Janet Duncan (1877 - 1890)

Born 23 Aug 1877 in Oakley, Fife, Scotland

Ancestors

Died 25 Jul 1890 at age 12 in Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Janet Duncan died young.

Janet Duncan was born on 23 Aug 1877 in Store Row, Oakley, Fife, Scotland, daughter of James Duncan and Sophia (Cook) Duncan.^[1]

Janet died on 25 Jul 1890 of Acute Peritonitis at her home Railways Street, Merewether aged 12. She is buried with her parents in Sandgate Cemetery, Sandgate, New South Wales.^[2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ Scotland birth certificate - Janet Duncan - Year 1877 Fife, Carnock Reference 36
   
   Janet Duncan
   When and where born - 1877 Twenty Third August 1 hour 30 PM at Store Row, Oakley
   Sex - Female Parents - James Duncan, Ironstone Miner
   - Sophia Duncan MS Cook
   Married - 18 May 1877, Oakley, Carnock
   Informant - James Duncan, Father
   Registered - 1877 12 Sept at Carnock
   
2. ↑ New South Wales death certificate - Janet Duncan Death 1890 Reference 08018
   
   Date of death - 25 July 1890
   Place of death - Railway Street, Merewether
   Name - Janet Duncan
   Occupation -
   Sex - Female
   Age - 12 years
   Cause of death - Acute Peritonitis
   Duration - 3 days
   Medical attendant/Last Seen - A J Harwood, 25 July 1890
   Father - James Duncan
   Occupation - Miner
   Mother - Maiden name - Sophia Cook
   Informant - James Duncan, father, Railway street, Merewether
   Registered - 26 July 1890, Merewether
   When buried - 26 July 1890
   Where - Sandgate Cemetery
   Undertaker - William Davies, Adamstown
   Minister - Joseph Frazer Religion - Church of Christ
   Witnesses - James Wilson, William Llewelyn
   Where born - Oakley, Fifeshire, Scotland
   Length of time in colony -11 years in NSW
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #198662098