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Janet Bertram - who were her parents?
« on: Thursday 02 August 18 22:39 BST (UK) »
Help please to find the right parents of Janet Bertram.  I think she was born 1733 and she was married to Gilbert Dempster.  There appears to be two options - William Bertram and Helen  Brotherston or John Bertram and Mary Dods.  I hope this is enough information.

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Re: Janet Bertram - who were her parents?
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 02 August 18 22:52 BST (UK) »
How do you know she was born in East Lothian?

Have you looked on Scotlands People and Family Search?

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I think she was born 1733

How have you arrived at that birthyear?

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and she was married to Gilbert Dempster.

When and where
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Re: Janet Bertram - who were her parents?
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 02 August 18 23:02 BST (UK) »
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John Bertram and Mary Dods.
  That birth was 1728
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Re: Janet Bertram - who were her parents?
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 02 August 18 23:18 BST (UK) »
I have a birth certificate from SP baptised 15 July 1733 with father William Bertram and mother.  Villages on page are in East Lothian eg Garvald.  They were married 12 April 1797in Garvald.  I have looked on both SP and Family search.


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Re: Janet Bertram - who were her parents?
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 02 August 18 23:27 BST (UK) »
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baptised 15 July 1733 with father William Bertram and mother.

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They were married 12 April 1797in Garvald.

So she was 64yrs old when they married??  If that's correct - is she shown as a spinster?
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Re: Janet Bertram - who were her parents?
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 02 August 18 23:33 BST (UK) »
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and she was married to Gilbert Dempster

No Gilbert Dempster marriage 1797 to a Janet Bertram

Peter Dempster married Janet Grieve 1797 Garvald
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Re: Janet Bertram - who were her parents?
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 02 August 18 23:41 BST (UK) »
Sorry Carol, my mistake it is Janet Grieve.

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Re: Janet Bertram - who were her parents?
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 02 August 18 23:46 BST (UK) »
Very confusing - are we looking for a Janet Grieve nee Bertram who married PETER Dempster in 1797?

Was she a widow?  If not - where does Bertram come from?

If she was born 1733 - then she was 64yrs old when she married Dempster - is that correct or is there a mistake with her birthyear?
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Re: Janet Bertram - who were her parents?
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 02 August 18 23:49 BST (UK) »
The 1841 shows Peter Dempster 85 and Janet 75.  Allowing for rounding etc - she was clearly born long after 1733 ???
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