General Notes

JEMIMA MARGARET WRIGHT was born 23 Jan 1827 in the Calton Hills, now a part of Edinburgh, Scotland.  She was baptized in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian Scotland, the daughter of merchant Francis Charteris Wright and his wife, Alison Pringle.  On 23 Dec 1850, in Dundee, Scotland, Jemima married her husband, corn merchant George Kerr Harrower.  Together they had 11 children — nine boys and two girls.

For the first half of her life, she lived in Scotland, in and around Edinburgh and Dundee.  But about 1877, Jemima moved to the Islington section of London and settled on Dartmouth Park Road. A few years later she moved to No. 6 Bickerton Road, Upper Holloway, and she lived at that address for nearly thirty years. It was there that she raised her grandson, Henry Robert Harrower (who had been orphaned at a young age).

While at Bickerton Road, Jemima became actively involved in the Adventist Church and was well-known in the community. 

Jemima's life was marked by much suffering and sorrow as 9 of her children pre-deceased her.  Her first son was stillborn; another son died as a toddler. One daughter was burnt to death in Australia. Two sons were drowned at sea; another died on his way home from India, and was buried at sea. One succumbed to fever in Zanzibar "after nobly nursing two other men with the same disease." One fell at Bloemfontein in the Boer War, and one died at her home after a long and painful illness. Only one son and one daughter survived to mourn Jemima when she died in Tufnell, Islington, London, England on 14 Jan 1911, just 9 days shy of her 84th birthday. 

Jemima was buried in East Finchley Cemetery on the 18th of January, in the same plot as her son George Blyth Harrower (who had died of cancer just a few years earlier).

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THE MISSIONARY WORKER (30 Jan 1911, Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 23-24)

Death of Mrs. Harrower.

WE laid our dear Sister Harrower to rest in the Marylebone Cemetery, East Finchley, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 1911. Mr. Ramsay, of the Presbyterian Church, conducted the service, and Brother Meredith prayed at the grave-side.

After a brief illness she fell peacefully to sleep in Jesus in the early hours of Sabbath Jan. 14th. For some days she had suffered very acutely from pain in her legs. The direct cause of death was arterial embolism.

Sister Harrower (née Wright) was born of Scotch parents in Edinburgh on Jan. 23, 1827. Her mother was formerly a Miss Pringle, who in her early days was supposed by many in that city to have been the heroine of Sir Walter Scott's "Lady of the Lake."

Our dear sister was united in marriage with Mr. Harrower in December, 1850. Of this union eleven children were born, nine of whom were boys and two girls. Business called her husband to London, and she arrived here about the year 1878. Her life was marked by much suffering and sorrow. She was early called to mourn the loss of children, some under peculiarly sad circumstances. Two boys died in babyhood. One daughter was burnt to death in Australia. Two sons were drowned at sea; another died on his way home from India, and was buried at sea. One succumbed to fever in Zanzibar after nobly nursing two other men with the same disease. One fell at Bloemfontein in the Boer War, and one died at her home after a long and painful illness.
Well might she have described her life in the words of the patriarch Jacob: "Few and evil have been the days of the years of my pilgrimage." But the words of the prophet, "At evening time it shall be light," were verified in her experience. The Sun of Righteousness arose with healing in His rays, and, breaking through the dark clouds, served to make the sunset of her life so much the more glorious.

The light of the Blessed Hope entered her home soon after Elder Haskell and his Bible workers came to London. Sister Ginley visited her, and before long she gladly embraced the Advent Message. She was baptized at the "Chaloners" on Sept. 26, 1891, and united with the first little company of believers in North London. Since that time she has been a constant and faithful member. She was loved and respected by all who knew her. Her steadfast integrity, her loyal devotion to the truth, her love for souls, and her active service for the Master, were a constant source of inspiration to those around her. Perhaps the outstanding feature of her declining years was her zeal in service. She sensed the shortness of time, and earnestly and faithfully she used every means in her power to win souls to the Saviour and bring to them the knowledge of salvation. During the last weeks she was much exercised about the work in the cities, and she rejoiced when word came that Jan. 21st was appointed as a day of fasting and prayer in view of this work.

Often she would request us to read the fourth chapter of John to her, and her countenance would light up as she contemplated the work to be done. She still wished to stand in the forefront of battle. However, when the physician pronounced her case hopeless she resigned herself to the will of the Lord. I asked her if she would like the brethren to pray for her. She replied: "No, not for me." Her heart was for her friends, and she requested prayer for them. Let us not forget these dear souls.

She leaves one son and one daughter. To them we extend our deepest sympathy. May the God of all comfort comfort them in their hour of sorrow and bereavement.

"And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth : Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them." Rev. xiv. 13. We miss our dear sister from our church. We miss her loving counsel and unselfish ministry to those in need and affliction. We miss her strong Christian influence and whole-hearted generosity. She has been a succourer of many, and a blessing in her labour of love. The interest she manifested in every branch of the work was astonishing. The medical, educational, missionary, publishing, and other departments all received her sympathy and support. We loved her, and deeply mourn our loss, but we sorrow not as others that have no hope. Jesus has passed the portals of the tomb and lightened it with His presence. We laid our loved one to rest in the blessed hope of the Saviour's soon coming. Then the voice of the Life-Giver will rend the tomb, and she will come forth from her dusty bed clad in the glorious light of immortality. "For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the Archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air; and so shall we ever be with the Lord." And "there shall be no night there," and "there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain;" "for the Lamb . . . shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes."

"Wherefore comfort one another with these words."

F. C. SHONE.

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  Burial Notes

East Finchley Cemetery (formerly St Marylebone Cemetery), Grave H10/28

  Recorded Events in Her Life

• Gallery: Birth Record, in 1827, in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

• She appeared on the 1841 Census of Scotland on 6 June 1841 in Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. ^{10 15 16}
  

1841 Scotland Census (06 June 1841) — Saint Cuthberts, Edinburghshire, Scotland

              Address:  10 Middleby Street
         Civil parish:  Saint Cuthbert's
Ecclesiastical Parish:  Newington
               County:  Edinburgh City/Midlothian
        Parish Number:  685
 Enumeration District:  5
                Folio:  224
                Pages:  12 and 13

                            Estimated
Name            Sex   Age   Birth Year   Birthplace                     Occupation
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Francis Wright   M     50   abt 1791     Scotland (not in Midlothian)   Merchant
Alison Wright    F     45   abt 1796     Scotland (not in Midlothian)            
Robert Wright    M     21   abt 1820     Midlothian, Scotland           Engineer
Francis Wright   M     17   abt 1824     Midlothian, Scotland             
Eliza Wright     F     16   abt 1825     Midlothian, Scotland              
Jemima Wright    F     14   abt 1827     Midlothian, Scotland              
John Wright      M     10   abt 1831     Midlothian, Scotland              
Henry Wright     M     10   abt 1831     Midlothian, Scotland              
William Wright   M      8   abt 1833     Midlothian, Scotland              
Jane Wright      F      5   abt 1836     Midlothian, Scotland              
Agnes Hepburn    F     20   abt 1821     Scotland (not in Midlothian)              
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• She appeared on the 1851 Census of Scotland on 30 March 1851 in Dundee Parish, Forfarshire, Scotland.
  

George Harrower   Head      24   Leith, Middlothian    Commission Merchant
Jemima Harrower   Wife      24   Edinbr, Middlothian  
Grace Willie      Servant   30   Perth, Perth          House Servant
Helen Nicoll      Servant   19   Newbigging, Forfar    House Servant

• She appeared on the 1861 Census of Scotland on 7 April 1861 in Inveresk Village, Inveresk Parish, Midlothian, Scotland. ^{12 17}
  
  Inveresk, Smeaton Park:
  

Francis  Wright       Head        Mar   M   69      Merchant                  Haddington               *
Alison   Wright       Wife        Mar   F   65                                Haddington
Robert P.    "        Son         Un    M   41      Traveller                 Edinburgh
Elizabeth S. "        Daur        Un    F   35                                  "
Jane M.      "        Daur        Un    F   25                                  "
Jemima Harrower       Visitor     Mar   F   34      Wife of a Corn Merchant     "
William S. Harrower   Grand Son         M    5 mo                             Broughton Ferry
Mary Robertson        Serv              F   17                                Midlothian Musselburgh
Catherine Torrance    Serv              F   12                                Edinburgh
   *7 or more rooms with one or more windows

• She appeared on the 1871 Census of Scotland on 2 April 1871 in Monifieth, Forfarshire, Scotland.
  

George Harrower         Head       42   Leith, South Indies      Corn & Hay Marcht
Jemima M Harrower       Wife       43   Edinburgh
George Blyth Harrower   Son        16   Bro Ferry, Forfarshire   Bank Clerk
Francis W Harrower      Son        15   Bro Ferry, Forfarshire   Manufa Clerk
Robt P Harrower         Son        13   Bro Ferry, Forfarshire   Manufa Clerk
Henry R Harrower        Son        12   Bro Ferry, Forfarshire   Scholar
Wm S Harrower           Son        10   Bro Ferry, Forfarshire   Scholar
Patrick R Harrower      Son         8   Bro Ferry, Forfarshire   Scholar
Mary M Harrower         Daughter    5   Bro Ferry, Forfarshire   Scholar
Thos B Harrower         Son         3   Bro Ferry, Forfarshire
Forest                  Servant    20   Brecain, Forfarshire     Dom Servt
Eliza Wills             Servant    14   Dundee, Forfarshire      Dom Servt

• She appeared on the 1881 England Census on 3 April 1881 in West Islington, Islington, London, England. ¹¹
  
  George Harrower      26
  Jemima Harrower      54
  Robert Harrower      23
  Patrick Harrower      18
  Mary Harrower      15
  Thomas Harrower      13
  Victoria Martin      16

• She appeared on the 1891 England Census on 5 April 1891 in Upper Holloway, Islington, London, England. ¹⁸

• She appeared on the 1901 England Census on 31 March 1901 in Upper Holloway, Islington, London, England. ¹⁹

• She was buried at the East Finchley Cemetery (formerly St Marylebone Cemetery), Grave H10/28 in East Finchley, London, England on 18 January 1911.