Janet Burnet

ID # 4489, (1797-1872)
FatherAndrew Burnet (1761-1823)
MotherIsabel Nichol (1766-1831)
BirthJanet Burnet was born on 5 February 1797 at Selkirkshire, Scotland. 
ChristeningShe was christened on 16 February 1797 at Ettrick, Selkirk, Scotland. 
MarriageShe married William Scott on 18 December 1818 at Lyne and Megget, Peebles, Scotland.
Familysearch has a database, transcription only, entitled Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910. This is to be found on FHL microfilm 1,067,918. It tells of the marriage of William Scott and Janet Burnet on 18 Dec, 1818, at Lyne and Megget, Peebles, Scotland.

This will be the source of Mr. David Currie's research as it appears on page 4 of his work The Family History of the Scotts and Millers of Dumfries Township, HOMEPRESS, Gloucester, Ontario, 1993. Mr. Currie takes this from the Megget Parish Record for marriages. This information was gained by Mr. Currie during his visit to Scotland.
 
DeathShe died on 5 September 1872 at Galt, Ontario, at age 75. 
BurialShe was buried at Section 4, Mountview Cemetery, Galt. 
NoteFrom Familysearch database Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, FHL microfilm 1,067,924
Janet Burnet
Date and place of Christening 16 Feb 1797, Ettrick, Selkirk, Scotland
Birth date 05 Feb 1797
Parents Andrew Burnet and Isabel Nichole

Death reg. 026535-72 Galt, Waterloo Co.
Janet Scott died 5th Sept. 1872, age 75, widow. Born Selkirkshire, Scotland. Informant James Burnet, gentleman, Galt.

As noted above, Janet died in 1872. At the time of the 1871 census she resided in Galt with daughter Mary Scott and James Burnet. 

Children of Janet Burnet and William Scott

Last Edited21 Jun 2022