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Janet (Jessie) Scott 1805 – 1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Nov 1805

Birth Location: Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 26-04-1862

Death Location: Chesterhill, Parish, of, Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Alexander Scott

Mother: Mary Walkingshaw

Spouse(s): James Lothian

Children(s): John Lothian, Jane Lothian

According to available records, Janet (Jessie) Scott was born in 1805 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Alexander Scott and Mary Walkingshaw. Following those early years, Janet (Jessie) Scott married James Lothian, and their family grew to include John Lothian and Jane Lothian. In the later years of life, Janet (Jessie) Scott died in 1862 in Chesterhill, Parish, of, Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Parents

Alexander Scott
1778 – 1860
Birth Location: Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
AS
Mary Walkingshaw
Birth Location: –
MW

Spouses(s)

James Lothian
1805 – 1851
Birth Location: Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland
JL

Children(s)

John Lothian
1826 – 1890
Birth Location: Cockpen,Midlothian,Scotland
JL
Jane Lothian
1840 –
Birth Location: Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland
JL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 26 Nov 1805
    Event Place: Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Cranston; ED: 1; Page: 8; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1861_122

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Chesterhill, Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Cranston; ED: 1; Page: 8; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1861_122

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26-04-1862
    Event Place: Chesterhill, Parish, of, Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland
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