Janet Aitchison (abt. 1795 - 1854)

Born about 1795 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Wife of Douglas Irving — married 15 Feb 1814 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Died 15 Feb 1854 at about age 59 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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Biography

This profile is part of the Irving Name Study.

Recorded as mother on children's christening records.

Birth year, and location, are based on the census information.

Douglas Irving married Janet Atchison, about 15 February 1814 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.^[1]

In the 1821 census Jenet Aitchison (age 30) was in Hallmeadow, Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.^[2]

Jenet Aitchison F 30 1791

Douglas Irving M 30 1791

Margaret Smith F 15 1806

Plus 2 boys, a girl 5

1841 Annan, Dumfriesshire Census of Scotland: Douglas Irving of Port Street, Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Douglas Irving, age 50, married, Merchant Seaman, Born Kirkbean, Kirkcudbrightshire; All born in Annan; wife Janet 45; Margaret 20; Mary 11; Bessy 7; Helen 2. William Aitchison 70.

1851 Annan, Dumfriesshire Census of Scotland: Douglas Irving of Port Street, Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Douglas Irving, age 60, married, Mariner, Born Kirkbean, Kirkcudbrightshire; All born in Annan; wife Janet 55; Margaret 32; Helen 13.

Janet Irving (Aitchison) died 15 February 1854 as recorded on gravestone in Old Annan cemetery.

Mrs Douglas Irving,or (Janet) Aitchison at Annan on 15 February 1854. Recorded in local newspaper Eskdale and Liddesdale Advertiser on 1 March 1854.

Research Notes

Surname variations in records are: Atchison, Aitchson, Aitchison, Atchkison, Aitchkison and Aithison.

Possible parents, Andrew Atchison and Margaret Hill
Jenet Atchison, daughter of Andrew Atchison & Margaret Hill, was born or baptised on 5 March 1789 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.^[3] But William Aitchison aged 70 was with the family in the 1841 so he was possibly her father.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages"
   National Records of Scotland, Ref: 10/349; Parish Number: 812; Frame: 338
   ScotlandsPeople (accessed 13 October 2023)
   Jenet Atchison marriage to Douglas Irving on or after 15 Feb 1814 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
2. ↑ 1821 Census: "Scotland, Dumfries And Galloway Census & Population Lists 1792-1821"
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 13 October 2023)
   Jenet Aitchison (30) in Hallmeadow, Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
3. ↑ Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms"
   National Records of Scotland, Ref: 10/187; Parish Number: 812; Frame: 195
   ScotlandsPeople (accessed 13 October 2023)
   Jenet Atchison born or baptised on 5 Mar 1789, daughter of Andrew Atchison & Margaret Hill, in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

Burkes Landed Gentry of Great Britain, The Kingdom of Scotland 19th Edition Vol 1 issued 2001. Publisher Fitzroy Dearborn.

• Scotland Church Records and Kirk Session Records, 1658-1919. Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 23 June 2017. The National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh.

• 1841 Dumfriesshire Census of Scotland conducted on the 6 June 1841. Accessed through https://www.freecen.org.uk

• 1851 Dumfriesshire Census of Scotland conducted on the 30 March 1851. Accessed through https://www.freecen.org.uk

• Family Search, available Online through the International Genealogical Index https://www.familysearch.org/

• Eskdale and Liddesdale Advertiser.