Brief Life History of Janet
When Janet Leishman was born on 10 September 1816, in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, William Leishman, was 31 and her mother, Janet Donaldson, was 27. She married David Kay Moffat on 1 July 1842, in Penston, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1871 and Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1881. She died on 19 January 1891, in Meadowville, Rich, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Meadowville, Rich, Utah, United States.
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- Jeanette Moffitt, "United States Census, 1860"
- Janet Leishman, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
- Janet Leishman Moffat, "BillionGraves Index"
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1817 · Dryburgh Abbey Bridge
Dryburgh Abbey Bridge was a cable-stayed footbridge that connected the villages of Dryburgh and St. Boswells, across the River Tweed. Before its construction, A ferry crossing service had existed here for centuries. It was originally 79 meters long and was undergoing a period of rapid growth in popularity. The Bridge was completed on August 1 but a few months later it collapsed. Very shortly after the collapse, another bridge was built further downstream. A new bridge, which still stands today, was constructed after the first World War.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
Scottish (Stirlingshire): occupational name for a maker of leashes, from Middle English and Older Scots lese, leise, lech(e), lesh(e) ‘a leash for holding a coursing hound or watchdog’, also ‘a thong for securing a hawk’, + man. The name would be synonymous with Lesmaker, Leshmaker, attested in early 15th-century Durham.
Perhaps also a Scottish variant of Leachman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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