Jane (Jean) Shirreffs

Female 1858 - 1900  (42 years)


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  • Name Jane (Jean) Shirreffs 
    Born 14 Jun 1858  Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 19 Aug 1900  Woodlands, Southland, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Woodlands Cemetery, Woodlands, Southland, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • First day pupil at Woodlands School, 1871.
    Person ID I104  Frost Family | The Shirreffs family
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2019 

    Father Joseph Duncan Shirreffs,   b. Abt 1833, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Apr 1909, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Wright,   b. Abt 1837, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1904, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Married 23 Aug 1856  Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Joseph and Mary were married in the Zion Chapel.
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    Immigration 24 Oct 1869  Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Left Glasgow on 28 July 1869 aboard the clipper ship 'James Nicol Fleming'. Arriving at Port Chalmers on Sunday 24 October 1869 
    • Joseph Duncan left Aberdeen with his family to come to New Zealand, for a three year engagement with the firm of Mortons, as the head of the tinsmithing and preserving departments at the Glasgow Meat Preserving Company's meat works at Woodlands in Southland NZ.
      Joseph, Mary Ann his wife, their children Elizabeth, Jean, William and James and Jane Cameron, Mary's half sister, left Glasgow on 28 July 1869 aboard the clipper ship 'James Nicol Fleming'. The 992 ton ship, with 160 passengers on board, made its maiden voyage to New Zealand in 88 days between ports, arriving at Port Chalmers on Sunday 24 October 1869.

      A description of the ship's journey is given in 'The Otago Daily Times' on Monday 25 October 1869. The paper?s shipping column also shows the ship's arrival with 14 cabin passengers and 146 in second cabin and steerage. In the imports column a large list of engineering and similar goods is shown arriving on the 'James Nicol Fleming' belonging to a William Moody. According to the book 'Early Woodlands', by Margaret Trotter, Mr W. Moodie was a representative of the Glasgow Meat Preserving Company.

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    Family ID F29  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Stewart (Jack) Lamont,   b. 1850,   d. 4 Dec 1897  (Age 47 years) 
    Married 1877 
    Notes 
    • Children
      1878/10768 Lamont Joseph Shirreffs Jane John
      1881/2465 Lamont William Jane John
      1882/8920 Lamont John Stewart Jane John Stewart
      1884/10533 Lamont David Jane John Stewart
      1886/8970 Lamont Mary Jane Jane John
      1888/10965 Lamont James Jane John
      1893/4950 Lamont William Jane John Stewart
      1894/14238 Lamont Fanny Jane John
      1896/18264 Lamont Nisbet Sherriffs Jane John
      1897/7581 Lamont Stewart Jane John
      1898/9466 Lamont Joan Jane John Stewart
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F1519  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Jun 1858 - Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Aug 1900 - Woodlands, Southland, Southland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodlands Cemetery, Woodlands, Southland, Southland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S293] BDM NZ Historical Records, (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/), 1900/5421 (Reliability: 3), 19 Aug 1900.
      Lamont Jane Age at death 42Y

    2. [S25] Cliff Shirreffs, Invercargill.