Janet Edmonstone

Brief Life History of Janet

When Janet Edmonstone was born on 15 December 1799, in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, David Edmondstone, was 33 and her mother, Ann Hamilton, was 26. She married Mathew Martin on 5 November 1826, in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Mathew Martin
1787–
Janet Edmonstone
1799–
Marriage: 5 November 1826
Ann Martin
1827–
Henritta Martin
1829–
Henrietta Martin
1829–
Elisabeth Ross Martin
1831–
Matthew Martin
1833–
Mathew Martin
1833–
Matthew Martin
1836–
William Martin
1838–
David Martin
1839–
Janet Young Martin
1842–

Sources (6)

  • Janet Edmonstone, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Edmundstone, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
  • Janet Edmundstone in entry for Matthew Martin, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

World Events (8)

1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.

In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

Scottish: see Edmonston .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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