Jean Donaldson

   Another name for Jean was Jane Jones.

  General Notes:

There are a couple of burials in the OPRs which could be her. The most likely is a Jean Donaldson 3 January 1849, aged 69 who died of "Old age". This would place the birth year at 1780. The 1841 Census suggests a birth year of 1785. The register records that she is buried 25 feet from the North Wall and 5 feet from the South wall which isn't logical. If the registrar made a mistake and meant 5 feet from the East wall, then she would be buried in the Jones section of the churchyard, very close to her husband who was buried 22 feet from the north wall and 12 feet from the East Wall.

There is only one Jean or Jane Donaldson born in Tranent in the period 1777-1793. She born 19 March 1783 and was the daughter of John Donaldson from Cockenzie and Jean Watson. These are probably her parents.

Jean married George Jones, son of John Jones ** and Agnes Young **, on 13 Nov 1810 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. (George Jones was born on 31 Aug 1790 in Cockenzie, East Lothian, Scotland, christened on 5 Sep 1790 in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland, died on 17 Sep 1844 in Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland and was buried in Sep 1844 in Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland.). The cause of his death was Cancer.