Jane McNaught Harrison
1823 - 1914
Father: Robert McNaught
Mother: Jane Helen "Ellen" Hyslop McNaught
Spouse: John Harrison
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JANE McNAUGHT HARRISON
By Elizabeth Souter
This brief sketch of the life of Jane McNaught Harrison is written by Elizabeth Souter, one of her grandchildren, all of whom were greatly influenced by this truly remarkable grandmother. She was a gentlewoman, bright, intelligent, and well-informed.
Jane McNaught was born the 29th of June 1823 at Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, and died the *27th of February 1914 in Liverpool, England. She was the sixth child and first daughter of Robert McNaught and Ellen Hyslop. She married John Harrison of Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England.
When my mother Sarah Harrison was left a widow, (my father Andrew Souter having been drowned at sea), Grandmother made her home with us and rendered a great service in the care of her orphaned grandchildren, while Mother worked to support the family. There were seven children. Her high Christian ideals and splendid example in right-living meant much to her descendants. Well do I recall sitting around the kitchen fireside in the evenings reading the scriptures and listening to well-told Bible and other high type stories. There developed within us an appreciation for sacred writings and good literature. Each Sabbath morning as the church bells rang in their usual custom, their call to worship, we went to church with Grandmother and Mother, and always we watched for an English sweet to be handed to us from the pocket in Grandmother's black alpaca dress.
Grandmother used many meaningful expressions to emphasize her way of life. Some of these were: Divide small and serve all;" "Be slow to promise but quick to perform." To the inquisitive child she would say, "Run along and if anyone asks you, tell them that you 'dinna ken' (don't know)," and when we children got into an argument she would quote the following: (I am not sure about the last line and wonder if we took it upon ourselves to complete the last line)
"Let dogs delight to bark and bite
For 'tis their nature so
But children you should never let
Your angry passions rise.
Your little hands were never meant
To scratch each other's eyes."
It was a joy to me to be called as a missionary to the Northern States Mission with headquarters at Chicago for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on June 29, 1923, just one hundred years to the day when Grandmother was born. It was to her that I first carried the message of the restored gospel. Years before when I was employed by the Latter-day Saints at Edge Lane, Liverpool, I would take home copies of the Millennial Star, the mission publication each week, and read them to her. And she would say, "I see nothing wrong with that–the doctrines are both reasonable and scriptural." And she knew her bible. She was 86 years of age when she was baptized by immersion, and well do I recall when I offered her assistance as she was coming from the baptismal pool. She pushed me aside and said, "tut, tut, my child, leave me along. Anyone would think I am getting old!"
Grandmother is honored and revered by her descendants, who cherish her memory and know that she will receive a rich reward for her life of loving and unselfish service, and for the heritage she has left to those who loved and appreciated her.
--Source: The Souter Family Book of Remembrance: The story of Andrew Souter and his wife Sarah Elizabeth Harrison with historical, genealogical, and biographical data on their ancestry and descendants | written/compiled by Jennie Souter Wolgamott | excerpt written by Elizabeth Souter, granddaughter | transcribed by Annie Duckett Hundley, 3rd great granddaughter.
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* Discrepancy: The day of her death is in question as her headstone says it was 2 February 1914.
1823 - 1914
Father: Robert McNaught
Mother: Jane Helen "Ellen" Hyslop McNaught
Spouse: John Harrison
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JANE McNAUGHT HARRISON
By Elizabeth Souter
This brief sketch of the life of Jane McNaught Harrison is written by Elizabeth Souter, one of her grandchildren, all of whom were greatly influenced by this truly remarkable grandmother. She was a gentlewoman, bright, intelligent, and well-informed.
Jane McNaught was born the 29th of June 1823 at Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, and died the *27th of February 1914 in Liverpool, England. She was the sixth child and first daughter of Robert McNaught and Ellen Hyslop. She married John Harrison of Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England.
When my mother Sarah Harrison was left a widow, (my father Andrew Souter having been drowned at sea), Grandmother made her home with us and rendered a great service in the care of her orphaned grandchildren, while Mother worked to support the family. There were seven children. Her high Christian ideals and splendid example in right-living meant much to her descendants. Well do I recall sitting around the kitchen fireside in the evenings reading the scriptures and listening to well-told Bible and other high type stories. There developed within us an appreciation for sacred writings and good literature. Each Sabbath morning as the church bells rang in their usual custom, their call to worship, we went to church with Grandmother and Mother, and always we watched for an English sweet to be handed to us from the pocket in Grandmother's black alpaca dress.
Grandmother used many meaningful expressions to emphasize her way of life. Some of these were: Divide small and serve all;" "Be slow to promise but quick to perform." To the inquisitive child she would say, "Run along and if anyone asks you, tell them that you 'dinna ken' (don't know)," and when we children got into an argument she would quote the following: (I am not sure about the last line and wonder if we took it upon ourselves to complete the last line)
"Let dogs delight to bark and bite
For 'tis their nature so
But children you should never let
Your angry passions rise.
Your little hands were never meant
To scratch each other's eyes."
It was a joy to me to be called as a missionary to the Northern States Mission with headquarters at Chicago for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on June 29, 1923, just one hundred years to the day when Grandmother was born. It was to her that I first carried the message of the restored gospel. Years before when I was employed by the Latter-day Saints at Edge Lane, Liverpool, I would take home copies of the Millennial Star, the mission publication each week, and read them to her. And she would say, "I see nothing wrong with that–the doctrines are both reasonable and scriptural." And she knew her bible. She was 86 years of age when she was baptized by immersion, and well do I recall when I offered her assistance as she was coming from the baptismal pool. She pushed me aside and said, "tut, tut, my child, leave me along. Anyone would think I am getting old!"
Grandmother is honored and revered by her descendants, who cherish her memory and know that she will receive a rich reward for her life of loving and unselfish service, and for the heritage she has left to those who loved and appreciated her.
--Source: The Souter Family Book of Remembrance: The story of Andrew Souter and his wife Sarah Elizabeth Harrison with historical, genealogical, and biographical data on their ancestry and descendants | written/compiled by Jennie Souter Wolgamott | excerpt written by Elizabeth Souter, granddaughter | transcribed by Annie Duckett Hundley, 3rd great granddaughter.
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* Discrepancy: The day of her death is in question as her headstone says it was 2 February 1914.
Jane McNaught Harrison
1823 - 1914
Father: Robert McNaught
Mother: Jane Helen "Ellen" Hyslop McNaught
Spouse: John Harrison
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JANE McNAUGHT HARRISON
By Elizabeth Souter
This brief sketch of the life of Jane McNaught Harrison is written by Elizabeth Souter, one of her grandchildren, all of whom were greatly influenced by this truly remarkable grandmother. She was a gentlewoman, bright, intelligent, and well-informed.
Jane McNaught was born the 29th of June 1823 at Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, and died the *27th of February 1914 in Liverpool, England. She was the sixth child and first daughter of Robert McNaught and Ellen Hyslop. She married John Harrison of Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England.
When my mother Sarah Harrison was left a widow, (my father Andrew Souter having been drowned at sea), Grandmother made her home with us and rendered a great service in the care of her orphaned grandchildren, while Mother worked to support the family. There were seven children. Her high Christian ideals and splendid example in right-living meant much to her descendants. Well do I recall sitting around the kitchen fireside in the evenings reading the scriptures and listening to well-told Bible and other high type stories. There developed within us an appreciation for sacred writings and good literature. Each Sabbath morning as the church bells rang in their usual custom, their call to worship, we went to church with Grandmother and Mother, and always we watched for an English sweet to be handed to us from the pocket in Grandmother's black alpaca dress.
Grandmother used many meaningful expressions to emphasize her way of life. Some of these were: Divide small and serve all;" "Be slow to promise but quick to perform." To the inquisitive child she would say, "Run along and if anyone asks you, tell them that you 'dinna ken' (don't know)," and when we children got into an argument she would quote the following: (I am not sure about the last line and wonder if we took it upon ourselves to complete the last line)
"Let dogs delight to bark and bite
For 'tis their nature so
But children you should never let
Your angry passions rise.
Your little hands were never meant
To scratch each other's eyes."
It was a joy to me to be called as a missionary to the Northern States Mission with headquarters at Chicago for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on June 29, 1923, just one hundred years to the day when Grandmother was born. It was to her that I first carried the message of the restored gospel. Years before when I was employed by the Latter-day Saints at Edge Lane, Liverpool, I would take home copies of the Millennial Star, the mission publication each week, and read them to her. And she would say, "I see nothing wrong with that–the doctrines are both reasonable and scriptural." And she knew her bible. She was 86 years of age when she was baptized by immersion, and well do I recall when I offered her assistance as she was coming from the baptismal pool. She pushed me aside and said, "tut, tut, my child, leave me along. Anyone would think I am getting old!"
Grandmother is honored and revered by her descendants, who cherish her memory and know that she will receive a rich reward for her life of loving and unselfish service, and for the heritage she has left to those who loved and appreciated her.
--Source: The Souter Family Book of Remembrance: The story of Andrew Souter and his wife Sarah Elizabeth Harrison with historical, genealogical, and biographical data on their ancestry and descendants | written/compiled by Jennie Souter Wolgamott | excerpt written by Elizabeth Souter, granddaughter | transcribed by Annie Duckett Hundley, 3rd great granddaughter.
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* Discrepancy: The day of her death is in question as her headstone says it was 2 February 1914.
1823 - 1914
Father: Robert McNaught
Mother: Jane Helen "Ellen" Hyslop McNaught
Spouse: John Harrison
* * * * *
JANE McNAUGHT HARRISON
By Elizabeth Souter
This brief sketch of the life of Jane McNaught Harrison is written by Elizabeth Souter, one of her grandchildren, all of whom were greatly influenced by this truly remarkable grandmother. She was a gentlewoman, bright, intelligent, and well-informed.
Jane McNaught was born the 29th of June 1823 at Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, and died the *27th of February 1914 in Liverpool, England. She was the sixth child and first daughter of Robert McNaught and Ellen Hyslop. She married John Harrison of Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England.
When my mother Sarah Harrison was left a widow, (my father Andrew Souter having been drowned at sea), Grandmother made her home with us and rendered a great service in the care of her orphaned grandchildren, while Mother worked to support the family. There were seven children. Her high Christian ideals and splendid example in right-living meant much to her descendants. Well do I recall sitting around the kitchen fireside in the evenings reading the scriptures and listening to well-told Bible and other high type stories. There developed within us an appreciation for sacred writings and good literature. Each Sabbath morning as the church bells rang in their usual custom, their call to worship, we went to church with Grandmother and Mother, and always we watched for an English sweet to be handed to us from the pocket in Grandmother's black alpaca dress.
Grandmother used many meaningful expressions to emphasize her way of life. Some of these were: Divide small and serve all;" "Be slow to promise but quick to perform." To the inquisitive child she would say, "Run along and if anyone asks you, tell them that you 'dinna ken' (don't know)," and when we children got into an argument she would quote the following: (I am not sure about the last line and wonder if we took it upon ourselves to complete the last line)
"Let dogs delight to bark and bite
For 'tis their nature so
But children you should never let
Your angry passions rise.
Your little hands were never meant
To scratch each other's eyes."
It was a joy to me to be called as a missionary to the Northern States Mission with headquarters at Chicago for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on June 29, 1923, just one hundred years to the day when Grandmother was born. It was to her that I first carried the message of the restored gospel. Years before when I was employed by the Latter-day Saints at Edge Lane, Liverpool, I would take home copies of the Millennial Star, the mission publication each week, and read them to her. And she would say, "I see nothing wrong with that–the doctrines are both reasonable and scriptural." And she knew her bible. She was 86 years of age when she was baptized by immersion, and well do I recall when I offered her assistance as she was coming from the baptismal pool. She pushed me aside and said, "tut, tut, my child, leave me along. Anyone would think I am getting old!"
Grandmother is honored and revered by her descendants, who cherish her memory and know that she will receive a rich reward for her life of loving and unselfish service, and for the heritage she has left to those who loved and appreciated her.
--Source: The Souter Family Book of Remembrance: The story of Andrew Souter and his wife Sarah Elizabeth Harrison with historical, genealogical, and biographical data on their ancestry and descendants | written/compiled by Jennie Souter Wolgamott | excerpt written by Elizabeth Souter, granddaughter | transcribed by Annie Duckett Hundley, 3rd great granddaughter.
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* Discrepancy: The day of her death is in question as her headstone says it was 2 February 1914.
Inscription
In Loving Remembrance of
JOHN HARRISON
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
FEBY 17 1890, AGED 62 YEARS
HE ONLY IS MY ROCK
AND MY SALVATION Ps. XLII:VI
ALSO ETHEL IVY HARRISON
GRANDDAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED OCTOBER 16th 1897,
AGE 4 YEARS
"ASLEEP IN JESUS."
ALSO NETA KELLY,
GRANDDAUGHTER OF THE ABOVE,
WHO DIED JANUARY 1st 1898,
AGED 2 YEARS
"HE GATHERS THE LAMS IN HIS BOSOM."
ALSO JANE, WIFE OF THE ABOVE
JOHN HARRISON,
WHO DIED FEBY 2nd 1914,
AGED 91 YEARS.
"PEACE, PERFECT PEACE."
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