Mary GARDEN

Mary GARDEN

Female 1837 - 1864  (26 years)


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  • Name Mary GARDEN 
    Birth 5 Jun 1837  Culsamond, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Birth cert
    Gender Female 
    Census 1861  Westside Cottar No 2, Maryculter, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 12 Mar 1864  Royal Infirmary Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Death cert gives Typhus as cause

    Notes 
    • Mary Garden had an illegimate child after husband Alex Silver's death, who moved to Australia and died in Western Australia:

      from 1862 Birth Certificate:

      Janet GARDEN or SILVER - illegitimate - was born 27th December 1862 at 7am at 18 Princes Street, Aberdeen - female - daughter to Mary Silver (ms Garden) carpet shoe binder (widow) - signed Mary Silver (her x mark) - mother - G Mortimer (Assistant Registrar - witness).

      from 1863 Corrected Entry Birth:

      August 19th 1863 - Volume 1 Page 164

      In the fourth column of Entry No 47 in the Register Book of Births for the year 1863 before the name of the childs mother insert WILLIAM MAITLAND carter on the authority of a certificate in the form of Schedule (F) to the following affect:

      "In an action relating to the paternity of a child named Janet Garden or SILVER - born December 27th 1862 at the instance of Mary Garden or Silver - Princes Street, Aberdeen against WILLIAM MAITLAND carter - Causewayend, Aberdeen - in the county of Aberdeenshire on the 3rd of April 1863 found that the said child was the illegitimate child of the parties concerned. (Charles Stronach - Assistant Registrar) - August 10th 1863 in Aberdeen."


      from1910 Australia Electrol Roll:

      2420 - PETERKIN, Elsie Maitland - 210 Adelaide Terrace - Lithographer - F [female]

      2421 - PETERKIN, Jessie Silver Maitland - 210 Adelaide Terrace - Married - F [female]

      2422 - PETERKIN, John William Senior - 210 Adelaide Terrace - Lithographer - M [Male]

      2423 - PETERKIN, John William Junior - 210 Adelaide Terrace - Clerk - M [Male]



      from 1911 "The Advertiser" Adelaide, South Australia

      SILVER WEDDING - PETERKIN-MAITLAND On the 23rd April 1886, at Mr. J H. Trebilcock's, Pinkmoor House, Wright Street, by the Rev. R. M. Hunter; John W. Peterkin, lithographer, to Janet Silver (Jessie), youngest daughter of Mr William Maitland - both late of Aberdeen, Scotland.



      from 1935 Australia Death Index:
      Jessie S PETERKIN - died Western Australia in 1935 - registered in Perth, Western Australia - Registration No. 1556.


      from 1935 Death Certificate:

      7th September 1935 - 20 Riley Road, Claremont [Perth, Western Australia] - Jessie Silver PETERKIN - female - aged 72 years - cause of death was carcinoma of bowel 14th months certified by J E Gordon MD who saw the deceased on (24th August 1935 - daughter of William Maitland (slater) and Rebecca* Silver - certified in writing by H.Emery for A E Davis the undertaker (Market Street, Fremantle). A G Summers - 11th September 1935 Perth (registrar) - buried 9th September 1935 at Presbyterian Cemetery Karrakatta (J W Green) - C E Buder Methodist Minister - born Aberdeen, Scotland - living in South Australia for 13 years and Western Australia for 31 years. married at Adelaide, South Australia for 22 years to John William Peterkin - children : John William 48 - Elsie Maitland 47 - Olive 43 - deceased 1 female.
      *Should be Mary.


      from 1935 Sunday Times (Australia)
      Family Notices. (1935, September 8). Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954), p. 2 Section: First Section
      PETERKIN - On September 7, at 20 Riley Road, Claremont, Jessie Silver, dearly beloved wife of John W. Peterkin: mother of J. W. Peterkin. junior; Elsie (Mrs. T. Nisbet); Olive (Mrs. W. Waterman); 72 years.
      At Peace.

      from 1935 "The Western Australian" Perth Australia - Monday 9th September 1935:
      PETERKIN - on September 7th at 20 Riley Road, Claremont, JESSIE SILVER dearly loved wife of John W Peterkin - mother of J W Peterkin Junior - Elsie (Mrs T Nisbet) Olive (Mrs W Waterman) loving grandmother of Vera, Olive (Bunty), Tertia, Elsa Nisbet, also Billy Waterman; 72 years - No flowers by request - privately interred this morning.

      from 1935 "The Western Australian" Perth Australia - Monday 9th September 1935:
      PETERKIN - on September 7th, 1935 - Jessie Silver - beloved mother and mother in law of Jack and Ruby - grandmother of Cecelia, Douglas and Jean Peterkin.

      Age at time of death: 72 years 8 months 11 days



    Person ID I4142  Warren Nunn's family tree
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2014 

    Father John GARDEN,   b. Abt 1788   d. UNKNOWN 
    Mother Mary WILSON,   b. Abt 1790   d. UNKNOWN 
    Family ID F1361  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alexander SILVER,   b. 13 Aug 1827, Fetteresso, Kincardine, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Nov 1860, Cairneyburn, Cookney, Kincardineshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years) 
    Marriage 12 Aug 1856  Mill of Crynoch, Maryculter, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1856 marriages in the parish of Maryculter in the county of Kincardine
      On the 23rd day of August 1856, Mill of Crynoch, Maryculter marriage after banns.
      Alexander Silver, 28 years, Cassie? Burre?, Fetteresso, farm servant (bachelor).
      Parents: Adam Silver, farmer, and Charlotte Jamieson.
      and Mary Garden, 19 years, Mill of Crynoch, Maryculter, domestic servant, spinster (not related).
      Parents: John Garden (deceased) and Mary Wilson (deceased).
      Witnesses: William Selbie minister of Free Church Maryculter, Adam Silver, Robert Garden
    Children 
     1. Alexander SILVER,   b. 9 Apr 1858, Maryculter, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1909, 6 Donald's Court, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     2. Charlotte SILVER,   b. 17 Apr 1860, Westside, Maryculter, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jun 1901, 3 Paul St, Glasgow, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
    Family ID F1201  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2025