Janet (Highet) Granger (bef. 1839 - 1880)

Born before 10 Mar 1839 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of George Granger — married 8 Apr 1867 in Coromandel Valley, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 1 Dec 1880 after age 41 in Brighton, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Janet (Highet) Granger was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.

Janet (Highet) Granger came free to the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)

Janet Highet was baptised on 10 Mar 1839 at St Peter and St Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. ^{[1] [2]}
She was the daughter of Henry George Highet Esq. and Mary Pickthall

SIBLINGS:

• George William Highet 1822–1903
• Thomas Pickthall Highet 1824–1886
• Mary Jane Highet 1828–1866
• Ellen Highet 1830–1903
• Henry Highet 1832–
• William Highet 1834–
• Ann Pickthall Highet 1835–1873
• James Highet 1837–1840
• Janet Highet 1839–1880 This Profile
• Sarah Highet 1842–1933
• Emma Highet 1844–1902

Emigrated to South Australia
Janet arrived in the Colony of South Australia as an infant child in 1839 with her parents and 8 siblings, on the ship Lady Lilford. Another two siblings, Sarah and Emma were born in the Colony of South Australia. ^[3]

Her father joined the police force, then tried farming at Hindmarsh Island, then farmed for a few years at Cygnet River, on Kangaroo Island.

Marriage

Janet Highet met and married widower, George Granger a farmer, in 1867 in Coromandel Valley, Adelaide, Colony of South Australia. SA BDM Reg. No. 70/396 ^[4]

Family Notices. (1867, April 9). South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), p. 2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39184654.

GRANGER— HIGHET.—On the 8th April, at the residence of Mr. J. Hoad, District Teacher, Coromandel Valley, (Adelaide) by the Rev. James Lyall, Mr. George Granger, of the Company's Farm, Kangaroo Island, to Janet, daughter of Mr. Henry Highet, of Brighton, Adelaide, Colony of South Australia.

Family Notices. (1867, April 13). Adelaide Observer (SA : 1843 - 1904), p. 5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article159509772.

Family Notices. (1867, April 27). South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), p. 5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article39181899

CHILDREN: of George and Janet

1. William Granger 1868–1919
2. Edith Ann Granger 1870–1954
3. George Henry Granger 1873–

Death

Janet (Highet) Granger passed away at the Royal Adelaide Hospital in Port Road, Adelaide, on 1 Dec 1880.^[5]
GRANGER —On the 1st December, 1880, at Adelaide Hospital, Janet, tbe beloved wife of George Granger, farmer, of Kangaroo Island, aged 41. She was buried in the West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide, South Australia. Section R5 - Path Number 6 - A/E/W W - Site number 15.

Her husband George drowned in a boat accident one year later, in 1881, aged 55.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism Entry: Janet Highet was baptised at St Peter and St Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Citing this Record: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5P9-FK3 : 18 September 2020), Janet Highet, 1839
2. ↑ Baptism - "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7B7-VRF : 11 February 2018, Janet Highet, ); citing v 29 p 71, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 93,882.
3. ↑ http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1839LadyLilford.htm
4. ↑ Marriage Entry: SA BDM Marriages: George Granger and Janet Highet married 1867 . Reg No. 70/396 Adelaide Citing this Record Page: (https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php?option=com_gsa&view=gsa&layout=essearch&collection_id=marriage&page_no=1&sort_by=&sort_direction=asc&Surname=highet&GivenName=&year_from=1867&accuracy=&ShipName=)
5. ↑ Death Entry: SA BDM Deaths: Citing this Page: Death Reg #107/7 (https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php?option=com_gsa&view=gsa&layout=essearch&collection_id=death&page_no=1&sort_by=&sort_direction=asc&Surname=granger&GivenName=&year_from=1880&accuracy=&ShipName=)

• LADY LILFORD from from Diane Cummings' Bound For South Australia database. first accessed online on the 23rd of December, 2019 at: https://bound-for-south-australia.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/1839LadyLilford.htm
• Passengers in History website, 18/06/1839 - 27/09/1839 an initiative of the South Australian Maritime Museum. first accessed online on the 23rd of December, 2019 at: http://passengersinhistory.sa.gov.au/node/946274
• Passengers arriving 1839-09-27 in SA aboard the Lady Lilford (557/596 t ship 1838) from Liverpool 39-06-18, Captain Jas Kermath. from the Family History SA Shipping and Passenger Lists South Australia searchable database. first accessed online on the 23rd of December, 2019 at: https://www.familyhistorysa.org/shipping/passengerlists.html

• Kangaroo Island Pioneers Association, collected materials.

• Death Citation SA BDMPage: Family Notices. (1881, January 26). The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1858 - 1889), p. 4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article30811368
• https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php?option=com_search&Itemid=32