jane scott

[gerry65]

I am looking for information on a lady called Jane Townsend Thomson Scott, married name possibly Affleck. She was my great-aunt, but was unknown in the family. She was born in Renfrew on 16/10/1910, parents Peter Scott and Elizabeth Cumming, who both died in their forties, in 1913 and 1914 resp. She had a brother David and a sister Jessie.
I found a death entry on Scottish people in  Clackmannen for a Jane Townsend T Scott, death 2005 aged 94, which would tie in. Can any one shed some light on this for me.?

Regards Gerry

[diddymiller]

If the death is hers - under scott then presumably she didn't marry..

Diddy

[gerry65]

On her short death record maiden name is Scott with Affleck down as another surname.

Gerry

[kirkmichael]

From 1974 onwards the Scottish death register index includes the maiden surname of the mother, and it is possible to carry out a crosscheck search based on the inclusion the maiden surname of the mother; see www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk.

In this case, such a search produces the match -

2005   SCOTT Jane Townsend T[homson??]   CUMMING    AFFLECK   F   94   CLACKMANNANSHIRE   /CLACKMANNANSHIRE   460/00 0077   

  ..CUMMING being the entry in the field for the mother's maiden surname;

  ..and AFFLECK being the entry in the field for other surnames, most often
    the married surname.

QED, I'd suggest !


Just imagine the info that this 94 year old could have provided had you been able to contact her before her death !

David

[gerry65]

Thanks for that information it looks like she is my great-aunt as her mother,s name was Cumming. She was only 4 in 1914 when she lost both parents. My mother or her brother never knew much about their Aunt and had very sketchy details of her life.  Is there any way I can find out if she had any family?

Many thanks again
Gerry

[bleckie]

I removed and PM'd Gerry

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BruceL