Mary Cheyne

     Mary Cheyne was born, about 1872, in Portsoy Parish, Banff, Scotland. No IGI birth record was found. No birth record at ScotlandsPeople was found.^1,2,3

Mary Cheyne was listed as a granddaughter in the household of James Cheyne and his wife, Margaret Cheyne, on the 1881 Scotland Census at Greeness, in Monquhitter Parish, Aberdeen, Scotland. She was 9 years of age, born in Portsoy Parish and a scholar.⁴

Mary Cheyne was listed on the 1891 Scotland Census at Mill Head Ironside, in New Deer Parish, Aberdeen, Scotland. She was a servant in the household of Isabella Johnstone, farmer. Mary was 19 years of age, born in Monquhitter Parish and a general domestic servant.¹

Mary Cheyne was listed on the 1901 Scotland Census at Gairnirston, in King Edward Parish, Aberdeen, Scotland. Mary Cheyne was a servant in the household of James Wilson Leggat, farmer and banking agent. She was listed as 29 years of age, born in Fordyce Parish, Banff and a dairymaid.⁵

Mary Cheyne married Alexander Ross 29 November 1907, in accordance with the procedures of the Episcopal Church of Scotland, at Union Hotel, in Turriff, Turriff Parish, Aberdeen, Scotland. She was 34 years of age, a domestic servant, spinster and resided at Parkside, Luncarty, King Edward Parish. Witnesses were Alexander Taylor and Alexander Dick. Her parents were confirmed to be as recorded herein.⁶

Mary Ross died 19 November 1922 at 8:40 PM, of uteric carcinoma, at 31 Somerville Street in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland. She was listed as married to Alexander Ross and the daughter of Isabells Kirkton (father not listed), 49 years of age and a domestic servant. Her husband recorded her death.⁷

Mary Cheyne was buried, at Kinghorn Road Cemetery, in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland. Her monumental inscription reads: "In memory of our parents Alex. Ross died 9th Nov. 1930 Mary Cheyne died 19th Nov. 1922..⁸