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Mary Elizabeth Jolly

Female 1857 - 1929  (71 years)


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  • Name Mary Elizabeth Jolly  [1] 
    Born 24 Jul 1857  Balmaghie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Bridge of Dee
    Gender Female 
    Died 29 May 1929  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Jun 1929  Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Elmwood Cemetary
    Person ID I115  Our Family History
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2015 

    Father Samuel Jolly,   b. 1819, Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 04 Aug 1888, Maxwelltown, Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Elisabeth Dinwoodie,   b. 22 Jul 1817, Tinwald, Dumfiresshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 1896, Maxwelltown, Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Married 09 Dec 1845  Twynhome, Borgue, Kirkcudbright, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F70  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Francis Farish,   b. 18 Jan 1859, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1935, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 02 Apr 1886  Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. James Alexander Jolly Farish,   b. 13 Oct 1886, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1970, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)  [Natural]
     2. Jane Jolly Farish,   b. 08 Apr 1888, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1910, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)  [Natural]
     3. Elizabeth Thorburn Farish,   b. Jul 1888, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1890, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 2 years)  [Natural]
     4. Elizabeth Dinwoodie Jolly Farish,   b. 25 Oct 1891, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1956, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)  [Natural]
     5. Samuel Walker Farish,   b. 16 Jan 1893, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1918, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)  [Natural]
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2015 
    Family ID F69  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Raised in Dumfries.

      Immigrated on Jun1 1912 abourd the Pretorian out of Glasgow. The Titanic had just sunk the month before and she told stories of seeing bodies in the water as they passed.

      Had a stroke when she heard the news her son Samuel had been killed in WWI. Was never the same after that.

      Lived at Balmaghie, Kirkcudbrightshire in 1857
      Moved to Maxwelltown 1865?
      Lived at 13 Howgate, Dumfries in 1871-1881
      Lived in 21 Howgate St, Dumfries in 1886
      Immigrated on Jun1 1912 abourd the Pretorian out of Glasgow.
      Moved to Winnipeg 1912
      Lived at 514 Walker 1912-1930s

  • Sources 
    1. [S35] 1881 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Database online.
      Record for Mary Elizth Jolly