Born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Daughter of Alexander Gillespie
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Geikie
— married
27 Apr 1755 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Descendants 
Mother of
Archibald Geikie
Died
at about age 82
in Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 30 May 2016
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Biography
Janet was born about 1733 to Alexander Gillespie / Gilespie [1]
She married John Geikie 27 Apr 1755 in Edinburgh. [1]
She passed away 29 Apr 1815 in St. Cuthbert's Parish, Edinburgh. [2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYM8-Z5C : 11 February 2020), Janet Gilespie in entry for John Geickie, 1755.
- ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Deaths" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 10 Mar 2023), Janet Glispie; 29 Apr 1815, St. Cuthbert's; citing Parish Number 685/2, Reference Number: 270 363.
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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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Gillespie-3163 and Gilespie-16 appear to represent the same person because: Same person different death dates
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Robin Lee
Gillespie-3750 and Gillespie-3163 appear to represent the same person because: identical dates and daughter
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