Jane Dempster Drysdale

Jane Dempster Drysdale Newspaper Cutting of Death

Jane Dempster was born on December 13th, 1832 in Crieff, Perth, Scotland and her baptism was conducted by Reverend Mr Laing Minister of Crieff.^1 2   Jane Dempster's father was William Drysdale and her mother was Janet Archibald.  Her paternal grandparents were David Drysdale and Jean Dempster. She had a brother and four sisters, named William, Janet , Euphemia, Mary and Margaret.  She was the second oldest of the six children.  She died in an accident or as a result of an injury, Suffocation by Smoke, at the age of 78 on January 28th, 1911.³ 

• Death Notes

  Newpaper cutting from local newspaper on the circumstances of her death. Death by suffocation due to a fire in her home at 37 Wallace Street, Stirling.
  
  Death certificate states she was 77 years old.  Which is correct, the Old Parochial Register of her Birth or her Death Certificate?
  
  Informant was Robert Waugh Deputy Procurator Fiscal.