Janet Anderson (abt. 1836)

Born about 1836 in Stewarton, Ayrshire

Ancestors

Biography

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Census

Census:

Date: 1861

Place: Sandhills, Beith, Ayrshire

Note

Note: #N396

PHOTO

PHOTO @M311@

Object

Object: @M311@

Sources

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Notes

Note N396The only mention found to date of Janet Anderson is on the 1861 census.

The 1861 census finds Janet living and working with her father, siblings and his step-family at Sandhills Farm, Coylton, Beith. Janet is listed as aged 25, occupation "farmers daughter", born in Stewarton, Ayrshire. Also listed are father James, aged 53, occupation "farmer of 223 acres, employing 2 men, 2 labourors, and 3 women", born in Dunlop, Ayrshire; stepmother Jane (listed as Jean), "farmers wife", aged 37, born in Stewarton, Ayrshire; brother Robert, aged 28, occupation "Farmers son", born in Stewarton, Ayrshire; sister Mary, aged 19, occupation "farmers daughter", born in Dalry; brother Thomas, aged 15, occupation "farmers son", born in Dalry; stepsister Marion, aged 8, scholar, born in Dalry; stepsister Elizabeth, aged 3, born in Dalry; and stepsister Jane Miller Anderson, aged 5 months, born at Coylton. Also present on the census are Hugh Gilmour, servant and Ploughman, aged 21, born in Ireland; Margaret Wright, domestic servant, aged 17, born in Fenwick, Ayrshire; and James Pringle, servant and cattle attendant, aged 15, born in Dalry, Ayrshire. Sandhills was a large house - 7 rooms had windows.