Brief Life History of Janet
When Janet Penman was born on 7 August 1843, in Durisdeer, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Andrew Penman, was 32 and her mother, Jane Todd, was 28. She married John James Craig on 29 March 1867, in Durisdeer, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1851 and Romford, Essex, England, United Kingdom for about 40 years.
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- Janet Craig in household of John James Craig, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Jane Penman, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Janet Penman, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
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1847 · The United Presbyterian Church of Scotland is established.
The United Presbyterian Church of Scotland was formed in 1847. For most of its existence the United Presbyterian Church was the third largest Presbyterian Church in Scotland and flourished in Scotland for 53 years. After being reunited with the Church of Scotland in 1929, it continues to bring relief to the local communities.
1854 · Great North of Scotland Railway
Being one of the two smallest railways in 1923, the Great North of Scotland Railway carried its first passengers from Kittybrewster to Huntly in 1854. In the 1880s the railways were refurbished to give express services to the suburban parts in Aberdeen. There were junctions with the Highland Railway established to help connect Aberdeenshire, Banffshire and Moray counties. The railway started to deliver goods from the North Sean and from the whisky distilleries in Speyside. With the implementation of bus services and the purchase of the British Railway the Great North of Scotland Railway was discontinued.
1874 · Patronage abolished in the Church of Scotland.
The Church Patronage Act 1874 was passed by Parliament and amended and altered the laws relating to the Appointment of Ministers to Parishes in Scotland. Paragraphs spelled out definitions to prevent the Act being subverted by processes used by Patrons and clarified that the Church of Scotland would decide on the qualifications required for Ministers.
Name Meaning
Welsh and Scottish:
habitational name from a lost place in the Border region, derived from Brittonic penmaen ‘head [of the] stone’.
habitational name from any of several places in Wales similarly named, such as Penmaenmawr or Penmaenbach (Caernarvonshire).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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