Born about in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Daughter of [father unknown] and Sarah (Chambers) Armstrong
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Robert McVittie
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Sarah Irvine, William McVittie, Walter McVittie, James McVittie, Margaret G McVittie, Mary McVittie, Andrew McVittie and Christiana Elliot (McVittie) Moncur
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
Janet Armstrong was the daughter of William Armstrong and Sarah Chambers. She was born in Canonbie in 1816[1]
Janet had a daughter, Sarah Irvine, in 1839. Later, she became the third wife of Robert McVittie.
1851 CENSUS
Address: Fiddleton, Ewes, Eskdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
| Householder | Role | Status | Sex | Age | Birth year | Occupation | Birth place |
| Robert McVittie | Head | M | Male | 59 | 1792 | Road contractor | Langholm, Dumfriesshire |
| Janet McVittie | Wife | M | Female | 32 | 1819 | - | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire |
| Thomas McVittie | Son | U | Male | 21 | 1830 | - | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire |
| Barbara McVittie | Dau | U | Female | 14 | 1837 | - | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire |
| William McVittie | Son | - | Male | 6 | 1845 | - | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire |
| Walter McVittie | Son | - | Male | 4 | 1847 | - | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire |
| James McVittie | Son | - | Male | 2 | 1849 | - | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire |
| Sarah Armstrong | Mother-in-law | Widow | Female | 66 | 1785 | - | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire |
| Sarah Irvine | Step daughter | U | Female | 13 | 1838 | - | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire |
| William Wylie | Servant | U | Male | 19 | 1832 | Road labourer | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire |
1871 CENSUS
Address: Fiddleton Bankend, Ewes, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
| Householder | Role | Status | Sex | Age | Birth year | Occupation | Birth place |
| Robert McVittie | Head | Married | M | 69 | 1792 | Road contractor and farmerg 21 acres | Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
| Janet McVittie | Wife | Married | F | 43 | 1818 | - | Canonbie, Dumfriesshire |
| Barbery McVittie | Dau | Unmarried | F | 24 | 1837 | Contracters daur | Dumfriesshire |
| William McVittie | Son | Unmarried | M | 16 | 1845 | Contracters son | Dumfriesshire |
| Walter McVittie | Son | Unmarried | M | 14 | 1847 | Contracters son | Dumfriesshire |
| James McVittie | Son | - | Male | 12 | 1849 | Contracters son | Dumfriesshire |
| Margaret McVittie | Dau | - | F | 9 | 1852 | - | Dumfriesshire |
| Andrew T McVittie | Son | - | M | 7 | 1854 | - | Dumfriesshire |
| Christian E McVittie | Dau | - | F | 5 | 1856 | - | Dumfriesshire |
| Janet A Little | Grand dau | - | F | 0 | 1861 | - | Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
| Mina Thomson | Servant | Unmarried | F | 16 | 1845 | Domestic servant Langholm, Dumfriesshire |
Research Notes
- Residence
1841 Canonbie,,,
Sources
- ↑ Scotland’s People OPR Baptisms ARMSTRONG JENNET WILLIAM ARMSTRONG/SARAH CHAMBERS OR CHALMERS FR417 (FR417) F 12/11/1816 814 20 / 266 CANONBIE
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Rejected matches › Jane (Armstrong) Lorraine (1819-1879)
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