Life History

1793	Born
29th May 1823	Married Theodore John Buschman
8th Jan 1825	Birth of son Thomas Wilkinson Buschman in Rotterdam
9th January 1826	Birth of daughter Jane Majorine Buschman in Rotterdam
1826	Death of son Thomas Wilkinson Buschman
8th Jan 1868	Died in Marylebone

Notes

Jane's Birth Date

The record of Jane's death, in January 1868, has her age a 74 - giving a probable birth date in 1793.

Jane's age in the 1851 census (53) suggests a birth in 1797/8

and her age in the 1861 census (67) suggests a birth in 1793/4

In 1823 the witnesses to the marriage of Theodore John Buschman and Jane Runciman were:

Sophia Runciman ( Jane's sister)
Charles Runciman (Jane's brother)
Maria Buschman
Amelia Buschman (Laurentia Buschman's sister)

In 1824 in The Public Ledger and Daily Advertiser, 16th August, Jane (identified as 'the Proprieter' is selling their house and possessions before leaving to live in Rotterdam

In The Times, 19th January, 1825:

In the 1841 census

Jane Buschman, 43, a Schoolmistress is listed along with her sister, Sophia Runciman, at Brunswick Terrace (Sophia is headmistress).

Sophia Runciman died in 1842 and Jane probably took over as headmistress.

In 1851, in Sussex, at 32, Brunswick Terrace:

Jane Buschman	Head	Widow	53	Mistress of Ladies School	b. London
Jane M Buschman	Daughter	Unm	24		b. 'Rotterdam British Subject'
with 29 other women (from 9 to 40 yrs of age) in the same household.

In the 1861 census.

there are, at 25 York Place, in St Marylebone, Middlesex:

Theodora Buschman	Head	Wid	67		b. Covent Garden, Middlesex
Jeannie M Buschman	Daughter	Unm.	30		b. Rotterdam.
Isabella Carrathers	Servant	Unm.	29	House Servant	b. Croydon, Surrey

Has Jane adopted a feminine version of her late husband's name?

It seems likely that 'Jeannie M' is 'Jane M' however there do seem to be age discrepancies.

Covent Garden is the area in which a number of Runcimans were born.

Theodora's age in the 1861 census fits with the burial record of Jane Buschman.

Probate - See Jane's Probate and her Will

The probate shows that Jane was survived by her daughter Jane Majorine Buschman

Burial Record

GRO

Death: Mar 1868, Buschman  Jane,  74,  Marylebone,  1a 421
Death: Dec 1912, Jane M,  85  Lambeth  1d 444