Jane Jamieson

Female13 April 1829–23 April 1886

Brief Life History of Jane

When Jane Jamieson was born on 13 April 1829, in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, John Jamieson, was 29 and her mother, Barbara Stevenson, was 22. She married George Romney Senior on 15 March 1850, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 11 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 23 April 1886, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Romney Senior
1831–1920
Jane Jamieson
1829–1886
Marriage: 15 March 1850
Barbara Ellen Romney
1850–1927
Elizabeth Ann Romney
1852–1940
Jane Agnes Romney
1854–1918
Sarah Marian Romney
1856–1884
Georgiana Romney
1857–1930
Eva Romney
1858–1917
Eveline Romney
1859–1924
Clara Romney
1861–1946
Grace Romney
1863–1864
Ella Romney
1864–1938
William Stevenson Romney
1867–1932
George Ernest Romney
1868–1940
Marian Emma Romney
1869–1872

Sources (70)

  • Jane Jamison in entry for Ella Romney Brain, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Jane Romney in household of George Romney, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Jane Jamieson in entry for George Ernest Romney and Ardelle Durrant, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    15 March 1850St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
  • Children (13)

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    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1830

    Age 1

    Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

    1832 · The Scottish Reform Act

    Age 3

    The Scottish Reform Act was introduced by Parliament that introduced changes to the election laws in Scotland. The Act didn’t change the method of how the counties elected members but adopted a different solution for each pair of counties. Ultimately, it brought about boundary changes so that some burghs would have more say for the country than others.

    1846

    Age 17

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish: variant of Jamison . It probably originated in the pronunciation of James as Jamis, but the Scottish preference for this form of Jamison will have been reinforced by association with Jamie, the Scots pet form of James .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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