Jane Dall (née Pitcairn)

1791 - 1842

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Jane Dall née Pitcairn, wife of Robert Dall (q.v.). Described as having a life interest in Cedar Valley estate in St George, Jamaica. After her death, James S. Mitchell of Edinburgh wrote to the Compensation Commission asking on behalf of her relatives asking how the claim for compensation was awarded, when and how much.

  1. Robert Dall married Jane Pitcairn in Dundee, Angus, Scotland, 27/11/1809.

  2. Memorial window in St Michael's Kirk, Edinburgh: "To the Glory of God - In beloved memory of William Pitcairn, Esq., of Burnhead, Dundee, died 1831, aged 68 years; Robert Dall, Esq., of Cedar Valley, Jamaica, died in Edinburgh, 1850, aged 62 years, and his wife Jane Pitcairn, died 1842, aged 51 years. Gifted in 1886 by David A Carnegie M.D."


Sources

T71/869 St George claim no. 206 (Cedar Valley). T71/1607 Letter from James S. Mitchell, Edinburgh, dated 18/06/1842.

  1. www.familysearch.org batch no. M11282-4.

  2. http://www.stmichaels-kirk.co.uk/history.htm [accessed 13/07/2012].

 

 

 


Further Information

Absentee?
British/Irish?
Maiden Name
Pitcairn
Spouse
Robert Dall

Associated Claims (1)

£1,809 5s 0d
Beneficiary deceased

Addresses (1)

Edinburgh, Midlothian (Edinburgh), Central Scotland, Scotland