Janet Scott

[oldcumnock70]

I'm looking for the burial/or marriage of Janet Scott.

She married William Smith, they had 9 children that I know of.  William died 28 March 1845 Lochmaben and was buried in that area with some of his children. (no marriage found)

We don't know much about this couple, a story in the family said that she was born Lady Janet Scott, who eloped with the Shepherd William Smith.

I myself don't agree with this tale.

Two death reports from a Newspaper:

2/6/1845 - At the house of his son-in-law, Mr Mitchell South Queensferry on 2nd ult. at a ripe old age, Mr William Scott for many years the respectable tenant of Glenkiln.

10/1847 - At Queensferry on 19th ult. Janet Scott, relict of the late James Smith, Shepherd, Glenkiln (James I think is a printing error as his name was William)

I am certain this is Janet and her father, she was either visiting or had moved to the Queensferry area after her husbands death. They both came from Glenkiln (Janet and her Husband)

I hope someone can help me with this query

[diddymiller]

1marriage coming up on SP

5/6/1803 William Smith = Janet Scott of Muiravonside     Falkirk 


were the children ones I can see born Dumfries??


Diddy

[oldcumnock70]

Janet & William's first child was born 1813 at Glenkiln, Dumfriesshire

[bevj]

What names do you have for their children, please?
Is there a daughter called Agnes?

Bev

[whiteout7]

Wonder if this was a son?
SMITH, Amelius - D15/5/1843 - At Glenkiln, Kirkmichael, on the 15th inst., Amelius, son of Wm. Smith, there.
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ainsty/wfp/deaths/27.html

Amelius Smith 1841 Census
1841 Census
Piece: SCT1841/836 Place: Kirkmichael -Dumfries-shire Enumeration District: 1
Civil Parish: Kirkmichael Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: -
Folio: 1 Page: 2
Address: Upper Glenkiln
SMITH       William       M       45       Agricultural Labourer                   
SMITH       Janet S.       F       45                      
SMITH       John       M       15                          
SMITH       Amelius       M       12               
SMITH       Christopher       M       10                       
SMITH       Walter S.       M       7               
All born in Dumfries-shire       

Janet Scott died 1847 is buried at Vennel Kirk’s Church burial ground, South Queensferry, West Lothian, Scotland has a grave monument photograph and there are two Mitchells on it

William Scott grave monument
William Scott 1845         first name on monument
Janet Scott 1847, 57 years   born 1790?   daughter of William Scott
John Mitchell 1871, 30 years 1841   relationship not given of William Scott
Andrew Mitchell, relationship not given of William Scott
Mary Blake, 1837, 70   born 1767?   wife of William Scott
http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/gravedetails.php?grave=49164&scrwidth=1200

IGI (Familysearch) William and Janet Scott's children (you can see the Blake name tied in with graves above)

John Smith
Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
christening:   29 August 1824   , KIRKMICHAEL, DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND
residence:      Kirkmichael, Dumfries, Scotland   
father:   William Smith
mother:   Janet Scott      

George Scott Blake Smith
Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
christening:   1 January 1819   , KIRKMICHAEL, DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND
residence:      Kirkmichael, Dumfries, Scotland   
father:   William Smith
mother:   Janet Scott      

Andrew Scott Smith
Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
christening:   6 December 1816   , KIRKMICHAEL, DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND
residence:      Kirkmichael, Dumfries, Scotland   
father:   William Smith
mother:   Janet Scott

[oldcumnock70]

No girls to this couple

boys found are:
William Smith born 1813 - 1841
David Smith born 1815
Andrew Scott Smith born 1816
George Scott Blake Smith born 1818
Peter Smith born 1822 - 1837
John Riddell Smith born 1824 - 1906
Amelius Smith 1829 - 1843
Christopher Smith born 1833 - 1908
Walter Scott Smith born 1834 - 1891

[oldcumnock70]

Yes, Amelius was their son

[oldcumnock70]

I have sent for CD of South Queensferry inscriptions/gravestones to see if that turns up anything, I've also been tracing whom I think are Janet Scott's sibling's.

[oldcumnock70]

This individual visited the Kirkmichael Parish Churchyard in Scotland prior to sending the e-mail and found William’s gravestone. I would imagine it has further eroded with the passage of over a decade since that time. Here is the inscription on the gravestone that he sent us:
 
In Memory of
DAVID SMITH son of WILLIAM SMITH
And JANET SCOTT SMITH who died at Black-
Cleugh 11th January 1835 aged 19 years
PETER SMITH died 1st November 1837 aged
15 years. And WILLIAM SMITH who
died 7th May 1841 aged 27 years.
And AMELIOUS SMITH who died at
Glenkiln 15th May 1843 aged 15 years
And WILLIAM SMITH their father
who died at Lochmaben 28th March
1845 aged 52 years.

You will notice no mother buried beside her husband