Janet (Beveridge) Muir (1838 - 1873)

Born 17 Mar 1838 in Dalgety, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Wife of William (Muirlong) Muir — married 27 Aug 1858 (to 7 Feb 1873) in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Died 7 Feb 1873 at age 34 in Dalgety, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Native of Mid Duloch, Parish of Dalgety, Fife, Scotland

Biography

Janet was born on the 17 March 1838 in the Hamlet of Mid Duloch, south of the Village of Crossgates, and north of the Town of Inverkeithing, in the Parish of Dalgety, Fife, Scotland^[1]. She was the daughter of Coal Miner, James (Beveridge) and Margaret (Penman), who married on the 3 March 1832 at the Dalgety Parish Chapel, north of the Village of Bankhead, in the Parish of Dalgety, Fife, Scotland^[2].

Children of Parents' James and Margaret BEVERIDGE

1. Margaret (19 April 1833 in Dalgety, Fife)
2. George (9 August 1834)
3. James (3 September 1836)
4. Janet (17 March 1838)

Marriage

William (Muirlong) marries Janet (Beveridge) on the 27 August 1858 in the City of Dunfermline, on high ground 3 miles (5 km) from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth, in the Parish of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

Marriage Certificate

1858. Marriages in the Burgh of Dunfermline the County of Fife.

Witnesses were John Beveridge and James Beveridge^[3].

Children

1. Margaret (24 November 1858 in Dunfermline, Fife)
2. Alexander (1860)
3. James (1863 in Dalgety, Fife)
4. William (1865)
5. George (1867)
6. John (1869)
7. Janet (1871)

Residence

On the night of the Census Record of 1841, Janet is residing with her parents James (Beveridge) and Margaret (Penman); siblings Margaret, George and James (Beveridge) and 86 year old, Isabel (Robertson). Their residence is located in the Hamlet of Mid Duloch, south of the Village of Crossgates, and north of the Town of Inverkeithing, in the Parish of Dalgety, Fife, Scotland^[4]. By 1851, she is out of the family home and working for Master Baker (employing 4 men & 2 women), James (Kinnear); his wife, Jean (Kinnear); their children William, Isabella and Alexander (Kinnear); Bakers/Servants, Peter (Lessels) and Alexander (Glen); Apprentice Baker, Robert (Ferguson); James (Kinnear's) widowed sister-in-law, Marion (Kinnear) and his grandson William (Davidson). They are living at High Street, in the coastal Village of Linktown, south of the Town of Kirkcaldy, Parish of Abbotshall, in Fife, Scotland^[5].

By 1861, William (Muirlong) has married Janet (Beveridge) and they are living with children Margaret and Alexander (Muir) at Springhill, Village of Crossgates, Dalgety, Fife^[6]. He and Janet are still in Springhill, Dalgety, Fife with the Census of 1871 and their children Margaret, Alexander, James, John and Janet (Muir) reside with them^[7].

Occupation

With the Census Record of 1851, Janet is employed as a Household Servant with the Kinnear family.

Death

Janet (Beveridge) passes away on the 7 February 1873 at 6.00 pm at Springhill, in the Village of Crossgates, east of the City of Dunfermline, in the Parish of Dalgety, Fife, Scotland. She was 35 years old at the time and dies from Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) - 15 months. Her brother-in-law, Thomas (Muir) is present at the death and informant^[8].

Sources

1. ↑ Source: Old Parish Registers Births and Baptisms (ScotlandsPeople & The National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh); (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/); Reference: (Birth Year-1838); Registration Parish: Dalgety; County: Fife; Registration Details: 422/ 30 54 (Page 54 of 189)
2. ↑ Source: Old Parish Registers Marriages and Banns (ScotlandsPeople & The National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh); (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/); Reference: (Marriage Year-1832); Registration District: Dalgety; County: Fife; Registration Details: 422/ 30 135
3. ↑ Source: Statutory Registers Marriages (ScotlandsPeople & The National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh); (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/); Reference: (Marriage Year-1888); Registration District: Dunfermline; County: Fife; Registration Details: 424/1 89
4. ↑ Source: 1841 Scotland Census (ScotlandsPeople & The National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh); Reference: (Year-1841); Registration Parish: Dalgety; County: Fife; Registration Details: 422/ 2/ 13 (Page 13 of 23)
5. ↑ Source: 1851 Scotland Census (ScotlandsPeople & The National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh); Reference: (Year-1851); Registration Parish: Abbotshall; County: Fife; Registration Details: 399/ 9/ 8
6. ↑ Source: 1861 Scotland Census (ScotlandsPeople & The National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh); Reference: (Year-1861); Registration Parish: Dalgety; County: Fife; Registration Details: 422/ 1/ 10
7. ↑ Source: 1871 Scotland Census (ScotlandsPeople & The National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh); Reference: (Year-1871); Registration Parish: Dalgety; County: Fife; Registration Details: 422/ 1/ 8
8. ↑ Source: Statutory Registers Deaths (ScotlandsPeople & The National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh); Reference: (Death Year-1873); Registration District: Dalgety; County: Fife; Record Link: https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/; Registration Details: 422/ 5