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Title: Janet Harkness 1786-1859 Eaglesfield married to Andrew McCracken
Post by: kall on Saturday 02 June 18 14:21 BST (UK)
I am looking for a MI for Janet who was married to Andrew McCracken. Have got her death certificate ...she was a widow when she died ...but can’t find her husbands so can’t go any further back...can anyone help find Janet and especially Andrew. Have searched all ways on Scotlandspeople but no luck in finding him
Many thanks
Karen
Title: Re: Janet Harkness 1786-1859 Eaglesfield married to Andrew McCracken
Post by: DonM on Monday 04 June 18 17:53 BST (UK)
Are you referring to the daughter of William and Mary who died 31 Oct 1859 in Eaglesfield?

Don
Title: Re: Janet Harkness 1786-1859 Eaglesfield married to Andrew McCracken
Post by: kall on Monday 04 June 18 17:58 BST (UK)
Hi Don
Janet’s parents were Thomas Harkness and Jannet Little. She died on 7 April 1859
Karen
Title: Re: Janet Harkness 1786-1859 Eaglesfield married to Andrew McCracken
Post by: DonM on Monday 04 June 18 18:29 BST (UK)
Karen,

I must have broken SP, I can only see one for Hoddom in 1859. 

Don


 

Title: Re: Janet Harkness 1786-1859 Eaglesfield married to Andrew McCracken
Post by: kall on Monday 04 June 18 18:31 BST (UK)
The death certificate I have is listed as Jessie not Janet
Title: Re: Janet Harkness 1786-1859 Eaglesfield married to Andrew McCracken
Post by: DonM on Monday 04 June 18 18:57 BST (UK)
Found her registered in Middlebie age 77.

Don

Title: Re: Janet Harkness 1786-1859 Eaglesfield married to Andrew McCracken
Post by: kall on Monday 04 June 18 19:08 BST (UK)
Are we talking about your Janet or mine Don? I was hoping someone would have a MI or headstone details so I could find Andrew....do you have Harkness relations in Middlebie?
Title: Re: Janet Harkness 1786-1859 Eaglesfield married to Andrew McCracken
Post by: DonM on Monday 04 June 18 21:46 BST (UK)
No, what through me off was you that your were looking for Janet Harkness Eaglesfield yet I know who that is and she was married to a Scott (my interest) and not a McCracken.  So I went into my confused mode which at my age is easy to do. I had to dig up the Eaglesfield death to make sure I was ok and not quite ready for the home. 

As far burials are concerned it depends which cemetery she was buried in.  There have been posts concerning MI's for Hoddom at least one member has a book of the inscriptions.  Do a search, I am sure you will find it.

Good luck

Don
Title: Re: Janet Harkness 1786-1859 Eaglesfield married to Andrew McCracken
Post by: kall on Monday 04 June 18 21:50 BST (UK)
Haha....glad I am not the only one who thinks they are losing it. Trouble is so many people gave their kids the same names so it does get confusing.
I have Harkness on both sides of my family so that confuses me too
Title: Re: Janet Harkness 1786-1859 Eaglesfield married to Andrew McCracken
Post by: merryhow on Monday 04 June 18 22:48 BST (UK)


Looks like the family on the '41 census living in Stranraer, and a possible for Janet/Jessie widowed in '51 still in Stranraer.
Title: Re: Janet Harkness 1786-1859 Eaglesfield married to Andrew McCracken
Post by: kall on Monday 04 June 18 22:53 BST (UK)
My Janet was in Eaglesfield in 1841 merryhow. I have her death certificate but I am struggling to find her husbands death. She was a widow when she died in 1859 .
Title: Re: Janet Harkness 1786-1859 Eaglesfield married to Andrew McCracken
Post by: merryhow on Tuesday 05 June 18 00:03 BST (UK)

 Who registered her death? Andrews profession on '41 census, children's names. These might help us find him.
Title: Re: Janet Harkness 1786-1859 Eaglesfield married to Andrew McCracken
Post by: kall on Tuesday 05 June 18 09:03 BST (UK)
Her son Andrew registered her death....her husband wasn’t on the 1841 census or 1851 and he worked in the limestone quarry