Brief Life History of Janet
When Janet Drysdale was christened on 25 February 1786, in Tulliallan, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Drysdale, was 30 and her mother, Catherine Morgan, was 26. She married Andrew Stenhouse on 29 August 1817, in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 13 May 1860, in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 74.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Janet Stenhouse in household of Andrew Stenhouse, "Scotland Census, 1851"
- Janet Deysdale, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: Janet Drysdale - Published information: Death record or certificate: death: 13 May 1860; Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Spouse and Children
1784– Male
1786–1860 Female
Children (3)
1818– Female
1820– Female
1822– Male
Parents and Siblings
1757– Male
1761– Female
Siblings (9)
1784– Male
1786– Male
1786–1860 Female
1789– Female
1791– Female
+4 More Children
World Events (7)
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
1811 · The Tron Riot
1815
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Dryfesdale near Dumfries (which is normally pronounced Drysdale), named from the river Dryfe + Old English dæl ‘valley’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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