Monday, 13 June 2022

4*Great-grandmother Janet Muir (1758-1843)

Janet Muir

1758 to 1843

Biography

Janet Muir, the daughter of William Muir, was born in 1758 in Lanarkshire, Scotland; she had an illegitimate daughter, Agnes Gall (1800 to 1864), with a putative father, Archibald Gall (born 1758). Janet died in 1843 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Timeline

1758 - Janet's Birth - Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet Muir, the child of William Muir, was baptised on Tuesday, January 31st 1758, in Douglas. [1] Janet was possibly born in Westoun in the Parish of Lesmahagow, the location given by the baptism record as the abode for her father, William. The baptism record does not name Janet's mother.

1800 - Birth of Daughter - Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet gave birth to an illegitimate daughter, Agnes Gall, in 1800 in Douglas.
Agnes's death record states that her reputed father is farmer Archibald Gall.

1822 - Marriage of Daughter - Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet's -year-old daughter, Agnes Gall, married -year-old Alexander McLellan, the son of John McLellan and Mary Scott, on Saturday, October 26th 1822, in Douglas, after the proclamation of banns for three days. Both Agnes and the groom Alexander lived in Douglas. The witnessess were. [4]
Agnes and Alexander have nine children,[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Janet's grandchildren:

1841 - Census - Lanarkshire, Scotland

On Sunday, June 6th 1841, the night of the 1841 Census, widowed parish pauper Janet lives with her son-in-law's family in Well Street, Douglas. [9] The members of Janet's extended family in the household are:
  • son-in-law, forty-year-old cotton hand loom weaver Alexander McLellan
  • daughter, forty-year-old Agnes McLellan
  • granddaughter, fifteen-year-old Mary McLellan
  • grandson, thirteen-year-old cotton hand loom weaver John McLellan
  • granddaughter, eight-year-old Helen McLellan
  • granddaughter, five-year-old Jane McLellan

1843 - Janet's Death - Lanarkshire, Scotland

On Tuesday, March 14th 1843, Janet died in Douglas from paralysis at eighty-five years. [15]

Sources

  1. Old Parish Birth Register Entry for Janet Muir, 1758. National Records of Scotland (scotlandspeople.gov.uk: Old Parish Registers Births: 1758 RD: 641/10 (Douglas), Page: 228 of 293, Entry: 11). Primary source, accessed 28 Apr 2022
  2. Statutory Death Register Entry for Agnes McLellan, 7 Nov 1864. National Records of Scotland (scotlandspeople.gov.uk: Statutory Registers Deaths: 1864 RD: 641/00 (Douglas), Page: 17, Entry: 51). Primary source, accessed 27 Sep 2014
  3. 1861 Scotland Census Agnes McLellan Household. National Records of Scotland (scotlandspeople.gov.uk: 1861 Census: 641/00 005/00 (Douglas), Page: 11; Schedule: 71). Primary source, accessed 6 Aug 2014
  4. Old Parish Marriage Register Entry for Alexander McLellan and Agnes Gall, 26 Oct 1822. National Records of Scotland (scotlandspeople.gov.uk: Old Parish Registers Marriages: 1822 RD: 641/00 (Douglas), Page: 30 of 270, Entry: 5). Primary source, accessed 27 Sep 2014
  5. 1851 Scotland Census John Simpson Household. National Records of Scotland (ancestry.co.uk: 1851 Scotland Census: Parish: Dreghorn; ED: 1; Page: 20; Line: 17; Roll: CSSCT1851_131; Year: 1851 , Page: 20; Schedule: 76). Derived primary source, accessed 26 May 2021
  6. Old Parish Birth Register Entry for John McLellan, 2 Sep 1827. National Records of Scotland (scotlandspeople.gov.uk: Old Parish Registers Births: 1827 RD: 641/30 (Douglas), Page: 56 of 404, Entry: 7). Primary source, accessed 6 Aug 2014
  7. Old Parish Birth Register Entry for James Gold McLellan, 22 Jan 1830. National Records of Scotland (scotlandspeople.gov.uk: Old Parish Registers Births: 1830 RD: 641/00 (Douglas), Page: 30 of 71, Entry: 5). Primary source, accessed 21 Jan 2015
  8. 1871 Scotland Census Helen Short Household. National Records of Scotland (scotlandspeople.gov.uk: 1871 Census: 641/00 005/00 (Douglas), Page: 17; Schedule: 33). Primary source, accessed 4 Aug 2014
  9. 1841 Scotland Census Alexander McLellan Household. National Records of Scotland (scotlandspeople.gov.uk: 1841 Census: 0 002/00 (Douglas), Page: 30; Schedule: 0). Primary source, accessed 30 Sep 2014
  10. Old Parish Birth Register Entry for McLellan, 4 Sep 1838. National Records of Scotland (scotlandspeople.gov.uk: Old Parish Registers Births: 1838 RD: 641/30 (Douglas), Page: 362 of 404, Entry: 11). Primary source, accessed 18 May 2021
  11. Old Parish Birth Register Entry for McClellan, 23 Apr 1840. National Records of Scotland (scotlandspeople.gov.uk: Old Parish Registers Births: 1840 RD: 641/30 (Douglas), Page: 365 of 404, Entry: 18). Primary source, accessed 23 Jan 2015
  12. Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, database. Family Search Historical Records database, (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTLV-8T1 : accessed 23 January 2015), Mcclellan, 23 Apr 1840; citing , reference - 2:15KSC0B; FHL microfilm 1,066,589. (familysearch.org). Primary source, accessed 23 Jan 2015
  13. 1881 Scotland Census James Swanston Household. National Records of Scotland (scotlandspeople.gov.uk: 1881 Census: 689/00 013/00 (Carnwath), Page: 5; Schedule: 18). Primary source, accessed 24 Jan 2015
  14. Statutory Death Register Entry for Jane Swanston, 29 Nov 1884. National Records of Scotland (scotlandspeople.gov.uk: Statutory Registers Deaths: 1884 RD: 486/00 (Muiravonside), Page: 15, Entry: 44). Primary source, accessed 24 Jan 2015
  15. Old Parish Death Register Entry for Janet Muir, 14 Mar 1843. National Records of Scotland (scotlandspeople.gov.uk: Old Parish Registers Deaths: 1843 RD: 641/30 (Douglas), Page: 371 0f 404, Entry: 11). Primary source, accessed 28 Apr 2022