Janet Ross

Janet Ross[1, 2]

Female 1805 - 1877  (72 years)


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  • Gender Female 
    Alternate Birth 1802  [3
    Birth 11 June 1805  Carthall, Liberton, Edinburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Baptism 5 July 1805  Liberton, Edinburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5
    Census 6 June 1841  Lowvalleyfield, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Name          Age  M  F    Occ     Born in County
      James Dewar 40 Ag Lab Y
      Janet Dewar 30 Y
      Janet Dewar 12 Y
      Catharine Dewar 10 Y
      Margaret Dewar 8 Y
      John Dewar 6 Y
      David Dewar 4 Y
      May Dewar 2 Y
      N. R. 1 month Y
    Census 30 March 1851  Culross, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • Name             Relation  Condition  Age  M  F    Occ            Where born
      James Dewar Head Mar 57 Ag Lab Perth Culross
      Janet Dewar Wife Mar 45 Labourer/Wife Midlothian Liberton
      James Dewar Son U 26 Seaman Perth Culross
      Margaret Dewar Daur U 8 Muslin Sewer Perth Culross
      David Dewar Son U 14 Scholar Perth Culross
      May Dewar Daur U 12 Scholar Perth Culross
      Ellen Dewar Daur U 9 Scholar Perth Culross
      Jean Dewar Daur U 6 Perth Culross
      George Dewar Son U 4 Perth Culross
      Robert Dewar Son U 1 Perth Culross
    Census 7 April 1861  Lowvalleyfield, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • Name             Relation  Condition  Age  M  F    Occ             Where born
      John Dewar Head Mar 67 Ag Lab Perthshire Culross
      Janet Dewar Wife Mar 56 Lab's Wife Perthshire Culross
      Jane Dewar Daur U 17 Seamstress Perthshire Culross
      George Dewar Son U 15 Scholar Perthshire Culross
      Robert H Dewar Son U 11 Scholar Perthshire Culross
      Alexander McKay Gr Son U 8 Scholar Perthshire Culross
      Jane Dewar Step mother U 80 Retired Domestic Perthshire Culross
    FamilySearch ID KHWK-G47 
    Information Conflict The birthdate given conflicts with the age at death given on the Headstone.  [9
    Death 24 December 1877  Culross, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9
    Burial after 24 December 1877  Culross Abbey, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Submit Headstone Photo 
    Person ID I21  Roger | Ancestors of Roger
    Last Modified 31 March 2022 

    Father David Ross,   b. about 1770, Liberton, Edinburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes - date unknown 
    Mother Janet Stevenson   d. 20 December 1817 
    Family ID F21  Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family/Spouse AncestorsJohn Dewar,   b. 6 March 1794, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 April 1878, Lowvalleyfield, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 24 November 1827  Culross, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11
    Alternate Wedding 24 November 1827  Culross, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
       1. Female Janet Dewar,   b. 24 December 1828, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes - date unknown
       2. Female Catherine Dewar,   b. 10 July 1830, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 February 1908, Culross, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    +  3. Female Margaret Deawar,   b. 1832   d. Yes - date unknown
    +  4. Male John Dewar,   b. 4 October 1834, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 April 1927, Alexandra, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
       5. Male David Dewar,   b. 8 February 1836, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes - date unknown
    +  6. Female May or Marion Dewar,   b. 23 November 1838, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1908, Fairfield, Rockbridge Co., Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
       7. Female Helen or Ellen Dewar,   b. 18 May 1841, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes - date unknown
    +  8. Female Jane or Jean Dewar,   b. 18 August 1844, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes - date unknown
       9. Male George Dewar,   b. 4 April 1847, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes - date unknown
    +10. Male Robert Henry Dewar,   b. 10 May 1849, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes - date unknown
    Family ID F11  Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 January 2005 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 June 1805 - Carthall, Liberton, Edinburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 24 November 1827 - Culross, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAlternate Wedding - 24 November 1827 - Culross, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 6 June 1841 - Lowvalleyfield, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 30 March 1851 - Culross, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 7 April 1861 - Lowvalleyfield, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 December 1877 - Culross, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - after 24 December 1877 - Culross Abbey, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Farm Town Parish/Suburb City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Photos
    Sign at Culross Abbey, Culross, Fife, Scotland
    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 2000
    Sign at Culross Abbey, Culross, Fife, Scotland
    Sign 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 2000
    View of Culross Abbey from road
    View 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 2000
    Culross Abbey, Culross, Fife, Scotland
    Culross 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 2000
    Ruins of Culross Abbey, Culross, Fife, Scotland
    Ruins 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
    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."
    1841 British Census for Culross, Perthshire, Scotland
    1841 British Census for Culross, Perthsire, Scotland
    Census shows John Dewar, with wife Janet (Ross), and children Janet (12), Catharine (10), Margaret (8), John (6), David (4), May (2) and N.K. (Helen) (1 month).
    Image from Scotland’s People website.
    1851 British Census for Village of Lowvalleyfield, Parish of Culross, Perthshire, Scotland
    1851 British Census for Village of Lowvalleyfield, Parish of Culross, Perthshire, Scotland
    1851 Census shows John Dewar and Janet (Ross) with James (26) John’s son from 1st marriage, Margaret (18), David (14), May (12), Ellen (9), Jean (6), George (4) and Robert (1)

    Headstones
    Headstone in  Church Yard, Culross Abbey, Culross, Perthshire, Scotland
    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
    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)".

  • Sources 
    1. [S61] hand drawn by Ashley Moffat, Hand Drawn Pedigree Chart.
    2. [S2221] Old Parish Register for Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland.
    3. [S58] picture taken by Roger Moffat, Tombstone Photograph, calculated from headstone details.
    4. [S226] published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Vital Record from Old Parish Registers of Scotland.
    5. [S944] published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Vital Record from Old Parish Registers of Scotland.
    6. [S2743] British Census of 1841 for Village of Lowvalleyfield, Parish of Culross, Perthshire, Scotland.
    7. [S2744] British Census of 1851 for Village of Lowvalleyfield, Parish of Culross, Perthshire, Scotland.
    8. [S2749] British Census of 1861 for Village of Lowvalleyfield, Parish of Culross, Perthshire, Scotland.
    9. [S58] picture taken by Roger Moffat, Tombstone Photograph.
    10. [S124] General Register Office for Scotland, Old Parish Register Search Results from Scotland's People.
    11. [S273] published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Vital Record from Old Parish Registers of Scotland.


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