Jane MESTON

1817 - 1875  (58 years)

• Name	Jane MESTON
  Birth	1817	Kincardineshire, Scotland
  	Based on 1841 census
  Gender	Female
  Census	1841	Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK
  	1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Ardoe, Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, Scotland First name(s) Last name Gender Age Birth year Birth place John Walker Male 60 1781 Kincardineshire, Scotland Jean Walker Female 60 1781 Kincardineshire, Scotland Alexander Silver Male 40 1801 Kincardineshire, Scotland Jean Meston Female 25 1816 Kincardineshire, Scotland Isabell Strachan Female 40 1801 Kincardineshire, Scotland
  Census	1851	Windmill Brae, 37, Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
  Census	1861	Riddel's Court, Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
  Census	1871	Upper Leadside, Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
  	Census 1871 168/02 007/00 059 Jane Silver head, widow, aged 58 born Old Machar Ellen Silver, dau, unm, aged 27, born Old Machar
  Death	9 Jan 1875	3 Skene Row, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
  	1875 deaths in the district of Old Machar in the burgh of Aberdeen. No 34, Jane Silver, widow of Alexander Silver farm servant, 1875 January ninth at 7.30pm at 3 Skene Row, Aberdeen, female, 66 years, dau of Robert Meston, gardener (deceased) and Sarah Meston, M.S. Ross (deceased); cause: acute bronchitis 14 days as cert by John Simpson, M.D. Informant Alexander Silver, son.
  Notes	There are two marriage entries found for an Alexander Silver (born about 1801 died about between 1847 and 1851? based on census records) to a Jane Meston (born about 1816). One 25 Mar 1843 at Banchory Devenick: Alexander Silver in the parish of Old Machar and Jane Meston in this parish having been contracted were married. The other in Old Machar: 12 Mar 1843: Alexander Silver, labr, Fords of Dee in this parish, and Jane Meston in the parish of Banchory Devenick, signified their purpose of marriage, by Mr Henry Ogg, elder, and being thrice proclaimed. Jane remarried in 1858 which is confirmed by daughter Helen Silver's 1875 death cert: Name: William Cooper Spouse's Name: Jane Meston Event Date: 03 Dec 1858 Event Place: Old Machar,Aberdeen,Scotland Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M11906-1 , System Origin: Scotland-ODM , GS Film number: 6035516 Source: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTJ3-G28
  Person ID	I8170	Warren Nunn's family tree
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2015

  
  

  Family	Alexander SILVER,   b. Abt 1795, Upper Wyndings, Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK d. UNKNOWN
  Marriage	12 Mar 1843	Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
  	Scotland's selected marriages: Name: Alexander Silver. Gender: Male. Marriage Date: 12 Mar 1843. Marriage Place: Old Machar,Aberdeen,Scotland. Spouse: Jane Meston. FHL Film Number: 991250
  Children	1. Helen SILVER,   b. 2 Apr 1843, Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK d. 21 Nov 1874, 48 Upper Leadside, Gilcomston, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK (Age 31 years)   2. Alexander SILVER,   b. 5 May 1846, Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK d. 15 Jul 1901, 16 Hill St, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 55 years)   3. Jane SILVER,   b. 28 Feb 1849, Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK d. UNKNOWN
  Family ID	F56	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2025