Born in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Simpson
and Margaret (Bowman) Beveridge
Wife of
James Dryburgh
— married
27 Sep 1827 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Descendants 
Mother of
Catherine (Dryburgh) Ramage
Died before
before age 48
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Jan 2014
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Biography
Janet was born on 5 Oct 1808 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, daughter of William Simpson and Margaret (Bowman) Beveridge.
Janet married James Dryburgh (on 27 Sep 1827 in Kirkcaldy, Fife. [1]
In the 1841 census Janet (age 34) was in Muir, Wemyss, Fife.[2]
In the 1851 census Janet (age 42), Colours Wife, was the wife of James Dryburgh in Haugmill Spinning Mill & Bleachfield, Markinch, Fife.[3]
Janet passed away between 1851 and 1857.
Sources
- ↑ Scotland Old Parish Records - Marriage, James Dryborough and Janet Simpson, 9 Sept 1827, Kirkcaldy
James Dryborough, Collier of this Parish, son of the late Thomas Dryborough, Collier, Kirkcaldy and Janet Simpson also of this parish daughter of the late Wm Simpson, Collier, Kirkcaldy married on the 27th thereof - ↑
1841 Census:
"1841 Scotland Census"
Parish: Wemyss; ED: 8; Page: 5; Line: 1270; Year: 1841
Ancestry au Record 1004 #1958167 (accessed 19 April 2022)
Janet Dryburgh (34) in Muir, Wemyss, Fife. Born in Fife, Scotland.
1841 Census of England, Wales & Scotland: Muir, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place James Dryburgh M 35 Fife, Scotland Janet Dryburgh F 34 Fife, Scotland Margaret Dryburgh F 12 Fife, Scotland Catherine Dryburgh F 10 Fife, Scotland Janet Dryburgh F 8 Fife, Scotland Thomas Dryburgh M 5 Fife, Scotland William Dryburgh M 3 Fife, Scotland Agnes Dryburgh F 0 Fife, Scotland
- ↑
1851 Census:
"1851 Scotland Census"
Parish: Markinch; ED: 13; Page: 29; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1851_92; Year: 1851
Ancestry au Record 1076 #1196771 (accessed 19 April 2022)
Janet Dryburgh (42), wife, Colours Wife, in household of James Dryburgh (44) in Haugmill Spinning Mill & Bleachfield, Markinch, Fife. Born in Dunfermline, Fife.
1851 Census of England, Wales & Scotland: Haughmill Spinning Mill & Bleachfield, Markinch, Fife, Scotland Name Relation Status Sex Age Occupation Birth Place James Dryburgh Head Married M 44 Colour to trade Fife, Scotland Janet Dryburgh Wife Married F 42 Colours wife Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Margaret Dryburgh Daughter Unmarried F 22 Mill reeler flax Fife, Scotland Catherine Dryburgh Daughter Unmarried F 19 Mill reeler flax Fife, Scotland Janet Dryburgh Daughter Unmarried F 17 Mill reeler flax Fife, Scotland Thomas Dryburgh Son Unmarried M 15 Spinning mill worker Fife, Scotland William Dryburgh Son Unmarried M 13 Spinning mill worker Fife, Scotland Agnes Dryburgh Daughter Unmarried F 11 Scholar Fife, Scotland James Dryburgh Son M 8 Scholar Fife, Scotland Isabella Dryburgh Daughter F 4 At home Fife, Scotland Eliza Dryburgh Daughter F 0 At home Fife, Scotland
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Janet by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Janet:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Janet by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Janet:
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~1.56%
Carol Ann Mason
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A614557 [compare], Ancestry member camason1
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Billie (Olsen) Rauch :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch AZ4595370 [compare], Ancestry member billierauch122267
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