Janet Aird

Brief Life History of Janet

When Janet Aird was born on 12 January 1823, in Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, John AIRD, was 24 and her mother, Jean MCNAUGHT, was 27. She married David Beyer on 23 February 1849, in Willunga, South Australia, Australia. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. In 1849, at the age of 26, her occupation is listed as drape maker in Willunga, South Australia, Australia. She died on 1 May 1898, in Baroota, South Australia, Australia, at the age of 75, and was buried in Port Germein, South Australia, Australia.

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Family Time Line

David Beyer
1815–1892
Janet Aird
1823–1898
Marriage: 23 February 1849
Jane Beyer
1849–1850
Mary Ann Beyer
1851–1852
Agnes Beyer
1853–1932
David Beyer
1855–1923
Christina Beyer
1857–1932
Eliza Beyer
1860–1910
John Thomas Beyer
1861–1933
Margaret Beyer
1863–1889
Alexander Beyer
1867–1868

Sources (3)

  • Janet Aird, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA), 14 May 1898, p.6.
  • Janet Aird, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

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World Events (8)

1829

Australia is claimed as British territory.

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from either the medieval lordship of The Aird (Inverness) or from Aird Farm near Hurlford, Ayrshire. Both are named from Gaelic àird(e) ‘height, promontory’, or ‘headland’, from the adjective àrd ‘high, lofty’, cognate with Latin arduus ‘steep, difficult’. Compare Ard .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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