Janet (Burns) Stevenson (abt. 1812 - 1884)

Born about 1812 in Ayers, Scotland [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 31 May 1884 at about age 72 in Biddulph, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Birth

Janet Burns was born about 1812, most likely in Scotland, as she left Cambuslang, with her family, to emigrate to Ontario, Canada. ^[1]

Marriage and Children

Janet married Andrew Stevenson on 30 Apr 1833, in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland. ^[2] They had several children including

• Mary Stevenson christened 4 Dec 1836 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland. ^[3]

• Ann Stevenson christened 10 Mar 1839 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland.^[4]ooo

• Janet Burns b. about 1844 ^[5]

• George Washington Stevenson b. Feb 1847 ^[6]

The family emigrated to Canada at some point after 1839, as her daughter, Ann, was born in Cambuslang, Scotland, and while her son George's original profile mentioned that he was born in Ontario, as there is no source given, or found, a date cannot be confirmed.

In the Canada Census of 1871, Janet is recorded as present at Whitby, Ontario, Canada, along with her son George, and two of her daughters. She is about 60 years of age and widowed, her husband, Andrew, having passed away about 1864. ^[7]

Death

Janet passed away on 31 May 1884, when she was about 72 years of age, in Biddulph, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada, and is buried in Granton Cemetery, Granton, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada, in the same cemetery as her daughter, Mary. ^[1]

Research Notes

• There may have been another child named Ann, who was born on 19 Oct 1834 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland,^[8] and died on 12 Dec 1835 ^[9]Her death at an early age might explain a second child being named Ann.
• Searched for evidence of year of emigration on Family Search but couldn't find a record I could definitively link to the family.

(Boal-186 10:40, 9 January 2022 (UTC))

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Burns Janet 1812-31 May 1884.Find a Grave, database and images : accessed 9 January 2022 accessed 9 Jan 2022. memorial page for Janet Burns Stevenson (1812–31 May 1884), Find a Grave Memorial ID 163500805, citing Granton Cemetery, Granton, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by germanroots (contributor 47269674) .
2. ↑ 30/04/1833 BURNS, JANET (Old Parish Registers Marriages 627/ 20 180 Cambuslang) Page 180 of 351 [1] accessed 8 Jan 2022.
3. ↑ Stevenson Mary christening 4 Dec 1836, Cambusland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch : 11 February 2020 accessed 8 Jan 2022. Andrew Stevenson in entry for Mary Stevenson, 1836.
4. ↑ Stevenson Ann christening 10 Mar 1839, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland. "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch : 11 February 2020 accessed 8 Jan 2022. Andrew Stevenson in entry for Ann Stevenson, 1839.
5. ↑ Stevenson Andrew age 34 marriage to Burns Janet age 18, 17 Jan 1862 "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949", database, FamilySearch : 1 February 2020 accessed 9 Jan 2022. Andrew Burns, 1862.
6. ↑ memorial headstone cites his birth as Feb 1847 Stevenson George Washington d. Nov 1913. Find a Grave, database and images : accessed 08 January 2022 memorial page for Rev George Washington Stevenson (Feb 1847–Nov 1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 137712049, citing Prospect Cemetery, Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by germanroots (contributor 47269674) .
7. ↑ Stevenson Andrew 1802-1864 non cemetery burial although his name appears on a commemorative headstone in Granton Cemetery, Middlesec, Ontario, Canada. Find a Grave, database and images : accessed 9 January 2022 accessed 9 Jan 2022. memorial page for Andrew Stevenson (18 May 1802–1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 163500639, ; Maintained by germanroots (contributor 47269674)
8. ↑ Stevebson Ann 19 Oct 1834 Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland."Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch : 11 February 2020 accessed 8 Jan 2022. Andrew Stevenson in entry for Ann Stevenson, 1834.
9. ↑ 12/12/1835 STEVENSON, ANN Father Andrew Stevenson (Old Parish Registers Deaths 627/ 20 271 Cambuslang) Page 271 of 351 [2] accessed 8 Jan 2022.