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Mary Stout and James Smith

Mary Stout (b. 18th October 1848) was the eldest of the children of Lawrence Stout and Jean Leslie.

She married James Smith (b. abt 1827, Ayrshire) at the Manse in the Lady parish of Sanday on 30th November 1868. James’s first wife, Jane McCall, had died on 7th April 1868.

He was the principal lighthouse keeper at Start Point, Sanday in 1871.

Also with James and Mary at that time was James’s nineteen year old daughter, Janet Smith, who was born in Dundonald, Ayrshire.

James and Mary are known to have had one daughter who was born in Sanday:

• Reubina Mary Smith, born 12th October 1869. She died on 28th December 1870 and a stone in the graveyard in Lady parish, records both her death and that of Jane McCall.

In 1881, Mary was a visitor of an Alexander family in Lanarkshire

1881
2 Royal Arcade, Barony, Lakarkshire

	Relation	Status	Age	Occupation	Born
Jane Alexander	Head	Widow	56 years	Housekeeper	Stair, Ayrshire
Lillias Alexander	Dau	Unmarried	32 years	Machinist, Sewing	New Cumnock
William Alexander	Son	Unmarried	22 years	Carter (unemployed)	Paisley
James Alexander	Son	Unmarried	18 years	Blacksmith's apprentice	Renfrew
Adam McCardie	Boarder	Unmarried	32 years	Fireman - steamboat	St Quivox, Ayrshire
Mary Smith	Visitor	Married	32 years	Light Keeper's wife	Westray, Orkney

This would appear to be the family of the William Alexander and Jane Smith. If so, it is not known how Jane is related to Mary’s husband, James Smith.

In 1889, Mary was in Edinburgh and the informant to the death registration of her father who died in St Giles Infirmary. It is not known what happened to the family subsequently.