Born: July 26, 1836, Dunottar, Scotland.
Died: September 2, 1887, Aberdeen, Scotland.
Buried: St. Machar’s Cathedral, Aberdeen, Scotland.
Jessie was the daughter of Alexander Irvine, the parish minister in Dunottar, and Jessie Nicol.
The family was later transferred to Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, then Crimond.