanson and Mary Duncanson; DUNCANSON: William 40 farm overseer; Mary 36 wife; Mary 23 dairy maid; Thomas 19 farm laborer; Jane 15 nursemaid; Christina 6; All "native place Scotland."11,12

Census/Where lived/Occupations

     Jane Duncanson appeared on the census of 1841 Tulligarth Mains, CLK, SCT, in the household of William Duncanson and Mary Duncanson.13 Jane Duncanson appeared on the census of 1851 Farm steading of Burnside, Par. of Alva, STI, SCT, in the household of William Duncanson and Mary Duncanson as daughter of William.1,14

Names

     As of 1861, Jane Duncanson was also known as Jane Dunkinson.3

All the other info

     Jane Faulkner was a witness to the marriage of her sister Christian Duncanson to William Powell on 16 Feb 1866 Wesleyan Ch, Westbury, TAS, AUS.15,16

External links

     Click here to see Jane's page on WikiTree, a (free) collaborative on-line tree.17

Family 1

James Falkner (cir. 1831 - )
Child
  • Annie Maria Faulkner9 (cir. 1866 - Jun 1939)

Family 2

George Kay (cir. 1832 - Mar 1884)
ChartsDescendants of William McEWAN and Margaret GRAY
Last Edited19 Mar 2019

Citations

  1. 1851 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Par. of Alva, STI, Par. 470 ED 3 Sched 104, hsehold of William & Mary DUNCANSON, extracted May 2011.
  2. Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Birth 2nd Bap. 20th Dec 1840 Jane d/o William DUNCANSON (foremand Tulligarth Farm) & May (sic) McEWEN, Alloa, CLK, 466/ 60 350, copy d/loaded Feb 2019.
  3. Certificate, Marr. 28 Apr 1861 James FALKNER (30) and Jane DUNINSON (19), Westbury, TAS, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTCF-NY6, from Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933 Marriages RGD 37/20. Marriages, 1861 image 141 of 384, extracted Feb 2019.
  4. Certificate, Marr. 28 Apr 1861 James FALKNER (30) and Jane DUNKINSON (19), Westbury, TAS, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTCF-NY6, from Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933 Marriages RGD 37/20. Marriages, 1861 image 141 of 384, extracted Feb 2019.
  5. Certificate, Marr. 2 Nov 1880 George KAY & Jane FAULKNER (widow), Mrs DUNCANSON's house, River Leven, Dist of Mersey & Ulverstone, TAS, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q279-W5DS, from Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933 Marriages RGD 37/20 image 223 of 242, extracted Feb 2019.
  6. AUS Cemeteries Index online at http://austcemindex.com/, Dth 26 Mar 1884 George KAY, aged 52, bur. Stanley, Old Pioneer Cem., Circular Head, TAS, Council Num. S46, Burnie CH12/ D0505, extracted Feb 2019.
  7. Trove - Digitised Newspapers, Dth 14 Nov 1902 Jane KAY, relict of George KAY; aged 63 yrs, from Family Notices (1902, November 15). The North Western Advocate and the Emu Bay Times (Tas. : 1899 - 1919), p. 2. online at http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article64361009, extracted Feb 2019.
  8. AUS Cemeteries Index online at http://austcemindex.com/, Dth 14 Nov 1902 Jane KAY, aged 61, b. Stirling, SCT, bur. Stanley, Old Pioneer Cem., Circular Head, TAS, Council Num. S46, Burnie CH12/ D0505, extracted Feb 2019.
  9. Ancestry.com - Family Trees online at http://search.ancestry.com, H/stone George KAY and family, Old Pioneer Cem., Stanley, Circular Head, TAS, image posted on Miller Roots tree of Jeffrey & Tracey Gould, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/112041162/…, extracted Feb 2019.
  10. "Lorna's Family History Musings", Feb 2019.
  11. Antoinette WADE, "EMails re McEWAN/DUNCANSON ex Anntoinette W," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Emig. 1855 William DUNCANSON & Mary McEWAN, to Australia, rcvd May 2011.
  12. Ancestry.com online at http://search.ancestry.com, 29 Aug 1855 "Storm Cloud" William & Mary DUNCANSON, arr. Hobart, from Tasmania, Australia, Passenger Arrivals, 1829-1957, extracted from image Aug 2013.
  13. 1841 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Par. Clackmannan, CLK, Par. 466 ED 6 pg 7, hsehold of Wm & Mary DUNCANSON, extracted May 2011.
  14. FreeCensus, UK online at http://www.freecen.org.uk/, Par. of Alva, STI, 1851SCT/STI Pg 27 Sched 104, hsehold of William & Mary DUNCANSON, extracted May 2011.
  15. Certificate, Marr. 16 Feb 1866 William POWELL & Christina DUNCANSON, Wesleyan Ch. Westbury, TAS, from https://linctas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_AU/names/…, extracted Feb 2019.
  16. Ancestry.com online at http://search.ancestry.com, Marr. 16 Feb 1866 Christina DUNCANSON & William POWELL, Westbury, TAS, #565, from Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950, extracted Aug 2013.
  17. WikiTree online at http://WikiTree.com/, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Duncanson-74, uploaded Aug 2013.

E. & O. E. Some/most parish records are rather hard to read and names, places hard to interpret, particularly if you are unfamiliar with an area.