Janet (Duff) Derby (abt. 1823 - 1873)

Born about 1823 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland [uncertain]

Wife of James Derby — married about 29 Jun 1851 (to 26 Feb 1873) in Hillend, Keir, Dumfriesshire

Descendants

Died 26 Feb 1873 at about age 50 in Cloudon Mill, Holywood, Dumfriesshire.

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Biography

Died from Typhus Fever 26 February 1873

Christened Janet but appears to have preferred 'Jessie'.

Holywood Church and Gravestone Inscriptions: 5010 In Memory of Janet Duff, spouse of James Derby, who died at Clouden Mill 26th Feb 1873 aged 50 years Also Ann their daughter, who died 15th March 1873 aged 19 years Also Elizabeth Muir his spouse, who died at East Clouden Mill 10th Jan 1882 aged 55 years Also Robert their son, who died there 17th July 1886 aged 27 years Also the above James Derby, who died at 1 Carnegie St, Dumfries, 14th Nov 1900 aged 72 years "If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shall believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved" Rom X 9

Research Notes

Sources

• National Records of Scotland: O.P.R. Marriages 833/00 0020 0097 KEIR

• National Records of Scotland: Statutory Records Deaths 830/6

• "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTG9-CP1 : 8 December 2014), James Derby and Janet Duff, 29 Jun 1851; citing Keir,Dumfries,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,964.

• http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~dfsgal/Holywood/mi-data/All-MIs.htm

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