Hi after a recent visit to Wooler I spent some time looking through the burial transcripts in St Mary`s Church and came across a death which has made me doubt the parents/ancestors of my 4 x great grandmother Jane Cairns.
Jane Cairns married David Rutherford 12th June 1810 in Chatton. I have a copy of the marriage banns that I got from Woodhorn Archives. The 2 witnesses were William Rutherford, Davids brother and a Ralph Cairns. They had 2 children Grace born 4th Jun and baptised 16th Jun 1811 and Thomas born 30th Dec 1812 and baptised 19th Jan 1813. Baptisms were at United Associate Tower Hill-NC,Wooler. I was told a few years ago that Jane was born about 1782 in Rothbury Northumberland to father James and Mother Elizabeth Snowdon. This fitted well because it was the only Jane Cairns there were records for at the time so didn`t doubt that. There were records of a death for a Jane Rutherford in 1837.
The record I found reads Rutherford Burial 1816, Jane Rutherford late Carens, Parish of Doddington, wife of David Rutherford Husbandman, died Apr 14, aged 28 years, childbed, also the child.
After looking again through the records I have come across a birth of Jane Cairns born 19 Sept 1787 and baptised 23rd Sept in United presbytarian Church Wooler to father Alexander and mother Elizabeth. This birth would fit better. I dont know if this has been newly added to family search and ancestry but have never noticed this before. I have been trying to see if theres a marriage or birth for Alexander and Elizabeth. There is a death for Alexander aged 83 in Glendale in 1838 which would give him a DOB 1855 and Elizabeth in 1843 aged 85 which gives her a DOB 1858.
Would I be right in thinking that the 2nd Jane Cairns is more likely as the death has knocked me sideways
Susan
