Jane Sharp Roberton^{[1, 2, 3]}

1864 - 1957  (93 years)

• Name	Jane Sharp Roberton  [2, 3]
  Birth	30 Mar 1864	Rottenrow, Central District, Glasgow, Lanarkshire,   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1901	Borrowstounness and Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Arrival	1914  [3]
  Residence	1 Jun 1921	St John City Queens Ward, St John and Albert, New Brunswick, Canada   [3]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
  UID	B1FD8D62DE2B4930AB6FB3A178655628E8F9
  Death	1 Jul 1957	Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada,
  Person ID	I1215537196	King-Gurnett Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	James Roberton,   b. 1819, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 20 May 1905, Braeside, Duke St., Dunoon, Argyllshire (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Mary Sim,   b. Abt 1829, Armadale, Linlithgowshire, d. 2 Apr 1907, 952 Pollokshaws Rd., Glasgow, Scotland (Age ~ 78 years)
  Marriage	22 Jun 1860	Glasgow, Scotland
  Family ID	F74	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hope Anderson Thomson,   b. 25 Mar 1863, Bellshill, Bothwell Parish, Lanarkshire, d. 30 Jan 1946, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	24 Apr 1884	Glasgow Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  Children	1. William Thomson,   b. Abt 1885, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. UNKNOWN   2. James Roberton Thomson,   b. 7 Jan 1888, 40 Tomnahurich St., Inverness, Scotland d. 1977, Sunderland, Tyne And Wear, UK (Age 88 years)   3. Hope Anderson Thomson,   b. Abt 1890, Innellan, Argyllshire, Scotland d. 4 May 1891, Williamsburgh, Paisley, Renfrewshire (Age ~ 1 years) + 4. David Thomson,   b. 27 Sep 1895, Bowville Terrace, Portree, Invernessshire, Scotland, d. 23 Feb 1979, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 83 years)   5. Jane Hope Thomson,   b. 2 Sep 1897, 15 Philpingston Rd, Carriden, Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire d. 28 Apr 1908, Kelty Ave., Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (Age 10 years) > 6. Omar Hope Roberton Thomson,   b. 1907, Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland d. 1974, St John, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F73	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  From the Man Who Made New Brunswick Sing: “David’s mother, Jane Sharp Robertson, had a profound influence in the moulding of David‘s character and temperament. As a mother of 11 children, through years that were often financially difficult, she gave unsparingly her gifts as a wife and mother, and had little time and energy left for the cultural pursuits that might have given her great pleasure. But she was ready to encourage these gifts in others, and along with her husband was quick to observe the signs of exceptional talent that David revealed at an early age. She was a woman of deep religious convictions. Brought up as a Presbyterian, she became a Baptist by conviction, as she was fond of saying. In later years David’s father used to say, “In Scotland, my wife was known as the wife of Hope A. Thomson, but since we came to Canada I have become known as the husband of Mrs. Thomson.” The comment was more proud than rueful: the basis for it was that his wife had become so active in church work in Saint John — Provincial President of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, member of many other organizations, and a leading figure in the life and work of the Germain Street Baptist Church.”

  
  

• Sources

  [S_2050317243] Ancestry Family Trees. [S1360278387] Parish: Borrowstounness and Carriden; ED: 3; Page: 30; Line: 21; Roll: CSSCT1901_356. [S_906514843] Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 36; Census Place: Saint John (City) - Queens Ward, St John and Albert, New Brunswick; Page Number: 17.