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Author: Addison, Jane

Biography:

ADDISON, Jane, formerly WATSON (1768-1812: ancestry.co.uk)


Almost certainly she was the daughter of John and Mary Watson who was baptised at Scarborough on 27 Apr. 1768. She married Robert Addison (q.v.), a schoolteacher in Bridlington, Yorkshire, in York on 27 Dec. 1802; they had one child, Elizabeth, who was baptised in 1805. Jane Addison died before her book was published; she was buried at St. Mary's, Bridlington, on 19 Feb. 1812. The book was edited by her husband who added a prayer and a poem he wrote for a niece, Frances. (ancestry.co.uk 21 Apr. 2022, 20 May 2026; findmypast.co.uk 20 May 2026) SR

 

Other Names:

  • Mrs. [R.] Addison
 

Books written (1):

Scarborough: [printed by Broadrick], [1812?]