Janet Mains was born on the 6th of September, 1849 and baptised on the 15th of September, in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the 4th of 10 children of William Mains and Agnes MacFarlane.[1]
At 1, in about 1851, her sister Lizzie was born, in Bairns Land, Bay Street, Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.[citation needed]
At 4, on the 6th of September, 1853, her brother James was born, in Bairns Land, Bay St, Port Glasgow, Renfrew, Scotland, United Kingdom.[2]
At 6, on the 20th of September, 1855, her sister Helen was born, in Bairns Land, Bay St, Port Glasgow, Renfrew, Scotland, United Kingdom.[3]
At 7, on the 10th of October, 1857, her sister Ann was born, in Bairns Land, Bay St, Port Glasgow, Renfrew, Scotland, United Kingdom.[4]
At 10, on the 16th of August, 1860, her sister Williamina was born, in Bairns Land, Bay St, Port Glasgow, Renfrew, Scotland, United Kingdom.[5]
At 13, on the 6th of August, 1862, her brother Thomas was born, and died, in Bairns Land, Bay St, Port Glasgow, Renfrew, Scotland, United Kingdom.[6]
At 15, on the 28th of May,1865, her mother MacFarlane-818 died, in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.[citation needed]
At 20, in1869, her father William died, in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.[citation needed]
At 23, on the 20th of August, 1873, she married Robert Edwards in Greenock West, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.[citation needed]
At 24, in July, 1874, her daughter Grace was born, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.[citation needed]
At 26, 1876, her daughter Agnes was born, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.[citation needed]
At 28, in 1878, her daughter Elizabeth was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.[citation needed]
At 29, 1879, her daughter Lilly was born in Prestwich, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.[7]
At 30, in 1880, her son James was born in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.[citation needed]
At 31, on the 9th of February, 1881, her son Robert was born, in Greenock West, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.[8]
At 32, in 1881, she was living at West Shaw Street, West District, Renfrewshire, Scotland with Bob and her young family.[9]
At 33, in 1883, her daughter Edith was born, in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.[10][citation needed]
At 35, in 1885, her daughter Isabella was born in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.[11][citation needed]
At 40, in 1890, her son Simon was born, in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.[12]
At 42, in January 1892, her son Sydney was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. [13]
At 42, in 1891 ,she was living in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, with Bob and children.[14]
At 52, in 1901, she was still at Birkenhead with Bob and some of her family.[15]
At 62, in 1911, still at Birkenhead, she was with Bob and two of their daughters. [16]
At 83, in March 1933, she died in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.[17]
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↑ "Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950" Name Janet Mains Birth Date 06 Sep 1849 Baptism Date 15 Sep 1849 Baptism Place, Port Glasgow, Renfrew, Scotland Father William Mains Mother Agnes Mcfarlane FHL Film Number 1041325 Reference ID - 2:18JKWFW Household Members Agnes Mcfarlane William Mains Janet Mains
↑ "Scotland Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM23-7SY : 22 July 2019), Janet Edwards in household of Robert Edwards, West District, Renfrewshire, Scotland; from "1881 England, Scotland & Wales census," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing p. 1, PRO T 1, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 203,574.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4SRV-5N2 : 6 May 2019), Edith Edwards in household of Robert Edwards, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Cheshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4SRV-YZM : 6 May 2019), Isabella Edwards in household of Robert Edwards, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Cheshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XYT-W2Z : 1 October 2014), Simon Cameron Edwards, 1890; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FM2-WY9 : 1 October 2014), Sydney Wilson Edwards, 1892; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4SRJ-HZM : 6 May 2019), Janet Edwards in household of Robert Edwards, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Cheshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS65-Q5H : 21 May 2019), Janet Edwards in household of Robert Edwards, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Birkenhead subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW3K-TF4 : 3 July 2019), Janet Edwards in household of Robert Edwards, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007" Name Janet Edwards Death Age 83 Birth Date abt 1850 Registration Date Mar 1933 Registration district Birkenhead Inferred County Cheshire Volume 8a Page 793
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