Jane Thain



Dau. of William Thain & Margaret Findlater

Jane Thain
Born 27.4.1844 at King Edward, Aberdeen, Scotland
Occ. Domestic Servant
Marr. James Whyte 8.12.1866 at Free Church, Gamrie, Banff.
Died 3rd August 1918 at Middlehill, Clayforbie, King Edward, Aberdeen
Buried at New Blyth, King Edward, Aberdeen


Children

James
John
Sophie
Alexander Murcar
Eliza Jane
William
Margaret (Maggie)
Robert
Katherine Birnie


NOTE

From R.C.W.Rosehearty Web Community: "The 131grt iron steamship William Hope, built 1833 & reg. in Dundee, stranded on the 28 Oct. 1884 whilst on route to Fraserburgh to Burghead in ballast. Her engines had failed off Troup Head and she ran aground in Aberdour Bay. The Wife of a local farmer, Jane Whyte, who had gone to check her husband's boat, found the ship aground and waded into the sea to catch a rope thrown by the crew - by use of this rope, all the crew managed to get safely ashore. Jane Whyte was awarded a silver medal by the RNLI for the act - there is a memorial at the site of her house at Aberdour Beach to commemorate the rescue."

I Have been talking to my dad's cousin Lillian Baker from Warwick Queensland, She is the Daughter of Robert Whyte son of Jane Thain and she told me Jane's Birthday was 27th April 1844 so this is the first date we have been able to come up with. (by Trevor Raymond Whyte q.v.,)

Marr. cert. records her usual residence as Netherbrae, Parish of King Edward & witnesses, John Cruickshank & Robt. Thain.


Also see the Whyte Family Bible Pages 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 (Massive thanks to Pasco Ray) & Family Picture Newspaper Page 1, 2, 3 & 4


Big thank you to Pasco Ray, Alan Freethy, Trevor Raymond Whyte & Stuart Fraser for their generousity in providing me with information, photos etc

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