
Janet Ross


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Gender Female Alternate Birth 1802 [1] Born 11 June 1805 Carthall, Liberton, Edinburghshire, Scotland [2, 3]
Baptism 5 July 1805 Liberton, Edinburghshire, Scotland [3, 4, 5]
Information Conflict The birthdate given conflicts with the age at death given on the Headstone. [6] Died 24 December 1877 Culross, Perthshire, Scotland [2, 6]
Buried after 24 December 1877 Culross Abbey, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland [6]
Headstones Submit Headstone Photo
Person ID I21 Roger | Ancestors of Roger Last Modified 20 June 2007
Father David Ross, b. about 1770, Liberton, Edinburghshire, Scotland , d. Yes - date unknown
Mother Janet Stevenson, d. 20 December 1817 Family ID F21 Family Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family/Spouse John Dewar, b. 6 March 1794, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland
, d. 9 April 1878, Low Valleyfield, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland
(Age 84 years)
Married 24 November 1827 Culross, Perthshire, Scotland [7, 8]
Alternate Wedding 24 November 1827 Culross, Perthshire, Scotland [2]
Children 1. Janet Dewar, b. 24 December 1828, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland
, d. Yes - date unknown
2. Catherine Dewar, b. 10 July 1830, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland
, d. 28 February 1908, Culross, Fife, Scotland
(Age 77 years)
+ 3. Margaret Deawar, b. 1832, d. Yes - date unknown
+ 4. John Dewar, b. 4 October 1834, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland
, d. 26 April 1927, Alexandra, Otago, New Zealand
(Age 92 years)
5. David Dewar, b. 8 February 1836, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland
, d. Yes - date unknown
+ 6. May or Marion Dewar, b. 23 November 1838, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland
, d. 1908, Fairfield, Rockbridge Co., Virginia, USA
(Age 69 years)
7. Helen Dewar, b. 18 May 1841, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland
, d. Yes - date unknown
+ 8. Jane Dewar, b. 18 August 1844, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland
, d. Yes - date unknown
9. George Dewar, b. 4 April 1847, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland
, d. Yes - date unknown
+ 10. Robert Henry Dewar, b. 10 May 1849, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland
, d. Yes - date unknown
Last Modified 5 January 2005 Family ID F11 Family Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map Born - 11 June 1805 - Carthall, Liberton, Edinburghshire, Scotland Married - 24 November 1827 - Culross, Perthshire, Scotland Alternate Wedding - 24 November 1827 - Culross, Perthshire, Scotland Died - 24 December 1877 - Culross, Perthshire, Scotland Buried - after 24 December 1877 - Culross Abbey, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland = Link to Google Earth
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Photos Sign at Culross Abbey, Culross, Fife, Scotland
The sign at the entrace to Culross Abbey and its grounds. Amazingly the current day minister is a Reverend Moffat!!!!!
Viewed and photographed by Roger Moffat 23 June 2000Sign at Culross Abbey, Culross, Fife, Scotland
An explanatory sign on the grounds of the Abbey showing the extent of the Abbey when it was complete. The remaining standing part is at the top of the image.
Viewed and photographed by Roger Moffat 23 June 2000View of Culross Abbey from road
The road leads almost right to the door of Culross Abbey. The part straight ahead is still used as a church, the rest of the Abbey was to the right. The cemetery is up the rise to the left.
Viewed and photographed by Roger Moffat 23 June 2000Culross Abbey, Culross, Fife, Scotland
A view of Culross Abbey from the cemetery, looking down the slope to the Abbey.
Viewed and photographed by Roger Moffat 23 June 2000Ruins of Culross Abbey, Culross, Fife, Scotland
A view of the ruins of the Abbey. This view is from lower down the hill, note thickness of stone walls visible. The part of the Abbey still standing can be seen showing above the large stone walls in the foreground.
Viewed and photographed by Roger Moffat 23 June 2000
Documents Birth Record for Janet Ross
Copy of record from Old Parish Register of Liberton, Edinburghshire, Scotland shows: "Janet Ross daughter to David Ross and Janet Stevenson at Carthall was born 11th June & baptized 5 July. Witnesses Angus & (Hunter?) Ross."
Headstones Headstone in Church Yard, Culross Abbey, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland
Text of left side of Tombstone says:
ERECTED
BY THE FAMILY IN MEMORY OF
THEIR PARENTS
JOHN DEWAR, WHO DIED
9TH APRIL 1878, AGED 85 YEARS
ALSO, JANET ROSS, HIS WIFE,
WHO DIED 24TH DECR 1877,
AGED 75 YEARS.Headstone in church yard of Culross Abbey, Culross, Fife, Scotland
This headstone has two families on it - John Dewar and Janet Ross on the left, and on the right John's grandparents James Dewar and Elizabeth Kirk. Also Catherine Dewar, daughter of John Dewar and Janet Ross. See individual photos for inscriptions.
Viewed and photographed by Roger Moffat 23 June 2000.
Histories John Dewar — Otago Pioneer: Notes about John Dewar
Written by his daughter, Janet Bethia Dewar, probably in 1973, prior to her death (the third to last paragraph mentions "a grandson (1973)".
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Sources - [S58] Tombstone Photograph, picture taken by Roger Moffat, calculated from headstone details.
- [S61] Hand Drawn Pedigree Chart, hand drawn by Ashley Moffat.
- [S2221] Old Parish Register for Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland.
- [S226] Vital Record from Old Parish Registers of Scotland, published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- [S944] Vital Record from Old Parish Registers of Scotland, published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- [S58] Tombstone Photograph, picture taken by Roger Moffat.
- [S124] Old Parish Register Search Results from Scotland's People, General Register Office for Scotland.
- [S273] Vital Record from Old Parish Registers of Scotland, published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- [S58] Tombstone Photograph, picture taken by Roger Moffat, calculated from headstone details.
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